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RSSDementia with Lewy bodies
Dementia with Lewy bodies is
the second most frequent
cause of hospitalization for
dementia, after Alzheimer's
disease. Current estimates
are that about 60 to 75% of
diagnosed dementias are of
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Essential tremor
Essential tremor is a
neurological disorder
characterized by shaking of
hands (and sometimes other
parts of the body including
the head), evoked by
intentional movements. The
incidence is unknown, but is
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
(paralysis agitans or PD) is
a neurodegenerative disease
of the substantia nigra, an
area in the basal ganglia of
the brain. The disease
involves a progressive
disorder of the
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Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
is a poorly understood and
often misdiagnosed
neurological disorder. RLS
(which is also sometimes
referred to as Jimmy Legs,
spare legs or "the kicks")
may be described as
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