{"id":35014,"date":"2023-11-06T23:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/?page_id=35014"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:02:12","slug":"types-of-parkinsons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/what-is-parkinsons\/types-of-parkinsons\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Parkinson\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35014\" class=\"elementor elementor-35014 elementor-6216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cb07e3 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52cb07e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f57a4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f57a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114e4d4c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"114e4d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6974575b heading-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6974575b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Parkinson\u2019s<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e75b709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e75b709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"181\">The actual disease of Parkinson\u2019s\u2014also known as idiopathic parkinsonism\u2014manifests differently in every patient. The word \u2018idiopathic\u2019 is a medical term meaning \u2018of unknown cause\u2019.<\/p><p data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"389\">In addition, there are Parkinson-like conditions that are distinct from Parkinson\u2019s disease. These are called parkinsonism or Parkinson\u2019s syndrome\u2014a collective term for conditions that resemble Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p><p data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"629\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The difference lies in dopamine: in Parkinson\u2019s disease, dopamine production is disrupted. In parkinsonism, the brain has trouble processing dopamine properly, which is why Parkinson\u2019s medications are usually ineffective for parkinsonism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391369c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"391369c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783f37c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"783f37c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3370292a elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3370292a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e3b69f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22e3b69f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4eb895 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d4eb895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/development-of-parkinsons-disease\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Development of Parkinson\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a986a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6a986a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feb6e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4feb6e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3cf2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db3cf2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a43784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a43784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible types of Parkinson\u2019s:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55318b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55318b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/post-encephalitic-parkinsons-syndrome\/\"><strong data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"74\">Post-encephalitic Parkinson\u2019s syndrome<\/strong><\/a> (following brain inflammation)<\/li><li data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/toxic-parkinsonism\/\"><strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"132\">Toxic parkinsonism<\/strong><\/a> (caused by poisoning with heavy metals)<\/li><li data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"241\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/vasculair-parkinsonism\/\"><strong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"202\">Vascular parkinsonism<\/strong><\/a> (linked to conditions like diabetes)<\/li><li data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"317\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/drug-induced-parkinsonism\/\"><strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"273\">Drug-induced parkinsonism<\/strong><\/a> (as a side effect of certain medications)<\/li><li data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"385\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/dementia-with-lewy-bodies\/\"><strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"349\">Dementia with Lewy bodies<\/strong><\/a> (characterised by hallucinations)<\/li><li data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"416\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/hereditary-parkinsons\/\"><strong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"414\">Hereditary Parkinson\u2019s<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"472\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/juvenile-parkinsons\/\"><strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"443\">Juvenile Parkinson\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> (onset before the age of 20)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e76546 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74e76546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43782639 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43782639\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebd62dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ebd62dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c608e7 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"69c608e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The word \u2018idiopathic\u2019 is a medical term meaning \u2018of unknown cause\u2019. In addition, there are Parkinson-like conditions that are distinct from Parkinson\u2019s disease. These are called parkinsonism or Parkinson\u2019s syndrome\u2014a collective term for conditions that resemble Parkinson\u2019s. 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