Common brain injury terms

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Parkinson's disease

A slowly progressive brain disease involving the basal ganglia and causing reduced movement, rigidity and tremor. Damage to the basal ganglia - which can occur in cerebral anoxia - may produce symptoms resembling spontaneously occurring Parkinson's disease.

Rigidity

This simply means stiffness, resistance to movement.