Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
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Bismuth Toxicity as a Cause of Parkinsonism

Melissa Stockton-Brown^*

Department of Psychology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, USA

Received Date: Apr 28, 2023 / Published Date: May 30, 2023

Citation: Stockton-Brown M (2023) Bismuth Toxicity as a Cause of Parkinsonism. J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 13: 569.DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000569.

Copyright: © 2023 Stockton-Brown M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Parkinsonism” or a “Parkinsonian appearance” describes a cluster of neurologic signs and symptoms related to movement, such as rigidity, tremor, and abnormal gait. The list of causes is wide, the most common and memorable of which are neurodegenerative disorders (such as parkinson’s disease, corticobasal degeneration, multisystem atrophy, and lewy body dementia). There are however iatrogenic causes (such as the use of antipsychotic medication) and, more rarely, toxic encephalopathy. Here we discuss bismuth salicylate, as found in over-the-counter medications, as a cause of parkinsonism in a patient with chronic, unmanaged gastrointestinal symptoms.

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