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- noun The
quality of havingsmall sizedhandwriting . - noun A
symptom ofParkinson's disease .
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It is characterized by an expressionless face, slow initiation of motor activity, loss of secondary movements (such as arm swing, which gives the patient a stiff, frozen appearance), and micrographia (handwriting becomes small and choppy).
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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David Zid and Jackie Russell, partners in "Delay the Disease," an exercise program for PD, have adapted several of these exercises specifically to address micrographia.
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One of the less discussed manifestations of Parkinson's Disease (PD) is micrographia, which means "small handwriting."
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David Zid and Jackie Russell, partners in "Delay the Disease," an exercise program for PD, have adapted several of these exercises specifically to address micrographia.
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One of the less discussed manifestations of Parkinson's Disease (PD) is micrographia, which means "small handwriting."
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