New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2010. Definitions

1. “Parkinson's disease” means a chronic and progressive neurologic disorder resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of specific degenerative changes in the area of the brain called the basal ganglia.

2. “Parkinsonisms” means related conditions that cause a combination of the movement abnormalities seen in Parkinson's disease including, but not limited to, tremor at rest, slow movement, muscle rigidity, impaired speech, or muscle stiffness, which often overlap with and can evolve from what appears to be Parkinson's disease.