What are some of the other names for Parkinson's?

What are some of the other names for Parkinson's?

Neal Hermanowicz (Director of the Movement Disorders Program) gives expert video advice on: What are some of the other names for Parkinson's?; Who is at most risk for getting Parkinson's? and more...

It's generally called Parkinsons Disease and nothing else these days, but in the past, it was sometimes referred to as a palsy, or a shaking palsy. In one area where the name Parkinsons Disease remains sort of archaic is for medicare billing purposes; it's still listed as Paralysis agitans, and I'm not sure why that persists.