CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder

Jackson's Chicago-based civil rights organization says the 84-year-old was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy in April and is under observation

Jackson was told he had Parkinson's disease about a decade earlier but continued to make public appearances including at last year's Democratic National Convention

He has been unable to walk, relying on a wheelchair

The civil rights leader was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease over a decade ago. But his Rainbow/PUSH organization said late Wednesday

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