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What part of the brain is affected by the degeneration of nerve cells in Parkinson's disease?
What part of the brain is affected by the degeneration of nerve cells in Parkinson's disease?
Substantia nigra
What important chemical is not produced in sufficient quantities due to the degeneration of nerve cells in Parkinson's disease?
What important chemical is not produced in sufficient quantities due to the degeneration of nerve cells in Parkinson's disease?
Dopamine
At what percentage loss of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra do symptoms of Parkinson's typically develop?
At what percentage loss of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra do symptoms of Parkinson's typically develop?
80 percent
What are the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease?
What are the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease?
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How does the lack of dopamine affect the coordination of nerve and muscle cells involved in movement?
How does the lack of dopamine affect the coordination of nerve and muscle cells involved in movement?
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra, which controls ______.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra, which controls ______.
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Studies have shown that symptoms of Parkinson's develop in patients with an 80 percent or greater loss of ______-producing cells in the substantia nigra.
Studies have shown that symptoms of Parkinson's develop in patients with an 80 percent or greater loss of ______-producing cells in the substantia nigra.
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Normally, dopamine operates in a delicate balance with other neurotransmitters to help coordinate the millions of nerve and muscle cells involved in ______.
Normally, dopamine operates in a delicate balance with other neurotransmitters to help coordinate the millions of nerve and muscle cells involved in ______.
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Without enough dopamine, the balance is disrupted, resulting in tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, and impaired balance and ______ – the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's.
Without enough dopamine, the balance is disrupted, resulting in tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, and impaired balance and ______ – the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's.
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The hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's include tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, and impaired balance and ______.
The hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's include tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, and impaired balance and ______.
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