Pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease:
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Hagai Bergman; GΓΌnther Deuschl
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by motor and nonmotor (cognitive and limbic) deficits. The motor signs of PD include hypokinetic signs such as akinesia/bradykinesia, rigidity and loss of normal postural reflexes, and hyperkinetic signs such as tremor. Dopamine depletion in the striatum is