Chapt 15 Antiparkinson Drugs

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There is a cure for PD

False. Pharmacotherapy treats symptoms but there is no cure.
When do symptoms occur?

They occur when about 80% of the dopamine stored in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia is depleted.
Can symptoms be controlled?

Partially controlled as long as there are functioning nerve terminals that can take up dopamine.
Symptoms of PD
- akinesia
- Bradykinesia
- rigidity
- Tremor
- Postural instability
- Staggering gait
- Drooling
Akinesia

Absence of psychomotor activites resulting in mask-like facial expressions
Bradykinesia

Slowness of movement

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Chapt 15 Antiparkinson Drugs

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Updated

2017-10-18T17:45:15Z

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