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A Modern View of Parkinson's Disease: Much More than Nigrostriatal Dopamine Deficiency.
A Modern View of Parkinson's Disease: Much More than Nigrostriatal Dopamine Deficiency
Abstract & commentary
By Melissa J. Nirenberg, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Nirenberg reports she has participated in consulting for Biovail and clinical research trials sponsored by Boehringer-Ingleheim.
Synposis: Many of the disabling symptoms of Parkinson's disease are unrelated to nigrostriatal dopamine deficiency, and unresponsive to dopamine replacement therapy.
Source: Lim SY, Fox SH, Lang AE. Overview of the extranigral aspects of Parkinson disease. Arch Neurol 2009;66: 167-172.
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