15 Finish Alzheimer's and Start Parkinson

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name the 6 motor skill symptoms

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name the 5 nonmotor skill symptoms

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describe each stage of parkinson’s

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describe the progression of motor symptoms between stages

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describe the progression of the nonmotor symptoms

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in which area of the brain does PD primarily affect

neurons in the substantia nigra, located within the basal ganglia

<p>neurons in the substantia nigra, located within the basal ganglia</p>
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describe the levels of dopamine within for those who have parkinson’s disease

it’s too low

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what happens at synapses in the substantia nigra

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parkinson’s disease is an accumulation of abnormal protein aggregates where

in neurons and glia as well as in extracellular compartment

<p>in neurons and glia as well as in extracellular compartment</p>
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parkinson’s is an accumulation of what kind of protein that form what in what neurons

accumulation of abnormal alpha-synuclein aggregates to form lewy bodies in nigrostriatal neurons (major dopaminergic pathway)

<p>accumulation of abnormal alpha-synuclein aggregates to form lewy bodies in nigrostriatal neurons (major dopaminergic pathway)</p>
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what is the significance of alpha-synuclein aggregation

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name the 4 drugs that can help with Parkinson’s issue with dopamine

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what other method is there to help stimulate production of dopamine

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