Submitted by jrlewis on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 11:13am.
Making sense of a medical story. Parkinson's disease is a neurological illness caused by a decrease on levels of a neurotransmitter, dopamine, in the brain. Symptoms include stiffness, loss of muscle control. Ultimately resulting in behavior that appears to be a very extreme example of what was demonstrated this morning. Traditionally, the most potent treatment is sinemet a drug that increases levels of dopamine. It is able to prevent or ease the extent of the contractions or paralysis. I think...
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Making sense of a medical
Making sense of a medical story. Parkinson's disease is a neurological illness caused by a decrease on levels of a neurotransmitter, dopamine, in the brain. Symptoms include stiffness, loss of muscle control. Ultimately resulting in behavior that appears to be a very extreme example of what was demonstrated this morning. Traditionally, the most potent treatment is sinemet a drug that increases levels of dopamine. It is able to prevent or ease the extent of the contractions or paralysis. I think...