Which of the following diseases is associated with decreased
levels of dopamine due to destruction of pigmented neuronal cells in
the substantia nigra in the basal ganglia of the brain?
a) Parkinson’s disease
In some patients, Parkinson’s disease can be controlled; however, it
cannot be cured.
b) Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, degenerative, progressive disease of the
CNS characterized by the occurrence of small patches of demyelination
in the brain and spinal cord.
c) Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is a chronic, progressive, hereditary disease of
the nervous system that results in progressive involuntary dance-like
movement and dementia.
d) Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease is a rare, transmissible, progressive fatal
disease of the central nervous system characterized by spongiform
degeneration of the gray matter of the brain.
levels of dopamine due to destruction of pigmented neuronal cells in
the substantia nigra in the basal ganglia of the brain?
a) Parkinson’s disease
In some patients, Parkinson’s disease can be controlled; however, it
cannot be cured.
b) Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, degenerative, progressive disease of the
CNS characterized by the occurrence of small patches of demyelination
in the brain and spinal cord.
c) Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is a chronic, progressive, hereditary disease of
the nervous system that results in progressive involuntary dance-like
movement and dementia.
d) Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease is a rare, transmissible, progressive fatal
disease of the central nervous system characterized by spongiform
degeneration of the gray matter of the brain.