The antiparkinsonian action of central anticholinergics has the following features except: A. They control tremor more than rigidity B. They produce a low ceiling therapeutic effect C. They are effective in neuroleptic drug induced parkinsonism D. They are the preferred drugs in advanced case

The antiparkinsonian action of central anticholinergics
has the following features except:
A. They control tremor more than rigidity
B. They produce a low ceiling therapeutic effect
C. They are effective in neuroleptic drug induced
parkinsonism
D. They are the preferred drugs in advanced
case
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D. They are the preferred drugs in advanced
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