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Drugs Used in Parkinson's Disease

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder caused by progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, producing a relative dopamine deficit and cholinergic excess in the striatum. Pharmacotherapy aims to restore the dopamine–acetylcholine balance — by increasing dopaminergic transmission or reducing cholinergic overactivity. This is one of the most repeatedly teste

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