Pharmacology I: Chapter 7: Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, De More
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| Alzheimer's disease | disorder causing severe cognitive dysfunction in older persons in which the brain experiences atrophy and exhibits senile plaques
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| atrophy | wasting away or "without development"
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| basal nuclei | clusters of nerve cells at the base of the brain responsible for body movement and coordination
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| bradykinesia | decrease in spontineity and movement, as seen in Parkinson's disease
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| corpus striatum | layer of nervous tissue in the brain
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| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain's connective tissue framework
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| Parkinson's disease | neurological syndrome usually resulting from deficiency of dopamine because of degenerative, vascular or inflammatory changes in the basal ganglia
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| substantia nigra | pigmented cells in the midbrain responsible for the production of dopamine
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| tremor | repetitive, often regular, oscilliary movements caused by alternate but irregular contraction of opposing muscle groups
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