Question

_____ is triggered by degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.

Answer 1

Parkinson’s disease is triggered by degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease of the CNS resulting from degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in a region of the midbrain called the substantia nigra. Some of the factors that induce this disease are oxidative stress, inflammation, and dysfunctional mitochondria. The disease is progressive including characteristic symptoms such as tremors, muscle rigidity, loss of coordination bradykinesia (slowness and difficulty with movements), sleep disturbances...