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Pathology

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The core pathology in Parkinson's disease is:

  • degeneration of the dopaminergic nigrostriatal pathway
  • decrease in the striatal concentration of dopamine
  • presence of laminated inclusions - Lewy bodies - in neurons of the substantia nigra

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