Currently researched treatments for this disease include the protective agents selegiline and GDNF infusion.
Currently researched treatments for this disease include the protective agents selegiline and GDNF infusion. Later stages of this disease include the Hoehn and Yahr stage, and this disease can be artificially induced by the chemical MPTP or the herbicide paraquat. It is partially caused by a buildup of alpha-syneuclin-ubiquitin complexes known as Lewy bodies. It has been linked to the disappearance of the substantia nigra in the basal ganglium, which secretes dopamine. Most commonly treated with Tolcapone and L-DOPA, FTP, name this neurodegenerative disease characterized by muscle rigidity and tremor, famous sufferers of which include Michael J. Fox.
Currently researched treatments for this disease include the protective agents selegiline and GDNF infusion.
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