Abstract:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex multi-factorial, neurodegenerative
disease characterized by neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia
nigra (SN) of the ventral midbrain area. Loss of dopamine (DA) supply induces an
imbalance of multiple neurotransmitter networks in different parts of the brain. This
contributes to many motor and non-motor symptoms in PD. The main goal of modern
allopathic medicine is to restore DA function with synthetic levodopa (L-DOPA) and
DA agonist, which has been … Show more
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