Tag: Parkinson-plus syndromes

1. Is a neurodegenerative diseases characterised by the abnormal accumulation of aggregates of tau protein in neurons?
2. The main pathological characteristic of the disease is cell death in the substantia nigra pars reticulata?
3. There is a reduced risk of the disease in cigarette smokers and coffee and tea drinkers?
4. Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease usually has bilateral, symmetrical onset of symptoms?
5. Levodopa is typically more effective at controlling symptoms in Parkinson plus syndromes than in PD?
6. Parkinson-plus syndromes are usually more slowly progressive than the idiopathic Parkinson’s disease?

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