Drugs for Parkinson ' s Disease

Date: February 22, 2021
Issue #: 
1618Summary: 
The motor symptoms of Parkinson ' s disease (PD) are
caused primarily by degeneration of dopaminergic
neurons in the substantia nigra. The nonmotor symptoms
of the disease are thought to be caused by degeneration of
other neurotransmitter systems. No disease-modifying
drugs are available for treatment of PD.

Source: The Medical Letter - January 12, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: admin Source Type: research