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The pathophysiological process underlying Parkinson’s disease is the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra.
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Parkinson's disease
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The primary pathological process occurring in multiple sclerosis is inflammation, which causes demyelination and axon loss.
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Multiple sclerosis
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This is the most common form of motor neurone disease, which is caused by the degeneration of the corticospinal tract and alpha motor neurons. This results in the characteristic mix of upper and lower motor neurone signs seen.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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This is a Parkinson’s plus syndrome associated with tau neurofibrillary tangles and death of both neurons and glial cells in multiple brain areas.
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Progressive supranuclear palsy
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The pathophysiological process underlying Huntington’s disease is the expansion of trinucleotide repeats in the Huntingtin gene, which causes degeneration of the cholinergic and GABAergic neurons in the striatum.
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Huntington's disease
Concept
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Motor neuron disease
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141
Neurology
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The progressive degeneration of the corticospinal tract and alpha motor neurons is the pathophysiological process underlying which of the following conditions?
a