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				Drugs for Parkinson's Disease
January 1, 2011 (Issue: 101)
				Parkinson’s disease (PD) is caused primarily by progressive
degeneration of dopamine-containing neurons
in the substantia nigra. Dopamine itself cannot be
used to treat PD because it does not cross the blood-brain
barrier.
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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