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Parkinson disease damages dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Dopamine normally helps the basal ganglia allow smooth movement. When dopamine falls, movement becomes slow, small and hard to start.
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Parkinson disease damages dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Dopamine normally helps the basal ganglia allow smooth movement. When dopamine falls, movement becomes slow, small and hard to start.
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