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ISSUE 22
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Drugs for Parkinson's Disease
June 1, 2004 (Issue: 22)
Parkinson's disease is caused by progressive degeneration of dopamine-containing neurons in the substantia nigra. Dopamine itself cannot be used to treat Parkinson's disease because it does not cross the blood-brain barrier.
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