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Parkinson disease

Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with dopamine depletion in the basal ganglia. This PrimeView focuses on the clinical course of Parkinson disease, in which non-motor symptoms, such as loss of smell and sleep disorders, can develop years before the onset of motor symptoms.

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Parkinson disease. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17014 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.14

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