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| - | **Parkinson's disease (PD)** is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Although historically considered a motor disorder, there are many neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with the disease, and the majority of diagnoses will progress to [[geri:dementia:parkinsons|]]. | + | **Parkinson's disease (PD)** is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by a loss of dopaminergic innervation in the basal ganglia leading to motor and non-motor symptoms. Although historically considered a motor disorder, there are many neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with the disease, and the majority of diagnoses will progress to [[geri:dementia:parkinsons|]]. |
| == Epidemiology == | == Epidemiology == | ||