The nurse is explaining Parkinson disease to the student nurse. Which statement indicates that the student nurse correctly understands the pathophysiology of the disease?
a. "Regardless of the actual etiology, Par-kinson disease is caused by depletion of dopamine and excess of acetylcholine."
b. "The pathophysiology of the disease is caused by the deterioration of the myelin sheath of the basal ganglia."
c. "Excess dopamine and deficient acetyl-choline are the cause of Parkinson dis-ease."
d. "When there is decreased dopamine up-take at receptors in brain cells, Parkinson disease results."
A
The specific cause of Parkinson disease is unknown, but the basic pathophysiology is depletion of dopamine and excess of acetylcholine.
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