While providing patient education for a patient newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and his or her family, the nurse will explain that Parkinson's disease is characterized by what?
A) Reduced cognitive function
B) Abnormalities in stature
C) Postural instability
D) Reduced nerve transmission
C
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Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive, and degenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by abnormalities in movement and posture (e.g., tremor, bradykinesia, joint and muscular rigidity, postural instability).
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