Tremors at rest,rigidity,akinesia,and postural abnormalities are a result of the atrophy of neurons in the brain's:
A) Caudate that produces serotonin
B) Putamen that produces gamma-aminobutyric acid
C) Substantia nigra that produces dopamine
D) Hypothalamus that produces acetylcholine

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The hallmark characteristics of Parkinson disease (PD)are a result of a loss of dopaminergic-pigmented neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta with dopaminergic deficiency in the putamen portion of the striatum (the striatum includes the putamen and caudate nucleus).The remaining options are not characteristics of PD.

Tremors at Rest,rigidity,akinesia,and Postural Abnormalities Are a Result of the Atrophy