All of the following treatments ameliorate parkinsonism symptomatology EXCEPT:
A) replacement of dopamine.
B) administration of antipsychotics.
C) administration of dopamine agonists.
D) administration of dopamine-breakdown inhibitors.
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Q32: Tolcapone and entacapone,the two main COMT-inhibitory drugs:
A)inhibit
Q33: A major limitation of present-day,long-term drug therapy
Q34: MAO-A is associated with _ neurons; MAO-B
Q35: The amount of levodopa that crosses the
Q36: The precursor of levodopa is:
A)dopamine.
B)dopa decarboxylase.
C)tyramine.
D)tyrosine.
Q38: Levodopa therapy will typically be effective in
Q39: All of the following are standard treatment
Q40: The enzyme _ converts tyrosine into dopa
Q41: The most common neurodegenerative disease is _
Q42: _ is a nontoxic compound derived from
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