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People with down syndrome are more likely to develop what condition?

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Dementia

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People with ALS are more likely to develop what condition?

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Frontotemporal dementia

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What is the pathophysiology of parkinsons

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loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra comparta `

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the three core symptoms of parkinsons

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resting tremor
bradykinesia
rigidity

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Hemiballism - a lesion where in the brain

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subthalamic lesion

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chorea is common in which condition

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huntingtons

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