Card 10 / 13: A patient with a resting tremor in the right hand is killed in a traffic accident and is autopsied. The neuropathology report states there is a loss of cells in:
A.)
The right substantia nigra.
B.)
The left substantia nigra.
C.)
The right globus pallidus.
D.)
The left globus pallidus.
Answer:
B.) The left substantia nigra.
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The left basal ganglia and substantia nigra influence the right side of the body. This gentleman's Parkinson's disease began on his right. Normally, the tremor soon becomes bilateral.
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