Question 8 / 9:  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.
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Explanation:

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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Neuroanatomy 12 The Basal Ganglia

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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