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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Substantia nigra
  1. Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (formerly called Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome) is a disorder of the nervous system. This condition is characterized ...
  2. Perry syndrome is a progressive brain disease that is characterized by four major features: a pattern of movement abnormalities known as parkinsonism, psychiatric ...
  3. ... of the brain, especially an area called the substantia nigra that controls balance and movement.Often the first ... symptoms occur when nerve cells (neurons) in the substantia nigra die or become impaired. Normally, these cells produce ...
  4. ... in a region of the brain called the substantia nigra, which controls balance and movement, are a characteristic ...
  5. ... in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. This region contains nerve cells that produce dopamine, ...