Question

Collection of subcortical nuclei in our fore brain are called basal ganglia. Degeneration of the dopamine secreting basal ganglia causes

• A. Parkinson's disease
• B. Shizophrenia
• C. Alzerimer's disease
• D. Epilepsy

Answer 1

The correct option is A Parkinson's disease

• Degeneration of the dopamine secreting basal ganglia causes Parkinson's disease.
  
• Parkinson's disease can be defined as a degenerative and a progressive disorder that affects nerve cells of the brain called the basal ganglia.
• In a few people, the dopamine-producing nerve cells of the substantia nigra begin to die off.
• The symptoms include- muscle rigidity, tremor at rest, and slowness in initiation and execution of movement.
• It is caused mainly due to the reduction in dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia motor areas.
  
• So, the correct answer is 'Parkinson's disease'.