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Paralysis agitans is

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Epilepsy
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Parkinson's disease
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Poliomyelitis
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Alzheimer's disease
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Solution

The correct option is D Parkinson's disease
Paralysis agitans, also known as Parkinson's disease, is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The motor symptoms of the Parkinson's disease results from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the midbrain.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Parkinson's disease'.

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