Human Health And Disease Question 248
Question: Melanin and lewy bodies occur in the neurons in case of
Options:
A) Huntington’s chorea
B) Alzheimer’s disease
C) Paralysis agitans
D) All the above
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Lewy bodies are abnormal aggregates of protein that develop inside nerve cells in Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease may be due to failure of melanin in the midbrain to produce molecular hydrogen from dissociation of water.
Paralysis agitans, also known as Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system.
Thus, the correct answer is (C) Paralysis agitans.
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