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What causes the loss of dopamine in your brain that eventually leads to parkinson's disease?

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Don't really know: The cause of Parkinson's disease is not fully clear, but we do see cases after repetitive head trauma, secondary to multiple strokes, after exposure to carbon monoxide and manganese, and rarely carbon disulfide.

Answered 5/5/2015

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