The Geriatrician Providing Care for a 74-Year-Old Man with Diagnosis

Multiple Choice

The geriatrician providing care for a 74-year-old man with diagnosis of Parkinson disease has recently changed the client's medication regimen. What is the most likely focus of the pharmacologic treatment of the man's health problem?

A) Maximizing acetylcholine release from synaptic vesicles at neuromuscular junctions
B) Preventing demyelination of the efferent cerebellar pathways
C) Increasing the functional ability of the underactive dopaminergic system
D) Preventing axonal degradation of motor neurons