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A 64-year-old man comes into the GP. He complains of a resting tremor in his left hand

A 64-year-old man comes into the GP. He complains of a resting tremor in his left hand.

On examination, he has a slow, shuffling gait, cogwheel rigidity in the left wrist and a resting, pill-rolling tremor.

What is the most likely cause of this tremor?

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