Angiopathic parkinsonism: does it exist?
The Authors report on 150 cases of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The patients represent 8.3% of total parkinsonian patients and are selected on the basis of clinical and laboratory criteria that allow the diagnosis of "angiopathic parkinsonism" as an autonomous entity. Cerebral blood flow alterations in Parkinson's disease and associated dementing symptoms are also discussed. In conclusion, the Authors emphasize the usefulness of recognizing the "angiopathic parkinsonism" in view of therapeutical implications.
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Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università degli studi di Bologna.
Borromei
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Cerisoli
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Guerra
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Lozito
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Vargiu
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D004298:Dopamine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D004298:Dopamine