Vascular Parkinsonism
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Vascular Parkinsonism. Masked but not expressionless facies. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Clinical features
- Masked but not expressionless facies
- Early postural instability and gait difficulty (PIGD)/falls
- Frequent pyramidal signs
- Early subcortical dementia
- Possible pseudobulbar palsy
- Cerebellar features
- Poor or non-sustained Levodopa response
Postural features
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Abnormal gait types
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Non-motor symptoms
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Differentiation from Parkinson’s disease (PD)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain
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Dopamine transporter (DAT) scan: patterns
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