Peter George, Tamer Roushdy, Mai Fathy, Eman Hamid, Yosra Abdelzaher Ibrahim, Mahmoud El-Belkimy, Mohamed Ossama Abdulghani, Ali Shalash
BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) and vascular parkinsonism (VaP) have highly overlapping phenotypes, and different prognosis. This study comprehensively investigated the clinical, brain MRI and transcranial sonography differences between VaP and PD. METHODS: Forty-eight patients with PD, 27 patients with VaP, and 29 healthy controls were compared. All patients were assessed using the MDS-UPDRS, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Ten-Meter Walking Test (10-MWT), Time Up and Go Test, and Non-Motor Symptoms Scale...
February 6, 2024: BMC Neurology