Differences Between Patients With Vascular Parkinsonism and Parkinson's Disease

Vascular parkinsonism (VP) is defined as the presence of parkinsonian syndrome, evidence of cerebrovascular disease by brain imaging and an established relationship between the two disorders. However, the diagnosis of VP is problematic. This study aims to distinguish VP from Parkinson's disease (PD) in multiple aspects including clinical features as motor ,non motor symptoms ,response to treatment ,cognitive assessments by using multiple scales, neuro-radiological features of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transcranial color-coded duplex (TCCD) findings. This differentiation will have therapeutic and prognostic implications .