Vascular Parkinsonism and cognitive impairment: literature review, Brazilian studies and case vignettes

ABSTRACT Vascular Parkinsonism (VP) is a form of secondary Parkinsonism resulting from cerebrovascular disease. Estimates of the frequency of VP vary greatly worldwide; 3% to 6% of all cases of Parkinsonism are found to have a vascular etiology. In a Brazilian community-based study on Parkinsonism,...

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Main Authors: Thiago Cardoso Vale, Maira Tonidandel Barbosa, Paulo Caramelli, Francisco Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642012000300137&lng=en&tlng=en