Therapeutic Interventions for Vascular Parkinsonism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vascular parkinsonism (VP) is defined as the presence of parkinsonian syndrome, evidence of cerebrovascular disease, and an established relationship between the two disorders. However, the diagnosis of VP is problematic, particularly for the clinician confronted with moving from diagnosis to treatment. Given the different criteria used in the diagnosis of VP, the effectiveness of available therapeutic interventions for this disease are currently unknown.

Methods

To assess the clinical response of all published therapeutic interventions for VP that have been reported in the literature, we conducted a systematic review looking for VP subjects treated with any therapeutic intervention. To clarify the prevalence of responsiveness to levodopa among VP subjects, we cond

SUBMITTER: Miguel-Puga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614922 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature