Abstract
A case of unilateral dopa-responsive parkinsonism of gradual onset in a 65 year-old woman suffering from severe ischemic lesions of the contralateral striatum is reported. This case appears to be an example of the rare entity of vascular parkinsonism.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aspirin / therapeutic use
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Benserazide / therapeutic use
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Brain Ischemia / complications*
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Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Female
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Functional Laterality*
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Humans
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Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / complications
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Levodopa / therapeutic use
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neostriatum*
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Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
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Parkinson Disease / etiology*
Substances
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Levodopa
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Benserazide
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Aspirin