Scientists at University of Naples, Department of Neurological Sciences discuss research in Parkinson disease

Research findings, 'Differential neuropsychological profiles in Parkinsonian patients with or without vascular lesions,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Naples, Italy, "The purpose of this study is to compare the neuropsychological profile of patients affected by parkinsonism and vascular lesions to that in patients with PD alone (PD) and to evaluate whether the brain vascular lesion load is associated with neuropsychological variables. Thirty-six nondemented patients with parkinsonism were divided into 3 groups of 12 patients each, according to both clinical history and the presence of brain vascular lesions and/or dopaminergic denervation as revealed by magnetic...

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