Status:

COMPLETED

Differences Between Patients With Vascular Parkinsonism and Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Ain Shams University

Conditions:

Vascular Parkinsonism

Parkinson's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Brief Summary

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...

Detailed Description

Type of Study : case -control comparative study. • Study Setting: Patients with VP and patients with PD from movement disorders and stroke outpatient clinics in Ain shams University Hospitals. Sampl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with PD or VP, and healthy controls will be included in the study.
  • PD diagnosis will be based on the Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders clinical criteria and MDS criteria.
  • The VP patients will be included if they fulfill the following criteria (Zijlman's diagnostic criteria)Parkinsonism presentation (at least two of the cardinal features: tremors, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability).
  • Cerebrovascular disease, defined as evidence of relevant cerebrovascular disease by brain imaging or the presence of focal signs or symptoms consistent with stroke.
  • A relationship between (1) and (2): acute or delayed progressive onset of parkinsonism.
  • Based on the above criteria, two forms of VP are suggested: one with acute onset, and another one with insidious progression. The diagnosis will be confirmed by assigning a vascular score. Two points or more are essential to diagnose VP. The points will be assigned as follows:
  • Two points: Pathologically or angiographically proven diffuse vascular disease.
  • One point: Onset of parkinsonism within 1 month of clinical stroke.
  • One point: History of two or more strokes.
  • One point: Neuroimaging evidence of vascular disease in two or more vascular territories.
  • One point: History of two or more risk factors for stroke (hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, presence of heart disease associated with stroke \[coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, mitral valve prolapse, and other arrhythmias\], family history of stroke, history of gout, and peripheral vascular disease)

Exclusion

  • PD patients with age at onset less than 40 years.
  • Any alternative cause that significantly impair gait.
  • Inability of the patient to undergo neuroimaging.
  • Patients couldn't perform the test or severely demented.
  • Atypical and other secondary parkinsonism as patients who had a history of toxin exposure.or antipsychotic drugs treatment by history ,neurological examination and brain MRI .
  • Family or patient's refusal to give written consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

104 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04308135

Start Date

September 1 2019

End Date

April 1 2022

Last Update

September 21 2023

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Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt