{"id":35052,"date":"2023-11-17T13:21:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/?page_id=35052"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:42:27","slug":"vascular-parkinsonism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/vascular-parkinsonism\/","title":{"rendered":"Vascular parkinsonism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35052\" class=\"elementor elementor-35052 elementor-6489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cb07e3 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52cb07e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f57a4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f57a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114e4d4c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"114e4d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6974575b heading-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6974575b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vascular parkinsonism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e75b709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e75b709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vascular parkinsonism is caused by strokes and chronic circulation disorders deep within the brain. The strokes often occur in the frontal lobe; patients may not always notice them, but they can lead to parkinsonism at a later stage. This form of parkinsonism can also develop after a paralysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a986a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6a986a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feb6e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4feb6e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3cf2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db3cf2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a43784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a43784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of vascular parkinsonism\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55318b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55318b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"235\">A patient with vascular parkinsonism typically walks with small, shuffling steps. It often takes longer to initiate voluntary movements. As the disease progresses, both the strength and speed of movements in the arms and legs decrease.<\/p><p data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"513\">The patient experiences at least one of the following: balance issues\/falls, muscle stiffness, or a resting tremor. If the symptoms are limited to the legs\u2014difficulty stepping, maintaining balance, and walking with short strides\u2014this is referred to as lower body parkinsonism.<\/p><p data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"792\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In vascular or lower body parkinsonism, the patient responds less well to Parkinson\u2019s medications such as Levodopa. Symptoms tend to begin gradually on both sides of the body, and walking, speech, and swallowing problems often appear sooner. Mental impairments are also common.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e8dd69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e8dd69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8ebf4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b8ebf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d83c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d83c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbff9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbff9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97650c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97650c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"176\">Because treatment for vascular parkinsonism is usually less effective than for Parkinson\u2019s disease, the prognosis is poorer and quality of life tends to decline more quickly.<\/p><p data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"321\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Risk factors for vascular parkinsonism include diabetes, chronic high blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol, and lack of physical activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcd522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f607f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f607f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4741108 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4741108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c1913 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80c1913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/what-is-parkinsons\/types-of-parkinsons\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More types of Parkinson's<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0ac8b elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b0ac8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf247c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbf247c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vascular parkinsonism is caused by strokes and chronic circulation disorders deep within the brain. The strokes often occur in the frontal lobe; patients may not always notice them, but they can lead to parkinsonism at a later stage. This form of parkinsonism can also develop after a paralysis. Symptoms of vascular parkinsonism A patient with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35052","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35052"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35061,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35052\/revisions\/35061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}