Post-stroke movement syndromes
Post-stroke movement syndromes
Post-stroke movement syndromes
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<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong> <strong>movement</strong> disorders<br />
<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong> <strong>movement</strong> disorders<br />
Treatment<br />
• Parkinsonism – true vascular parkinsonism rarely respond<br />
to convetional dopaminergic therapy<br />
– Treatment for risk factors for atherosclerotic diseases – antiplatelet<br />
agents, statins and anti-hypertensives.<br />
• Idiopatic Parkinson’s disease and vascular parkinsonism<br />
can co-exist so we can give levodopa in order not to miss<br />
any dopaminergic responsiveness.<br />
– Just as important in the apparent non-responders is to wean off<br />
levodopa to confirm that no response, in fact, occurred and to stop<br />
unneccessary medication
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