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Shirley and Dale, Vascular parkinsonism and true Parkinson's dIsease The blood-supply to some or all of the brain, or to the affected part or parts of the body, can be constricted or reduced, under certain circumstances causing the appearance of PD-like symptoms, called "parkinsonism." This is different from true PD, where dopamine manufacture in the brain, and transport within the central nervous via the spinal cord is somehow interrupted or halted, causing dopamine deficiency. Biochemical control of muscles by a neurotransmitter (dopamine) causes the PD symptoms. We discussed both vascular parkinsonism and true PD on PIEnet last year- try the archives for further infor- mation. Good luck, Ivan 50/39/36 Ivan Suzman On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:03:02 -0500 Edward Kleinmeyer <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I would be intrested to know that also. Shirley >-----Original Message----- >From: Dale Williams <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Sunday, January 16, 2000 9:37 AM >Subject: vascular parkinsons ?? > > >>can someone please advise if there is a type of pd known as vascular >pd >>and if so how does it differ from "regular" pd. thank you. >> >> >>Dale Williams >>[log in to unmask] ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 28 SNOWY deg. F :-) ********************************************************************