Heidi, Vascular parkinsonism is basically a disease similar to Parkinson's disease, but the cause is generally carotid artery blockage or narrowing. It can also be caused by a mini stroke. ---------- From: Mary Legan <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: vascular parkinsonism Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 2:09 PM I saw the term "vascular parkinsonism" recently. The archives brought up only one post in which that term was used, but not explained. Does anyone know what this is? I'm wondering if this could be important to those with various vascular diseases, including myself. Heidi