Doppler sonography characteristics of vertebrobasilar circulation in patients with Parkinson's disease

• Published in: Biomolecules & biomedicine Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 251 - 253
• Main Authors: Vidović, Mirjana, Sinanović, Osman, Smajlović, Dzevdet, Burina, Adnan, Hudić, Josip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 01.08.2008
• Subjects: Aged; Doppler sonography; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Parkinson Disease - diagnostic imaging; Parkinson Disease - physiopathology; Parkinson’s disease; Postural Balance - physiology; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - physiopathology
• ISSN: 1512-8601; 2831-0896; 1840-4812; 2831-090X
• DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2008.2927

The objective of the study was to analyze the doppler sonography findings of vertebrobasilar circulation (VB) in patients with Parkinson's disease. 40 patients were analyzed (25 men's and 15 women) with Parkinson's disease, average age was 61.9 years (SD=11.43), treated at the Clinic for Neurology in Tuzla. Device for doppler sonography was Multidop x 4. Doppler sonography findings of VB circulation were analyzed in order to computerized tomography (CT) findings of the brain (with or without ischemic lacunar lesions) and in order to presence of postural disturbances as one of dominant Parkinson's disease symptoms during actual hospitalization. Our results suggest that vertebrobasilar insufficiency is more frequent in patients with Parkinson's disease (no matter of type) and postural disturbances as a dominant symptom comparing to group of Parkinson's disease patients without postural disturbances. These results implicate the importance of doppler sonography findings of vertebrobasilar circulation in patients with Parkinson's disease and possibility of considering role of vertebrobasilar insufficiency in development of postural disturbances.