Vascular parkinsonism is a movement disorder and a type of atypical parkinsonism. Some of the symptoms can overlap with those of Parkinson's disease, such as stiffness, slowness, and tremors. However, vascular parkinsonism is caused by small strokes or other issues with blood flow in the brain, rather than the loss of Show Full Answer

Vascular parkinsonism is a movement disorder and a type of atypical parkinsonism. Some of the symptoms can overlap with those of Parkinson's disease, such as stiffness, slowness, and tremors. However, vascular parkinsonism is caused by small strokes or other issues with blood flow in the brain, rather than the loss of dopamine-producing neurons seen in Parkinson's disease.

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