Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
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Short Communication

Cerebral Vasoreactivity in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study in a Hispanic Cohort

¹Neurology and Neurosurgery Institute, Zambrano-Hellion Medical Center, Tecnológico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García N.L., Mexico

²National School of Medicine of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey N.L., México

³Neurology Service University Hospital UANL, Monterrey N.L., Mexico

Corresponding Author:

Héctor R Martinez
San Patricio Battalion 112 Central 8th floor. Col. Real de San Agustín C.P 66278
San Pedro Garza García, N.L. Mexico
Tel: 518181623412
E-mail: dr.hectormartinez@tecsalud.mx

Received date: May 29, 2017; Accepted date: June 13, 2017; Published date: June 20, 2017

Citation: Ojeda AE, Martinez HR, Rivera FG, Garza JME, Medina HC, et al. (2017) Cerebral Vasoreactivity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study in a Hispanic Cohort. J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 7:336. doi:10.4172/2161-0460.1000336

Copyright: © 2017 Ojeda AE, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Background: Abnormalities in cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVR) in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) have not been well determined; nonetheless, a vascular mechanism may be involved in some patients with this neurodegenerative disorder. The objective of this study was to compare CVR in IPD patients and subjects without Parkinson’s disease. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted including Hispanic IPD patients and a control group. CVR in the middle cerebral arteries (MCA) was measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) at rest and after inhalation of 7% CO2. A comparison of CVR in the MCA of both groups was performed. Results: 27 IPD Hispanic patients with a recent brain MRI were evaluated. The CVR showed a significant difference between the two groups (p=0.044). The CVR in 70% of the IPD patients was low in comparison to control subjects. Conclusion: IPD patients are prone to exhibit diminished CVR in comparison with control group. Further studies may demonstrate this tendency and its implication in disease severity.

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