Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk markers in Parkinson's disease: Results from a case-control study.
Mariana AlvesPatrícia Pita LoboLinda Azevedo KauppilaLeonor RebordãoM Manuela CruzFátima SoaresJoão CruzAna TornadaDaniel CaldeiraSofia ReimãoVictor OliveiraJose M FerroJoaquim José FerreiraPublished in: European journal of neurology (2021)
We did not find a difference in CIMT between PD and controls. A higher frequency of carotid plaques and abnormal dipper profile supports the hypothesis that PD patients are not protected from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.