Parkinsonism in Pure Alzheimer Disease

 
   Lead Investigator:    Russell Sawyer
   Institution      :    University of Cincinnati
   E-Mail           :    sawyerrl@ucmail.uc.edu
   Proposal ID      :    852



   Proposal Description:
   GOALS                                                                             -To determine if pure AD pathology can have parkinsonism as a clinical feature.   -to characterize the parkinonism of AD through evaluation of clinical cases if    possible                                                                          -to describe the pathologic distribution of AD pathology in patients with         parkinsonism compared to those without                                            -to describe the frequency of parkinsonism in AD without any Lewy Body            Pathology                                                                         SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES                                                               -to characterizse the motor manifestions of Alzheimer Disease by describing its   ability to exhibit parkinsonism without Lewy Body Pathology