[A case of vascular parkinsonism associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variant (C677T)].

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A 56-year-old man, who presented with 6 years history of difficulty in walking, was diagnosed as having vascular parkinsonism on the basis of the clinical findings of parkinsonism, pyramidal sign and the brain MRI findings of multiple lacunar infarction. Although he did not have hypertension, he had hyperhomocysteinemia and homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene variant (C677T) as risk...

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