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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder [1] characterized by tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, postural instability (collectively ...
People with multiple system atrophy usually have a progressive loss of function and are eventually bedridden. Lewy body dementia is a progressive disease with a survival rate of five to eight ...
There are three main types of synucleinopathy: Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). [1] Other rare disorders, such as various neuroaxonal dystrophies, also have α-synuclein pathologies. [2]
They include multiple system atrophy (MSA), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), may or may not be part of the PD spectrum, but it is increasingly recognized as the second-most common type of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease.
[12] [13] Further research identified multiple causes for these syndromic findings, now grouped as primary autonomic disorders (also called primary dysautonomia), including Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, and Parkinson's. The primary differentiating characteristic of Pure autonomic failure is decreased circulation and synthesis ...
Such "primary" dysautonomias are distinguished from secondary dysautonomias, where the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is believed to be caused by another disease (e.g. diabetes). [2] Diseases categorized as primary autonomic failure usually include pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy.
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This sign is most commonly associated with the cerebellar subtype of multiple system atrophy (MSA-c). [1] It is also associated with spinocerebellar ataxia , progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy , paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration , and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease .