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Signs and Symptoms

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:54 am


Signs and Symptoms



Symptoms vary and depend on the particular form of MSA. Striatonigral degeneration is practically indistinguishable from Parkinson's disease; OPCA is characterized by progressive ataxia (an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements) of the gait and arms and dysarthria (difficulty articulating words); and Shy-Drager syndrome is characterized by Parkinsonism and a much more pronounced failure of the autonomic nervous system.



Striatonigral degeneration
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