First symptoms in multiple system atrophy

• Published in: Clinical autonomic research Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 215 - 221
• Main Authors: McKay, Jake H., Cheshire, William P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aggressive behavior; Atrophy; Autonomic nervous system; Cardiology; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Endocrinology; Fatigue; Gastroenterology; Hypotension; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurology; Ophthalmology; Posture; REM sleep; Research Article; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Multiple system atrophy; Early diagnosis; Autonomic nervous system diseases; Symptom assessment

Purpose The initial symptoms of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and, in particular, early autonomic symptoms, have received less attention than motor symptoms. Whereas pathognomonic motor signs are essential to diagnostic specificity, early symptoms important to recognition of a neurodegenerative diso...