Multiple-system atrophy

A Fanciulli, GK Wenning - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Multiple-system atrophy is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive
autonomic failure, parkinsonism, and cerebellar and pyramidal tract symptoms. Glial …

Treatment of autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson disease and other synucleinopathies

JA Palma, H Kaufmann - Movement Disorders, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system afflicts most patients with Parkinson disease
and other synucleinopathies such as dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy …

Natural history of pure autonomic failure: AU nited S tates prospective cohort

H Kaufmann, L Norcliffe‐Kaufmann… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To define the clinical features and biomarkers that predict which patients with pure
autonomic failure will develop Parkinson disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple …

Multiple system atrophy: an oligodendroglioneural synucleinopathy

KA Jellinger - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an orphan, fatal, adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder of
uncertain etiology that is clinically characterized by various combinations of parkinsonism …

Diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

JA Palma, L Norcliffe-Kaufmann, H Kaufmann - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) may be difficult to distinguish clinically from other disorders,
particularly in the early stages of the disease. An autonomic-only presentation can be …

Predictors of survival in progressive supranuclear palsy and multiple system atrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Glasmacher, PN Leigh, RA Saha - Journal of Neurology …, 2017 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that investigated
prognostic factors and survival in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and …

Clinical features and autonomic testing predict survival in multiple system atrophy

EA Coon, DM Sletten, MD Suarez, JN Mandrekar… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract See Colosimo and Berardelli (doi: 10.1093/brain/awv303) for a scientific
commentary on this article. Multiple system atrophy is characterized by autonomic failure …

Prevalence of REM sleep behavior disorder in multiple system atrophy: a multicenter study and meta-analysis

JA Palma, C Fernandez-Cordon, EA Coon… - Clinical Autonomic …, 2015 - Springer
Objective Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia
frequently affecting patients with synucleinopathies, but its exact prevalence in multiple …

Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension

JA Palma, H Kaufmann - Movement disorders clinical practice, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a sustained fall in blood pressure on standing
that can cause symptoms of organ hypoperfusion. OH is associated with increased morbidity …

Survival in synucleinopathies: a prospective cohort study

DS Goldstein, C Holmes, Y Sharabi, T Wu - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: Parkinson disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA), and pure autonomic
failure (PAF) involve cytoplasmic deposition of α-synuclein and are considered to be …