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18661564

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) can clinically be divided into the cerebellar (MSA-C) and the parkinsonian (MSA-P) variant. However, till now, it is unknown whether autonomic dysfunction in these two entities differs regarding severity and profile. We compared the pattern of autonomic dysfunction in 12 patients with MSA-C and 26 with MSA-P in comparison with 27 age- and sex-matched healthy controls using a standard battery of autonomic function tests and a structured anamnesis of the autonomic nervous system. MSA-P patients complained significantly more often about the symptoms of autonomic dysfunctions than MSA-C patients, especially regarding vasomotor, secretomotor, and gastrointestinal subsystems. However, regarding cardiovascular, sudomotor pupil, urogenital, and sleep subsystems, there were no significant quantitative or qualitative differences as analyzed by autonomic anamnesis and testing. Our results suggest that there are only minor differences in the pattern of autonomic dysfunction between the two clinical MSA phenotypes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1531-8257
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2007 Movement Disorder Society.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1766-72
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Autonomic dysfunction in different subtypes of multiple system atrophy.
pubmed:affiliation
Autonomic and neuroendocrinological laboratory, University of Dresden, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article