Multiple system atrophy (MSA) refers to a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affects the basal ganglia and the motor system (parkinsonism), autonomic nervous system (dysautonomia ...

Neuronal atrophy early in a mouse model of spinal cerebellar ataxia 1 may represent an adaptive mechanism that restores the density of potassium channels in Purkinje neurons, thus normalizing ...

The ataxia patient's MRI shows cerebellar atrophy and cervical spinal cord thinning. Repeat MRIs showed the atrophy slowly progressed over time. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

and cerebral and cerebellar atrophy. Dr. Carlos Andrés Villegas-Lanau, senior author of the study, highlights the broader ...

All patients had some combination of cerebellar syndrome and parkinsonism, poorly responding to levodopa; autonomic failure, wherein systolic blood pressure dropped ≥ 30 mm Hg within 3 minutes ...

MSA-P: multiple system atrophy with predominant parkinsonism; MSA-C: multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia.