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Descriptor
English
:
Shy-Drager Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Shy-Drager
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Shy-Drager
Synonyms
English
:
Autonomic Failure, Progressive
Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension, Shy-Drager Type
Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic
Tree Number:
C10.177.800
C10.228.140.079.612.700
C10.228.662.550.700
C10.574.625.700
C10.574.875
C14.907.514.741
Definition
English
:
A progressive neurodegenerative condition of the central and autonomic nervous systems characterized by
atrophy
of the preganglionic lateral horn
neurons
of the thoracic
spinal cord
. This
disease
is generally considered a clinical variant of
MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY
. Affected individuals present in the fifth or sixth decade with ORTHOSTASIS and bladder dysfunction; and later develop
FECAL INCONTINENCE
; anhidrosis;
ATAXIA
; IMPOTENCE; and alterations of tone suggestive of
basal ganglia
dysfunction. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p536)
See Related
English
:
Multiple System Atrophy
History Note
English
:
1991(1981)
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Record Number:
13172
Unique Identifier:
D012791
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