Shy-Drager Syndrome
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)
Year introduced: 1991(1981)
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Tree Number(s): C10.177.575.550.750, C10.228.140.079.612.700, C10.228.662.550.700, C14.907.514.741
MeSH Unique ID: D012791
Entry Terms:
- Shy Drager Syndrome
- Syndrome, Shy-Drager
- Autonomic Failure, Progressive
- Autonomic Failures, Progressive
- Failure, Progressive Autonomic
- Failures, Progressive Autonomic
- Progressive Autonomic Failure
- Progressive Autonomic Failures
- Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension, Shy-Drager Type
- Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension, Shy Drager Type
- Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic
- Dysautonomic Orthostatic Hypotension
- Dysautonomic Orthostatic Hypotensions
- Hypotension, Dysautonomic Orthostatic
- Hypotensions, Dysautonomic Orthostatic
- Orthostatic Hypotensions, Dysautonomic
- Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome
- Dysautonomia Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome
- Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndromes
- Hypotension Syndrome, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic
- Hypotension Syndromes, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic
- Syndromes, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension
- Syndrome, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension
- Syndrome, Dysautonomia Orthostatic Hypotension
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