Term ID: | 10216 |
Name: | Shy-Drager Syndrome |
Definition: | 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) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D007022|MESH:D019578|MESH:D019636 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.177.575.550.750 |C10.228.140.079.612.700 |C10.228.662.550.700 |C10.574.625.700 |C10.574.875 |C14.907.514.741 |
Synonyms: | Autonomic Failure, Progressive |Autonomic Failures, Progressive |Dysautonomia Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome |Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome |Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndromes |Dysautonomic Orthostatic Hypotension |Dysautonomic Or |
Slim Mappings: | Cardiovascular disease|Nervous system disease |
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MedGen: D012791
MeSH: D012791
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