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Which Degenerative Disease Has Symptoms Of Parkinsons?
My mother in law has been continuously diagnosed with parkinsons with the exception of one doctor who diagnosed her a couple years ago with a degenerative disease that had about 4 or 5 initials in its name with a life expectance of around 5 years. I cannot remember the initials of the degenerative disease but dr says it has a lot of the symptoms of parkinsons
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
Hello dear,
Please accept my concerns about your mother.There can be a few degenerative diseases which can share some of the signs and symptoms of parkinson's disease along with a few hallmark features associated with them and hence are called parkinson plus disorders.The main disorders under this category are-MSA(Multisystem atrophy-parkinsonian plus autonomic,pyramidal or cerebellar features),PSP(Progressive supranuclear palsy-early falls),CBD(asymmetric onset),PIGD(Postural instability and gait disorder).I hope it can be of help to you.
Please accept my concerns about your mother.There can be a few degenerative diseases which can share some of the signs and symptoms of parkinson's disease along with a few hallmark features associated with them and hence are called parkinson plus disorders.The main disorders under this category are-MSA(Multisystem atrophy-parkinsonian plus autonomic,pyramidal or cerebellar features),PSP(Progressive supranuclear palsy-early falls),CBD(asymmetric onset),PIGD(Postural instability and gait disorder).I hope it can be of help to you.
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