Multiple System Atrophy

It is a degenerative neurological disorder.Multiple system atrophy effects the nerve cells in specific areas of the brain and it causes problems with movement, balance, and autonomic functions of the body such as bladder control or blood-pressure regulation.MSA is also known as Shy-Drager syndrome. The symptoms of shy-drager are like Parkinson's disease-like symptoms.Currently there is no specific treatment available to cure multiple system atrophy.Physiotherapy can help to manage symptoms.

The average remaining lifespan after the onset of symptoms in patients with MSA is 7.9 years.Almost 80% of patients are disabled within five years of onset of the motor symptoms, and only 20% survive past 12 years.Rate of progression differs in every case and speed of decline may vary widely in individual patients.