Multiple system atrophy: clinical-radiological correlation. Report of two cases

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Adolfo V. De Albuquerque¹  Marcos R.g. De Freitas¹  Daniel Cincinatus¹  Maria Beatriz B. Harouche¹ 

[1] ,Federal Fluminense University Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro Internal Medicine Department

关键词: multiple system atrophy;    olivopontocerebellar atrophy;    striatonigral degeneration;    Shy-Drager syndrome;    atrofia de múltiplos sistemas;    degeneração nigro-estriatal;    atrofia olivopontocerebelar;    síndrome de Shy-Drager;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2007000300029

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic, neurodegenerative disorder, clinically characterized by parkinsonian, autonomic, cerebellar and pyramidal signs. We describe two patients showing different presentations of the same disease. The patient on case 1 presents features of MSA-C or olivopontocerebellar atrophy with the pontine "cross sign" on brain MRI. The second case reports a patient presenting MSA-P or striatonigral degeneration and the brain MRI shows lenticular nucleus sign alteration. We think that brain MRI might increase the accuracy diagnostic of MSA.

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