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Descriptor
English
:
Striatonigral Degeneration
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Degeneración Estriatonigral
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Degeneração Estriatonigral
Synonyms
English
:
Atrophies, Striatonigral
Atrophy, Striatonigral
Degeneration, Striatonigral
Striatonigral Atrophies
Striatonigral Atrophy
Striatonigral Degenerations
Tree Number:
C10.177.575.550.875
C10.228.140.079.612.800
C10.228.662.550.800
Definition
English
:
A sporadic neurodegenerative
disease
with onset in middle-age characterized clinically by Parkinsonian features (e.g.,
MUSCLE RIGIDITY
;
HYPOKINESIA
; stooped
posture
) and
HYPOTENSION
. This condition is considered a clinical variant of
MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY
. Pathologic features include a prominent loss of
neurons
in the zona compacta of the
SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
and
PUTAMEN
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p1075-6)
See Related
English
:
Parkinsonian Disorders
History Note
English
:
2000; use MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY 1998-1999
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34222
Unique Identifier:
D020955
Occurrence in VHL
:
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