Extractions: Disease Reference Injury Reference Test Reference Nutrition Reference ... Symptoms Reference Disease Injury Nutrition Poison ... Z Definition: Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is a neurodegenerative illness that causes certain brain areas (which may include the olivary nucleus, the pons, and the cerebellum) to shrink. Causes, incidence, and risk factors: This condition can be inherited but it most commonly affects people without a known family history (sporadic form). Sporadic cases tend to affect people in their 50s while familial cases usually start earlier. The cause of sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy is not known, but the disease is progressive.
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Health Library - Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy Advanced Search. olivopontocerebellar atrophy. Disorder Subdivisions. OlivopontocerebellarAtrophy I; Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type I (SCA1); OPCA I; Menzel Type OPCA; http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/library/healthguide/IllnessConditions/topic.a
Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy : Meddie Health Search An article about olivopontocerebellar atrophy, which involves progressive loss ofcertain brain structures the cerebellum, the pons, and the inferior olives. http://www.meddie.com/search/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorde
Health Ency.: Disease: Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy olivopontocerebellar atrophy. Alternative names OPCA; Olivopontocerebellardegeneration; Multiple systems atrophy (MSA). Symptoms. http://www.accessatlanta.com/shared/health/adam/ency/article/000758sym.html
Extractions: Important notice Ency. home Disease O Olivopontocerebellar atrophy Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention Alternative names: OPCA; Olivopontocerebellar degeneration; Multiple systems atrophy (MSA) Symptoms Many symptoms are associated with OPCA but the predominant feature is progressive ataxia (clumsiness) and difficulties with balance. There may be slurring of speech and difficulty walking. Other symptoms may include: Signs and Tests A thorough medical and neurological examination as well as a good history of symptoms and family history are necessary to make the diagnosis. There are no specific tests for this condition. An MRI of the brain may show a small cerebellum or brainstem, or atrophied olives. This is helpful in making the diagnosis but lack of these findings do not necessarily rule this condition out. Other tests may be done to rule out other diagnoses. Ency. home
Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy olivopontocerebellar atrophy Medline NLM Definition for OlivopontocerebellarAtrophies A group of inherited and sporadic disorders http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/library/patient/olivo.htm
Extractions: Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy Medline NLM Definition for Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies: A group of inherited and sporadic disorders which share progressive ataxia in combination with atrophy of the CEREBELLUM; PONS; and inferior olivary nuclei. Additional clinical features may include MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. The familial form has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. The sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, and is considered a clinical subtype of MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. PubMed Medline search on Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
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Multiple System Atrophy Articel by Timothy C. Hain, MD Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.Category Health Conditions and Diseases Multiple System Atrophy SND) when Parkinsonism predominates, olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) when cerebellarsigns predominate, and ShyDrager syndrome when autonomic failure is http://www.neuro.nwu.edu/meded/MOVEMENT/msa.html
Extractions: Multiple system atrophy is a rare neurological disorder characterized by a combination of parkinsonism, cerebellar and pyramidal signs, and autonomic dysfunction. The term "Multiple System Atrophy" is synonymous with striatonigral degeneration (SND) when Parkinsonism predominates, olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) when cerebellar signs predominate, and Shy-Drager syndrome when autonomic failure is dominant. The incidence (new case per 100,000 person years) for ages 50 to 99 years is 3.0 (Bower et al, 1997), or about half as frequent as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) . The mean age of onset is 54. The Parkinsonism of MSA is generally an akinetic rigid syndrome, similar to that of PSP . Rest tremor may occur but is not a predominant feature. Postural instability is common. Parkinsonism is generally the most common initial sign and eventually develops in about 90% of all patients. The cerebellar signs inlude finger-to-nose or heel-shin dysmetria, gait ataxia, intention tremor and nystagmus. Cerebellar signs are the first feature on only about 5% of patients. Cerebellar signs are observed in 50% of cases (Ben-Shlomo et al, 1997). Sporadic OPCA evolves into MSA in roughly 25% of cases within 5 years.
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What Is Olivoponocerabellar Atrophy olivopontocerebellar atrophy Introduction olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA)is almost certainly not a single disease, but a group of diseases. http://members.tripod.com/~ebs_2/info/OPCA.html
Extractions: Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) is almost certainly not a single disease, but a group of diseases. In this brochure, we discuss OPCA that has occurred "sporadically", which means that no one else in the family has ever had the same disorder. In the brochure "Hereditary Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy", we describe forms of ataxia that are known to run in families.
WE MOVE - Multiple System Atrophy Symptoms, complications and treatment of MSA.Category Health Conditions and Diseases Multiple System Atrophy diseases were initially described to encompass this range of symptoms ShyDragersyndrome, striatonigral degeneration, and olivopontocerebellar atrophy. http://www.wemove.org/msa.html
Extractions: Symptoms of MSA vary in distribution, onset and severity from person to person. Because of this, three different diseases were initially described to encompass this range of symptoms: Shy-Drager syndrome, striatonigral degeneration, and olivopontocerebellar atrophy. In Shy-Drager syndrome, the most prominent symptoms are those involving the autonomic system, the body system that regulates blood pressure, urinary function, and other functions not involving conscious control. Striatonigral degeneration causes parkinsonian symptoms such as slowed movements and rigidity , while olivopontocerebellar atrophy principally affects balance, coordination, and speech. These diseases are now considered forms of MSA. What are the symptoms of MSA?
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