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SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE
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Descriptor
English
:
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Parálisis Supranuclear Progresiva
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Paralisia Supranuclear Progressiva
Synonyms
English
:
Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome
Ophthalmoplegia, Progressive Supranuclear
Progressive Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.079.882
C10.228.662.700
C10.292.562.750.500
C10.574.945.500
C10.597.622.447.690
C11.590.472.500
C23.888.592.636.447.690
Definition
English
:
A degenerative
disease
of the
central nervous system
characterized by balance difficulties;
OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS
(supranuclear
ophthalmoplegia
);
DYSARTHRIA
; swallowing difficulties; and axial
DYSTONIA
. Onset is usually in the fifth decade and
disease progression
occurs over several years. Pathologic findings include neurofibrillary degeneration and neuronal loss in the dorsal
MESENCEPHALON
;
SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS
;
RED NUCLEUS
; pallidum; dentate nucleus; and
vestibular nuclei
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp1076-7)
History Note
English
:
1987
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
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
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
19356
Unique Identifier:
D013494
Occurrence in VHL
:
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