Diseases

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

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)

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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)

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15 entry terms
  • Palsy, Progressive Supranuclear
  • Richardson's Syndrome
  • Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Disease
  • Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome
  • Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsies
  • Richardson Syndrome
  • Steele Richardson Olszewski Disease
  • Steele Richardson Olszewski Syndrome
  • Supranuclear Palsies, Progressive
  • Ophthalmoplegia, Progressive Supranuclear
  • Progressive Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 1
  • Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive, 1
  • Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, Progressive

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1987

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Previous Indexing

  • Ophthalmoplegia (1979-1986)
  • Paralysis (1966-1986)
  • Paralysis, Bulbar (1966-1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013494. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013494
  2. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_supranuclear_palsy
  3. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945930