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Striatonigral Degeneration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Striatonigral Atrophy

In other languages

  • French

  • Dégénérescence de la voie nigro-striée
  • Dégénerescence de la voie nigrostriée
  • Dégénérescence nigrostriée
  • Dégénérescence striato-nigrique
  • Dégénérescence striatonigrale
  • DSN (Dégénérescence StriatoNigrique)

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