Preferred Label : striatonigral degeneration;
MeSH 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);
MeSH synonym : atrophy, striatonigral; striatonigral degenerations; degeneration, striatonigral; striatonigral atrophy; atrophies, striatonigral; striatonigral atrophies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striatonigral degeneration;
Origin ID : D020955;
UMLS CUI : C0270733;
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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)
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striatonigral degeneration
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