Shy-Drager Syndrome
Definition
Shy-Drager Syndrome: A progressive neurodegenerative condition of the central and autonomic nervous systems characterized by atrophy of the preganglionic lateral horn neurons of the thoracic spinal cord. This disease is generally considered a clinical variant of MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. Affected individuals present in the fifth or sixth decade with ORTHOSTASIS and bladder dysfunction; and later develop FECAL INCONTINENCE; anhidrosis; ATAXIA; IMPOTENCE; and alterations of tone suggestive of basal ganglia dysfunction. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p536)
Other Entries
Autonomic Failure, Progressive
Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension, Shy-Drager Type
Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic
Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome
Syndrome, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension
Autonomic Failures, Progressive
Dysautonomia Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome
Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndromes
Dysautonomic Orthostatic Hypotension
Dysautonomic Orthostatic Hypotensions
Failure, Progressive Autonomic
Failures, Progressive Autonomic
Hypotension Syndrome, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic
Hypotension Syndromes, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic
Hypotension, Dysautonomic Orthostatic
Hypotensions, Dysautonomic Orthostatic
Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension, Shy Drager Type
Orthostatic Hypotensions, Dysautonomic
Progressive Autonomic Failure
Progressive Autonomic Failures
Shy Drager Syndrome
Syndrome, Dysautonomia Orthostatic Hypotension
Syndrome, Shy-Drager
Syndromes, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension
Previous Index
Hypotension, Orthostatic (1966-1980)
Nervous System Diseases (1966-1980)
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Entry Date
05-12-1980
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
