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Record 1 2015-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A progressive brain disorder caused by loss of nerve cells in specific areas of the brain.

CONT

MSA includes conditions that were previously known individually as "Shy-Drager syndrome," striatonigral degeneration and sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy. Researchers have learned that there is a common underlying cause in all three disorders, so they are now referred to as MSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Maladie neurodégénérative causée par la perte de neurones dans certaines parties du cerveau.

OBS

L’AMS inclut le syndrome de Shy et Drager, la dégénérescence striato-nigrique et l’atrophie olivo-ponto cérébelleuse sporadique.

Spanish

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