Basic Summary for Shy-Drager Syndrome

Main name of condition: Shy-Drager Syndrome
Other names or spellings: Multiple System Atrophy with Postural Hypotension, MSA

What is Shy-Drager Syndrome?
Types of Shy-Drager Syndrome: Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA), MSA parkinsonian form (striatonigral degeneration), MSA mixed cerebellar and parkinsonian form

How serious is Shy-Drager Syndrome?
  Prognosis of Shy-Drager Syndrome: Poor. Degenerative. Progressive. Death commonly within 7-10 years.
  Prognosis of Shy-Drager Syndrome: Shy-Drager syndrome usually ends in the patient’s death by 7 to 10 years after diagnosis. Breathing problems such as aspiration, stridor (high-pitched breathing sounds due to airway obstruction), or cardiopulmonary arrest are common causes of death. ¹
  Complications of Shy-Drager Syndrome: see complications of Shy-Drager Syndrome

What are the symptoms of Shy-Drager Syndrome?
Symptoms of Shy-Drager Syndrome: see symptoms of Shy-Drager Syndrome

How is it treated?
Treatments for Shy-Drager Syndrome: see treatments for Shy-Drager Syndrome

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Shy-Drager Syndrome Information Page: NINDS

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