Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that causes serious and permanent problems with control of gait and balance. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Information Page: NINDS) ... more about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A disorder characterized by reduced motor control, dementia and eye movement problems. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy is available below.
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Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that causes serious and permanent problems with control of gait and balance. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Information Page: NINDS)
A degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by balance difficulties; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS (supranuclear ophthalmoplegia); DYSARTHRIA; swallowing difficulties; and axial DYSTONIA. Onset is usually in the fifth decade and disease progression occurs over several years. Pathologic findings include neurofibrillary degeneration and neuronal loss in the dorsal MESENCEPHALON; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RED NUCLEUS; pallidum; dentate nucleus; and vestibular nuclei. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1076-7) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or a subtype of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Progressive Supranuclear Palsy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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