Olivopontocerebellar atrophy

Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders
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Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Alternate Names : OPCA, Olivopontocerebellar degeneration
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Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is a disease that causes areas deep in the brain, just above the spinal cord, to shrink.
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(MSA; Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy; Shy-Drager Syndrome; Parkinson's Plus Syndrome)
by Patricia Griffin Kellicker, BSN
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Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA): OPCA is a group of rare hereditary disorders characterized by neurodegenerative changes of certain brain regions, including the cerebellum and specialized groups of nerve cells in the brainstem (e.g.

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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

Idiopathic Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
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(MSA; Sporadic Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy; Shy-Drager Syndrome; Parkinson's Plus Syndrome; Multi-system Degeneration; Multi-system Atrophy; Idiopathic Autonomic Failure; Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension;)
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy see Inherited Metabolic diseases
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Cerebellar abnormalities: These abnormalities predominate in olivopontocerebellar atrophy. They include ataxia, dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesia (difficulty performing rapidly alternating movements), poor coordination, and abnormal eye movements.

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RBD may be idiopathic (no known cause) or it may occur in association with various neurologically based conditions. These may include brainstem neoplasm, multiple sclerosis affecting brain stem, olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA), ...

conditions - such as Shy-Drager syndrome (multiple system atrophy), progressive supranuclear palsy, Wilson's disease, Huntington's disease, Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, olivopontocerebellar atrophy, ...

The oliva (olive) is a rounded prominence on the surface of the medulla oblongata in the brain. The olivopontocerebellar pathway consists of nerve fibers that connect the olivary nucleus to the pons and cerebellum. Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is a ...

Some of the many terms used to describe sporadic ataxia are: spastic ataxia, Menzel's ataxia, Marie's ataxia, Holmes' ataxia, sporadic atrophy, and most commonly sporadic OPCA, or sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy.

Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
Olivopontocerebellar Hypoplasia, Fetal-Onset
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See also: Atrophy, Sclerosis, Symptom, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke