Shy-Drager Syndrome
(Multiple System Atrophy With Postural Hypotension; Striatonigral Degeneration)
by Debra Wood, RN ...
Alternate Names : Shy-Drager syndrome, Neurologic orthostatic hypotension, Shy-McGee-Drager syndrome, Parkinson's plus syndrome
Definition ...
Definition Shy-Drager syndrome (SDS) is a rare condition that causes progressive damage to the autonomic nervous system.
Synonym(s): Shy-Drager Syndrome
Table of Contents (click to jump to sections) ...
Neurological Orthostatic Hypotension (Shy-Drager Syndrome)
Neuropathy Secondary to Drugs
New Variant CJD (Mad Cow Disease)
New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Mad Cow Disease)
Nonparalytic Poliomyelitis (Poliomyelitis) ...
Also called Shy-Drager syndrome, this rare disorder causes progressive damage to the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, breathing and digestion.
Secondary to diseases such as central nervous system disorders, for example Shy-Drager syndrome; peripheral neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy (nerve problems), such as may be caused by diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular disorders; ...
Were other conditions with similar symptoms, such as Wilson's disease, striatonigral degeneration, essential tremor, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Huntington's disease, Shy-Drager syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, ...
parkinsonism that accompanies other neurological conditions - such as Shy-Drager syndrome (multiple system atrophy), progressive supranuclear palsy, Wilson's disease, Huntington's disease, Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, ...
MSA is also known as Shy-Drager syndrome (when autonomic dysfunction is the predominant feature), striatonigral degeneration (Parkinsonsim predominates) and olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy (cerebekllar features predominate).
Another disorder that occurs is called Shy-Drager Syndrome. It is a very rare disorder that causes damage to the nervous system. It causes hypotension and affects other autonomic processes such as the heart rate, breathing and the digestive process.
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome - Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Shoulder Separation
Shy-Drager Syndrome
Shy-McGee-Drager Syndrome - Shy-Drager Syndrome
Sialolithiasis - Salivary Duct Stones
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Crisis ...
Multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension: Some people experience multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension, also called Shy-Drager syndrome.
Multiple system atrophy (previously Shy-Drager syndrome)
Parkinson's disease
Strokes (multiple) ...
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include Shy-Drager syndrome.
Risks ...
Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis ... erectile dysfunction
Sexual neuropathy ... Impotence
Shy-Drager Syndrome ... impotence
Spinal cord neoplasm ... impotence
Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... impotence ...
with functional beta 1-receptor specificity and inotropic effect.
It is effective in the treatment of acute cardiac failure, postmyocardial infarction low-output syndrome, shock, and reducing orthostatic hypotension in the Shy-Drager syndrome.
Examples are Parkinson disease, diabetes mellitus, the Shy-Drager syndrome, and amyloidosis.
Alcohol — Drinking alcohol can cause blood vessels to expand, causing blood pressure to fall and syncope to occur.
up--typically indicates either (1) carotid or vertebrobasilar obstruction secondary to atherosclerosis, (2) dysautonomia secondary to antihypertensive or antiarrhythmic therapy, or, (3) rarely, primary dysautonomia, such as Shy-Drager syndrome.
Peripheral neuropathy
Polymyositis
Radial nerve dysfunction
Sciatic nerve dysfunction
Sensorimotor polyneuropathy
Shy-Drager syndrome
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Tibial nerve dysfunction
Ulnar nerve dysfunction ...
Multiple system atrophy (previously called Shy-Drager syndrome) is a degenerative nerve disease that also affects movement and blood pressure and has many of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
 See also: Symptom, Parkinson, Atrophy, Hypotension, Multiple system atrophy
  
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