neurologic disorders
Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
Etiology of Multiple System Atrophy
Etiology of multiple system atrophy is unknown, but neuronal degeneration occurs in several areas of the brain; the area and amount damaged determine initial symptoms. A characteristic finding is cytoplasmic inclusion bodies containing alpha-synuclein within oligodendroglial cells. Multiple system atrophy is a Pathophysiology (due to synuclein deposition); synuclein can also accumulate in patients with 