Incidence and prevalence of multiple system atrophy: a nationwide study in Iceland.

• Published in: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
• Main Authors: Bjornsdottir, Anna, Gudmundsson, Gretar, Blondal, Hannes, Olafsson, Elias
• Other Authors: Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol, Landspitali, IS-108 Reykjavik, Iceland, United Hosp, Dept Pathol, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland, Univ Iceland, Fac Med, Reykjavik, Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Soc Hematology 2013
• Subjects: Taugasjúkdómar; Lífslíkur; Age of Onset; Aged; 80 and over; Brain; Female; Humans; Iceland; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple System Atrophy; Prevalence; Survival Rate; alpha-Synuclein
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/312623; https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2012-302500

To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by autonomic dysfunction with parkinsonism (MSAp) or cerebellar (MSAc) symptoms. At autopsy, α-synuclein inclusions in glial cells of the brain are needed to confirm a definite diagnosis. We determined the 10 year incidence of MSA, point prevalence and survival in a well defined population with a high number of neurologists. Landspitali University Hospital Research Fund