Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Alternate Names : Dementia-Nuchal Dystonia, Palsy - Progressive Supranuclear, Richardson-Steele-Olszewski Syndrome
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Symptoms & Signs
- Repeated falls
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Loss of coordination, unsteady gait (walking pattern)
- Stiffness and rigid movement in the neck, trunk, arms, legs
- Difficulty swallowing
- May have a tremor
- Pain or difficulty with bending the neck up or down
- Slow or stiff movements
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Vision difficulty
- Unable to look up or down without bending the neck
- Changes in facial expression
- Generalized slowness of all movement (bradykinesia) with strength relatively preserved
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Speech difficulties
- Slow speech
- Poor enunciation
- Low voice volume
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Dementia, mild
- Forgetfulness
- Slowed thought processes
- Apathy (indifference)
- Difficulty manipulating knowledge
- Personality changes, vague and mild
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