Clinical characteristics and quality of life in Chinese patients with multiple system atrophy.

Juan-Juan DuTian WangPei HuangShishuang CuiChao GaoYiqi LinRao FuHaiyan ZhouShengdi Chen

Published in: Brain and behavior (2018)

The results indicate that MSA-P patients have more severe motor impairment, hyposmia, depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment, and lower HrQoL than MSA-C patients. Depression, anxiety, degree of disability, and disease severity are predictors of poor HrQoL among Chinese patients with MSA.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cognitive impairment
sleep quality
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
multiple sclerosis
physical activity
early onset