History of MSA-Multiple System Atrophy is very rarely known to people. MSA was discovered by by Dr. Milton Shy and Dr. Glen Drager and thus named as Shy Drager Syndrome. MSA disease is a neurological disease occurs due to degeneration of certain nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. For Support call us at 866-737-4999 or visit http://www.multiplesystematrophy.org/.

1. Do You Know History Of MSA-Multiple
System Atrophy?
MSA (Multiple System Atrophy), also known as SDS (Shy Drager Syndrome) was discovered in the year
1962 by Dr. Milton Shy and Dr. Glen Drager and therefore named after these twos. In their discovery,
they observed two male patients, who have common clinical symptoms i.e., both of them were sexually
impotent & developed bladder problem. Within few months doctors received complaint of dizziness
from both the patients. Later on their problem became worse and they developed urinary and rectal
incontinence, slowness of movement, slurring of speech, mild tremors and other Parkinsonian
symptoms.
MSA disease is a neurological disease occurs due to degeneration of certain nerve cells in the brain and
spinal cord. Body functions controlled by these areas perform abnormally in the patient’s body. And the
cause of the disease is still unknown but fact known about MSA is that it affects neurons and glial cells of
the body.
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