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

ConclusionsThe 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.

Source: Brain and Behavior - October 30, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Juan ‐Juan Du, Tian Wang, Pei Huang, Shishuang Cui, Chao Gao, Yiqi Lin, Rao Fu, Haiyan Zhou, Shengdi Chen Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research