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Table 2 Frequency of symptoms in MSA-C patients at presentation and first scan

From: Is 1H-MR spectroscopy useful as a diagnostic aid in MSA-C?

Symptom

Presentation

First Scan

Number of patients

20

20

Urinary

Frequency

9 (45)a

11 (55)

Urgency

13 (65)

13 (65)

Incontinence

9 (45)

9 (45)

Nocturia

9 (45)

11 (55)

Bladder dysfunction

19 (95)

19 (95)

Orthostatic Hypotension

BP fall

15 (75)

15 (75)

Significant BP

13 (65)

13 (65)

Symptomatic

5 (25)

8 (40)

Impotence

11 (78.6)b

11 (78.6)b

Cerebellar Syndrome

Gait ataxia

20 (100)

20 (100)

Limb ataxia

20 (100)

20 (100)

Dysarthria

17 (85)

17 (85)

Nystagmus

10 (50)

10 (50)

Cerebellar dysfunction

20 (100)

20 (100)

Parkinsonism

Tremor

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Rigidity

3 (15)

3 (15)

Other

Vivid dreams

6 (30)

6 (30)

Hyper-reflexia

7 (35)

7 (35)

  1. aNumber of MSA-C subjects with symptom (% of total number of MSA-C subjects with symptom)
  2. b11 of the 14 male subjects presented with impotence