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Depletion of medullary serotonergic neurons in patients with multiple system atrophy who succumbed to sudden death.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Jul 2009
Tada Mari, Kakita Akiyoshi, Toyoshima Yasuko, Onodera Osamu, Ozawa Tetsutaro, Morita Takashi, Nishizawa Masatoyo, Takahashi Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by prominent autonomic failure with ataxia and/or parkinsonism. The leading cause of death in MSA is sudden death. We have shown that the early development of autonomic failure is an independent risk factor for sudden dea...
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