Directory of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Resources

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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome) is a neurodegenerative disease with loss of neurons in the basal ganglia (pallidum, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus) and brainstem. The most important clinical signs are postural instability and a vertical gaze palsy combined with parkinsonian symptoms.

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• ClinicalTrials.gov

  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/a2b/screen/ResultScreen/action/GetStudy?order=1&xml_file_id=xmlfiles/WMCC__NCT00005903.xml@csdb&JServSessionIdcs_current=4nnfupug10
  Active clinical PSP therapy study.

• eMedicine Health - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/progressive_supranuclear_palsy/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of PSP, a rare degenerative disease of the brain.

• NHS Choices: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Progressive-supranuclear-palsy/
  Provides information on this condition in which increasing numbers of brain cells become damaged over time. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and complications.

• NORD: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Progressive+Supranuclear+Palsy
  Information from the National Organization for Rare Disorders about progressive supranuclear palsy.

• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/psp/psp.htm
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke fact sheet.

• PSP Pathology Case

  http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case238.html
  Clinical history, specimens and microscopic description.

• PSP-Europe Association

  http://www.pspeur.org/
  Disease and research information and a PSP newsletter.

• Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Some Answers

  http://www.psp.org/
  Frequently asked questions about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

• WebMD Health: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  http://www.webmd.com/brain/Progressive-Supranuclear-Palsy-11020
  Causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, therapy and prognosis of PSP.

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