Prognosis of Shy-Drager Syndrome

Prognosis of Shy-Drager Syndrome: Poor. Degenerative. Progressive. Death commonly within 7-10 years. ...see also Overview of Shy-Drager Syndrome

Prognosis for Shy-Drager Syndrome: Shy-Drager syndrome usually ends in the patient’s death by 7 to 10 years after diagnosis. Breathing problems such as aspiration, stridor (high-pitched breathing sounds due to airway obstruction), or cardiopulmonary arrest are common causes of death. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Shy-Drager Syndrome Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Shy-Drager Syndrome

Complications:

Complications of Shy-Drager Syndrome may include:

• Breathing difficulties
• Aspiration
• Stridor
• Cardiopulmonary arrest (see Lung symptoms)
• Death
• more complications...»

Complications of Shy-Drager Syndrome from the Diseases Database include:

• Diarrhoea
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Parkinsonism
• Hypotension
• Incontinence, urine
• more complications...»

See also complications of Shy-Drager Syndrome.

Shy-Drager Syndrome: Research More

• Shy-Drager Syndrome: Introduction
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• Treatments: Shy-Drager Syndrome

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Shy-Drager Syndrome usually refers to the likely outcome of Shy-Drager Syndrome. The prognosis of Shy-Drager Syndrome may include the duration of Shy-Drager Syndrome, chances of complications of Shy-Drager Syndrome, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Shy-Drager Syndrome, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Shy-Drager Syndrome. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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