My mother in law has been continuously diagnosed with parkinsons with the exception of one doctor who diagnosed her a couple years ago with a degenerative disease that had about 4 or 5 initials in its name with a life expectance of around 5 years. I cannot remember the initials of the degenerative disease but dr says it has a lot of the symptoms of parkinsons
Hello dear, Please accept my concerns about your mother. There can be a few degenerative diseases which can share some signs and symptoms of Parkinson disease along with a few hallmark features associated with them and hence are called Parkinson plus disorders. The main disorders under this category are-MSA(Multisystem atrophy-parkinsonian plus autonomic, pyramidal or cerebellar features), PSP(Progressive supra nuclear palsy-early falls), CBD(asymmetric onset), PIGD(Postural instability and gait disorder). I hope it can be of help to you.