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What Are The Symptoms Of Potential PSP?
My mum is 76 and has been diagnosed with psp. Her trodat scan was normal but she has been put on syndopa plus ( levodopa) Will this do her any good. What is the best diagnosis for psp. Clinically she has poor balance and unable to walk, has fallen a couple of times and has dry eyes. Is this good enough to conclude that it is psp
Mon, 7 Dec 2015
PSP is a progressive neurodegenerative disease.
Features to suggest PSP are- loss of balance while walking, unexplained falls , stiffness in gait.
Problems controlling eye movement. slowness of eye movements, usually offer the first definitive clue - trouble voluntarily shifting their gaze vertically (i.e., downward and/or upward), prolonged or infrequent blinking, or difficulty in opening the eyes.
In advanced stage, Typical Staring/Anxious look can be present
Features to suggest PSP are- loss of balance while walking, unexplained falls , stiffness in gait.
Problems controlling eye movement. slowness of eye movements, usually offer the first definitive clue - trouble voluntarily shifting their gaze vertically (i.e., downward and/or upward), prolonged or infrequent blinking, or difficulty in opening the eyes.
In advanced stage, Typical Staring/Anxious look can be present
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