Olivopontocerebellar atrophy - Treatment
Alternative Names
OPCA; Olivopontocerebellar degeneration; Multiple system atrophy – cerebellar predominance; MSA-C
Treatment:
There is no specific treatment or cure for this disease. Therapy is aimed at treating symptoms and preventing complications. This may include:
Expectations (prognosis):
The disease slowly gets worse, and there is no cure. The outlook is generally poor. However, it may be years before someone becomes significantly disabled.
Complications:
- Choking
- Infection from inhaling food into the lungs (aspiration pneumonia)
- Injury from falls
- Nutrition problems due to difficulty swallowing
Calling your health care provider:
Call your health care provider if you have any symptoms of olivopontocerebellar atrophy. You will need a referral to a neurologist.
- Reviewed last on: 8/27/2010
- Daniel B. Hoch, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Lang A. Parkinsonism. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 433.
