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Parálisis supranuclear progresiva - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Demencia con distonía de la nuca; Síndrome de Richardson-Steele-Olszewski; Parálisis progresiva supranuclear

Síntomas:

  • Cambios en la expresión facial
  • Profundización de las líneas faciales
  • Dificultad para mover los ojos o falta de control sobre ellos
  • Pupilas de tamaño diferente
  • Dificultad para deglutir
  • Lentitud generalizada en el movimiento (bradicinesia)
  • Espasmos o movimientos espasmódicos en la mandíbula o en la cara
  • Pérdida de la coordinación, marcha inestable (patrón al caminar)
  • Demencia de leve a moderada
    • dificultad para usar el conocimiento
    • falta de memoria
    • indiferencia (apatía)
    • procesos cognitivos lentos
  • Cambios de personalidad
  • Caídas constantes
  • Movimientos rígidos o lentos
  • Trastornos del lenguaje
    • bajo volumen de la voz
    • dificultad para hablar con claridad (enunciar)
    • discurso lento
  • Movimientos rígidos y poca flexibilidad en el cuello, la parte media del cuerpo, los brazos y las piernas
  • Temblor
  • Dificultad en la visión: incapacidad para mirar hacia arriba o hacia abajo sin flexionar el cuello

Signos y exámenes:

Una examen del sistema nervioso (evaluación neurológica) puede mostrar:

  • Demencia que está empeorando
  • Movimientos oculares limitados, especialmente arriba y abajo
  • Visión, audición, sensibilidad y control voluntario de los movimientos normales
  • Movimientos con rigidez y falta de coordinación como los del mal de Parkinson

El médico puede llevar a cabo exámenes para descartar otras enfermedades. Una resonancia magnética (RM) podría mostrar un encogimiento del tronco encefálico.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/5/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Goetz CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2007.

Lang A. Parkinsonism. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 433.

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