Abstract
We report a case of a 62-year-old Japanese-Australian woman with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) who presented with prominent urinary retention, neurogenic changes in sphincter electromyography, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Urodynamic study revealed a combination of detrusor overactivity during filling and underactivity during voiding. All these non-motor symptoms in PSP mimicked those of multiple system atrophy.
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Tateno, F., Sakakibara, R., Kishi, M. et al. Progressive supranuclear palsy presenting with urinary retention and sleep apnea. Clin Auton Res 21, 173–175 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-010-0100-8
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