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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Treatment- A Systematic Review, Samah Hassan Hajjar, James K. Cooper
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Treatment- A Systematic Review, Samah Hassan Hajjar, James K. Cooper
GW Research Days 2015
Introduction
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is an uncommon neurodegenerative disease associated with postural instability, falling, and memory loss. Because of clinical similarities, it is often classified as atypical Parkinson's disease. PSP may present abruptly with a relatively rapid decline, leading to death in a few years. Different therapeutic approaches have been suggested for PSP, but their efficacy is unclear. To our knowledge, there has been no systematic review of PSP treatment.
Objective
To determine the effectiveness PSP treatments.
Methods
A systematic review of published literature was completed. We searched using PubMed and SCOPUS for related articles. The search terms are …