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. 2023 Jun 15;270(9):4558–4578. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11807-x

Table 2.

Prevalence of non-motor symptoms in Multiple System Atrophy

Author (n) Constipation Depression Hallucinations Delusions Apathy Anxiety RBD Orthostatic Hypotension EDS Anosmia Urinary Dysfunction Drooling Sexual Dysfunction
Lee (2018) [5] (n = 14) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 6 Not reported Not reported
Reimann (2010) [72] (n = 38) 14 Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 5 Not reported Not reported 25 6 Not reported
Higginson (2012) [64] (n = 17) 13 Not reported 5 Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 14 Not reported 12 Not reported Not reported
Santangelo (2018) [15] (n = 42) Not Reported

6

Depression alone

15

Depression and apathy

Not reported Not reported 6 Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Ha (2011) [73] (n = 26) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 21 Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Barcelos (2018) [33] (n = 14) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 8 Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Colosimo (2009) [2] (n = 34) 28 (grouped as GI symptoms) 27 (grouped as psychiatric disorders) 27 (grouped as psychiatric disorders) 27 (grouped as psychiatric disorders) 22 27 (grouped as psychiatric disorders) 23 (grouped as sleep disturbance) 18 23 (grouped as sleep disturbance) Not reported 30 28 (grouped as GI symptoms) Not reported
Du (2018) [13] (n = 143) 105 Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 43 Not reported Not reported

114

Nocturia

112

Urinary urgency

100

Urinary incontinence

101 Not reported
Zhang (2016) [65] (n = 172) 94 127 6 1 115 78 Not reported 120 (grouped as lightheaded-ness) 91 40 (grouped with taste) 157 51 125