Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of multiple system atrophy (MSA) patients.

No	Age (years)	Sex	Clinical diagnosis	Symptoms at onset	Illness duration (years)	Ataxia	Parkinsonism	Autonomic failure
1	60	F	MSA-C	Instability of gait	4	++	−	+
2	64	M	MSA-P	Gait disturbance	1	−	++	+
3	61	M	MSA-C	Dysautonomia	3	++	−	+
4	57	M	MSA-C	Orthostatic symptoms	9	+	−	+
5	64	F	MSA-C	Instability of gait	3	++	+	+
6	54	M	MSA-P	Dysuria	4	−	++	+
7	75	F	MSA-C	Urinary urgency	4	++	−	+
8	56	F	MSA-C	Instability of gait	2	++	−	+
9	60	M	MSA-C	Dysarthria, gait disturbance	2	++	++	+
10	61	F	MSA-C	Gait disturbance	4	++	++	+
11	55	M	MSA-P	Instability of gait	2	++	++	+
12	76	F	MSA-C	Orthostatic symptoms	2	+		+

MSA-C, MSA with predominant cerebellar ataxia; MSA-P, MSA with predominant Parkinsonism.