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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2014 Apr 18;29(7):857–867. doi: 10.1002/mds.25880

Table 1. Impaired cognitive functions in MSA, MSA-P and MSA-C.

Often impaired Sometimes impaired Reference
MSA P+C • Executive cognition

  • Attention and working memory

  • Spontaneous recall (immediate and delayed)

  • Recognition

  • Visuospatial functions

 3, 25, 27, 29, 40
MSA-P • Executive cognition

  • Attention and working memory

  • Spontaneous immediate recall

  • Visuospatial

 6, 12, 13, 19-22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 38, 39
MSA-C • Executive cognition

  • Attention and working memory

  • Spontaneous delayed recall

  • Recognition

  • Visuospatial functions

 6, 12, 19, 20, 24, 26, 35, 36

MSA … Multiple system atrophy

MSA-P … Multiple system atrophy, parkinsonian variant

MSA-C … Multiple system atrophy, cerebellar variant