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Brain Donation Information - Mayo Clinic

> Letter from Dr. Benarroch at Mayo Clinic:

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> Dear Sir/Madam:

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> The cause of the disease that is afflicting you, called multiple

> system

> atrophy or Shy-Drager syndrome, is not known. In other similar

> disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, important advances are being

> made in the understanding of the mechanisms that trigger the loss of

> nerve cells, and these will hopefully lead to treatments that may stop

> or at least delay the progression of the disease.

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> One important clue about the cause and mechanisms of this group of

> diseases is provided by the postmortem examination of the brains of

> patients who die from these disorders. Over the past four years, we

> have been pursuing these studies, funded by the National Institutes of

> Health (NIH). We have made some advances, but there are still many

> questions that remain to be answered. We would appreciate your

> considering donating your brain for our study at the time of death.

> Your contribution will help many other patients suffering from this

> still incurable disease. If you consent with the brain donation,

> please

> contact me or one of my co-workers at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester,

> Minnesota. The address is:

>

> E. Benarroch, M.D., D.Sci.

> Neurophysiology Laboratory

> Mayo Clinic

> 807 Guggenheim Building

> 200 First Street SW

> Rochester, MN 55905

> Phone: or

> Fax:

> E-mail: benarroch.eduardo@...

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> Many thanks in advance on behalf of many other patients with Shy-

> Drager

> syndrome.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> E. Benarroch, M.D., D.Sci.

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