Guest guest Posted November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 Hi Navneet, Welcome to the group. Where in California is your mother? There may be a support group near by that she could attend. I also heard there might be a group starting up soon in Michigan if you're interested. The crying you describe could be what is known as " emotional lability " or " Pseudobulbar affect " and is common to many of the neurodegenerative disorders. This site describes how it might affect people who've had a stroke. http://caregiver-information.com/Stroke/emotional_lability.htm Some ALS patients are taking a drug for this symptom called Neurodex, I don't know if it would be recommended for MSA patients. http://www.alsa.org/research/drugdev25.cfm As to the cause of MSA, we don't know for sure yet but researchers hope to be looking into it in a 5 year study on MSA which should start next year if funding comes through. I've heard of " sudden trauma " being mentioned before as in a car accident or operation but I don't think I've ever read " life time of trauma " as being the cause. Do you remember where you might have seen this? I try to keep up with all the information pages about MSA that are around on the web. Take care, Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 Hi Navneet, Welcome to the group. Where in California is your mother? There may be a support group near by that she could attend. I also heard there might be a group starting up soon in Michigan if you're interested. The crying you describe could be what is known as " emotional lability " or " Pseudobulbar affect " and is common to many of the neurodegenerative disorders. This site describes how it might affect people who've had a stroke. http://caregiver-information.com/Stroke/emotional_lability.htm Some ALS patients are taking a drug for this symptom called Neurodex, I don't know if it would be recommended for MSA patients. http://www.alsa.org/research/drugdev25.cfm As to the cause of MSA, we don't know for sure yet but researchers hope to be looking into it in a 5 year study on MSA which should start next year if funding comes through. I've heard of " sudden trauma " being mentioned before as in a car accident or operation but I don't think I've ever read " life time of trauma " as being the cause. Do you remember where you might have seen this? I try to keep up with all the information pages about MSA that are around on the web. Take care, Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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