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Parkinson's plus Multiple Systems Atrophy

Parkinson's Disease | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (36)

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@franklin924

May I ask how old your husband is, and age of his diagnosis? My husband is 41, and just got diagnosed with msa. All new to us and pretty shocking to say the least. He was recently started on PD medication which is helping his symptoms. I noticed there were neurological changes last spring with his speech and gait. Started testing in October and just got the diagnosis confirmed via skin biopsy last month. Have an appointment at mayo in March. Just looking for others going through the same thing to hopefully get an idea of what to expect of the disease and visit to mayo. Thanks in advance!

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Hi, @franklin924 - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Glad to hear you got a diagnosis and some clarity for your husband after the symptoms started coming up. Your husband is fortunate to have you looking out for him.

What Parkinson's medication is he taking? Sounds like perhaps it's helping his speech and gait? Have you noticed any side effects so far?