Kingston, Massachusetts. Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.
Multiple system atrophy, also known as ShyâDrager syndrome, is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, and postural instability due to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, and ataxia. This is caused by progressive degeneration of neurons in several parts of the brain including the substantia nigra, striatum, inferior olivary nucleus, and cerebellum. Many people affected by multiple system atrophy experience dysfunction of the ...
Incidence and Prevalence of Multisystem Atrophy. MSA affects men twice as often as women. The average age of onset is 50 years old, and the average survival time after initial diagnosis is 10 years. As many as 10 percent of Parkinson's cases that are incorrectly diagnosed are later identified as MSA upon autopsy.