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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome) is a neurodegenerative disease with loss of neurons in the basal ganglia (pallidum, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus) and brainstem. The most important clinical signs are postural instability and a vertical gaze palsy combined with parkinsonian symptoms.

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PSP Pathology Case - Clinical history, specimens and microscopic description. ClinicalTrials.gov - Active clinical PSP therapy study. Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Some Answers - Frequently asked questions about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. NORD: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - Information from the National Organization for Rare Disorders about progressive supranuclear palsy. WebMD Health: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - Causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, therapy and prognosis of PSP. PSP-Europe Association - Disease and research information and a PSP newsletter. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke fact sheet. NHS Choices: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - Provides information on this condition in which increasing numbers of brain cells become damaged over time. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and complications. eMedicine Health - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of PSP, a rare degenerative disease of the brain.

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