Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 MSA = multiple system atrophy CJD (mad cow disease) is a rapidly progressive disorder. People are usually dead within a year of diagnosis. The progression is quite different from DLB. One small study of CJD brains showed that the two disorders were confused: http://community.lbda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14 & t=1440 Thanks for donating your mother's brain, and making plans to donate your father's. As mentioned, the diagnostic accuracy of DLB is less than 33%. > > what is MSA? i have never heard of that. when my mom died, we had a brain autopsy done at MGH in boston and found she had mild/moderate alzheimers instead of parkinsons. with my dads consent, he wants to donate his brain to research too with his diagnosis of LBD. my thoughts? i wonder, since there has been such a profound increase, how much of this is mad cow in disguise? they found the ONE cow in the united states and killed it. hmmmm. just a thought. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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