What is progressive supranuclear palsy?
Progressive supranuclear palsy is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by gait and balance difficulties and loss of coordination of eye movements.
How do members experience progressive supranuclear palsy?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with progressive supranuclear palsy*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Balance problems
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Sexual dysfunction
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Slow movement (bradykinesia)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Eye movement difficulty
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for progressive supranuclear palsy*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
106
Tried for
progressive supranuclear palsy
(1)
*Data from patients with progressive supranuclear palsy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with progressive supranuclear palsy*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
progressive supranuclear palsy
(1)
*Data from patients with progressive supranuclear palsy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has progressive supranuclear palsy on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 4 | |
| 40s | 13 | |
| 50s | 11 | |
| 60s | 51 | |
| 70+ | 175 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 120 | |
| Female | 131 |