Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) (or the Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome, after the Canadian physicians who described it in 1963[1] [2]) is a rare degenerative disorder involving the gradual deterioration and death of selected neurons in the brain. Typical effects are problems with control of gait and balance (axial dystonia) and/or losing consciousness (collapsing, fainting etc), and, in some cases later on, an inability to aim the eyes properly (ophthalmoplegia), especially in th ...