My mom died from Multiple System Atrophy. She lived in R.I. My neurologist believes that I have msa. I am 58 years old. My symptoms include; nerve damage in both legs, clumsiness, loss of balance, and frequent falls, light headedness due to orthostatic hypotension, bladder control problems, a sudden urge to urinate and difficulty emptying the bladder completely. I have had symptoms for 4 years now and they are getting worse. I also have a leaky Aortic and metro valve. I have had 3 mri’s (head, spine, neck), nerve conduction study, 2 inclusive blood tests, eeg, ekg, heart ultrasound, muscle test, ct scan, chest x-ray. I have lived in Las Vegas for the last 35 years. My neurologist believes that msa is genetic. Everything I read, and many doctors I have talked to, say msa is not genetic. Since it is such a rare disease, could something else be going on here like a similar disease that can be genetic?

Summarized question: What are the symptoms of multiple system atrophy?