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Methods: In this retrospective study, patients with probable MSA who underwent both 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography\/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET\/CT) and autonomic function tests were included. Autonomic function test results were integrated divided into three sub-scores, including sudomotor, cardiovagal, and adrenergic sub-scores. The sudomotor sub-score represented postganglionic sudomotor function. Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) Part I, Part II, and sum of Part I and II scores (Part I\u200a+\u200aII) to reflect disease severity and 18F-FDG-PET\/CT results were collected. Results: Of 74 patients with MSA, 62.2%demonstrated abnormal QSART results. The UMSARS Part I\u200a+\u200aII score was significantly higher in the abnormal QSART group than in the normal QSART group (p\u200a=\u200a0.037). In the regression analysis, both UMSARS Part I (\u03b2=\u200a1.185, p\u200a=\u200a0.013) and Part II (\u03b2=\u200a1.266, p\u200a=\u200a0.021) scores were significantly associated with the sudomotor sub-score. On 18F-FDG-PET\/CT, the abnormal QSART group exhibited more severely decreased metabolic activity in the cerebellum and basal ganglia in patients with MSA-P and MSA-C, respectively. The sudomotor sub-score was significantly associated with regional metabolism in these areas. Conclusion: Patients with MSA and postganglionic sudomotor dysfunction may have worse disease severity and greater neuropathological burden than those without.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/jpd-202524","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,21]],"date-time":"2021-05-21T13:22:51Z","timestamp":1621603371000},"page":"1247-1256","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Postganglionic Sudomotor Dysfunction and Brain Glucose Hypometabolism in Patients with Multiple System Atrophy"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Seung Woo","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seok Jong","family":"Chung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea"},{"name":"Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance 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