Cardiovascular autonomic function in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: A new surrogate marker of disease evolution?

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-33

  Nasseri, Kambiz ^a   Uitdehaag, Bernardus M J ^a   Van Walderveen, Maria A A ^a   Adèr, Herman J ^a   Polman, Chris H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular reflex test; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Relapsing remitting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN INJURY; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033036433     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.610029.x     Document Type: Article

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