Pandysautonomia associated with impaired ganglionic neurotransmission and circulating antibody to the neuronal nicotinic receptor

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-285

  Goldstein, David S ^a   Holmes, Courtney ^a   Dendi, Raghuveer ^a   Li, Sheng Ting ^a   Brentzel, Sandra ^a   Vernino, Steven ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune autonomic neuropathy; Pandysantonica

Indexed keywords

6 FLUORODOPA F 18; BETHANECHOL; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDODRINE; MIRTAZAPINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PARACETAMOL; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; TRIMETAPHAN;

AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BACKACHE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PANDYAUTONOMIA; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PULSE RATE; RADIOACTIVITY; RASH; SALIVATION; SEROLOGY; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TACHYCARDIA; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0036392363     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-002-0020-3     Document Type: Article

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