The autonomic nervous system in systemic sclerosis: A review

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Bertinotti, Luca ^a   Bracci, Stefania ^b   Nacci, Francesca ^a   Colangelo, Nicola ^a   Del Roso, Angela ^a   Casale, Roberto ^c   Pignone, Alberto ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^a  

^a Department of Biomedicine   (Italy)

^b Sec Hepatol Cardiol/Gastroenterol   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; GLAUCOMA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MYDRIASIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 1342347701     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0812-4     Document Type: Review

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