The value of autonomic testing in postural tachycardia syndrome

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-222

  Al Shekhlee, Amer ^a,b   Lindenberg, Judah R ^a   Hachwi, Rami N ^a   Chelimsky, Thomas C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic neuropathy; Postural tachycardia; Sudomotor axon reflex test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEAT; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REFLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 21344474824     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-005-0282-7     Document Type: Article

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