Autonomic failure: Observations of a physician-patient

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 234-237

  Rovit, Richard L ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto immune autonomic dysfunction; Autonomic failure; Autonomic nervous system; Orthostatic hypotension; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MIDODRINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

AGED; ANOREXIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TASTE AVERSION; URINARY FREQUENCY; WEAKNESS; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUDROCORTISONE; GANGLIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDODRINE; NARRATION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548419752     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-007-0424-1     Document Type: Article

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