Difficulties in the diagnosis of autonomic dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 375-377

  Labuz Roszak, Beata ^a   Pierzchala, Krystyna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Ewing's battery; Heart rate; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Questionnaire; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECRETION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNCOPE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 37249014436     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-007-0443-y     Document Type: Article

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