Autonomic dysfunction in the early stage of ALS with bulbar involvement

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 363-367

  Merico, Antonio ^a   Cavinato, Marianna ^a  

^a IRCCS SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Autonomic dysfunction; Bulbar involvement; Fatigue; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY DYSAUTONOMIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053999738     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2011.584628     Document Type: Article

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