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Autonomic Failure A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System

by: Mathias, Christopher J.; Bannister, Roger

Autonomic Failure A Textbook of Clinical Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System

by: Mathias, Christopher J.; Bannister, Roger

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0192628518
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/18/1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This fully updated edition of an established text reflects the many recent advances in the understanding and investigation of autonomic nervous system disorders. The book explains how to distinguish autonomic disorders from underlying primary disorders, and thus how to improve investigation,diagnosis and clinical management. It also gives practical information on the new and established physiological, pharmacological, neurochemical and neurohistological investigative techniques.

List of contributors	p. xi
List of abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction and classification of autonomic disorders	p. xvii
Historical perspectives on the autonomic nervous system	p. xxiii
Scientific aspects of structure and function
Neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system	p. 3
Autonomic nervous system development	p. 16
Nerve growth factors and the autonomic nervous system	p. 28
Molecular genetic approaches to the autonomic nervous system	p. 33
Central neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in cardiovascular regulation	p. 37
Central nervous control of the cardiovascular system	p. 45
Adrenergic and cholinergic receptors	p. 56
Structural and chemical organization of the autonomic nervous system with special reference to non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic transmission	p. 63
Control of blood pressure and the circulation in man	p. 72
Autonomic and neurohumoral control of the cerebral circulation	p. 76
Physiology and pathophysiology relevant to autonomic failure
Autoregulation and autonomic control of the cerebral circulation: implications and pathophysiology	p. 85
Temperature regulation and the autonomic nervous system	p. 92
Pain and the sympathetic nervous system: pathophysiological mechanisms	p. 99
Autonomic control of the airways	p. 109
The gut and the autonomic nervous system	p. 117
Nausea, vomiting, and the autonomic nervous system	p. 126
The influence of the autonomic nervous system on metabolic function	p. 136
The kidney and the sympathetic nervous system	p. 143
Neural control of the urinary bladder and sexual organs	p. 151
Clinical autonomic testing
Investigation of autonomic disorders	p. 169
Measurement of heart rate and blood pressure to evaluate disturbances in neurocardiovascular control	p. 196
Computer analysis of blood pressure and heart rate variability in subjects with normal and abnormal autonomic cardiovascular control	p. 211
Intraneural recordings of normal and abnormal sympathetic activity in humans	p. 224
Neuropharmacological investigation of autonomic failure	p. 232
Pupil function: tests and disorders	p. 245
The assessment of sleep disturbances in autonomic failure	p. 254
Evaluation of sudomotor function	p. 263
Autonomic function and dysfunction in the gastrointestinal tract	p. 271
Postprandial hypotension in autonomic disorders	p. 283
Investigation and treatment of bladder and sexual dysfunction in diseases affecting the autonomic nervous system	p. 296
Primary autonomic failure: clinical and pathological studies in pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy
Clinical features and evaluation of the primary chronic autonomic failure syndromes	p. 307
Neuroimaging and allied studies in autonomic failure syndromes	p. 317
The neuropathology and neurochemistry of multiple system atrophy	p. 321
Autonomic ganglia and preganglionic neurones in autonomic failure	p. 329
Histological studies of skeletal and smooth muscle in autonomic failure	p. 340
Management of postural hypotension	p. 342
The treatment of the motor disorders of multiple system atrophy	p. 357
Peripheral autonomic neuropathies
Autonomic dysfunction in peripheral nerve disease	p. 367
Diabetic autonomic failure	p. 378
Dopamine [beta]-hydroxylase deficiency--with a note on other genetically determined causes of autonomic failure	p. 387
Familial dysautonomia	p. 402
Amyloid neuropathy	p. 410
Other disorders associated with autonomic dysfunction
Introduction to neurocardiology	p. 421
Syncope and fainting: classification and pathophysiological basis	p. 428
Neurally mediated syncope	p. 437
Cardiac causes of syncope	p. 448
Shock and its management	p. 461
Sympathetic neural mechanisms in hypertension	p. 468
Cardiac failure and the autonomic nervous system	p. 477
Autonomic disorders affecting cutaneous blood flow	p. 487
Autonomic disturbances in spinal cord lesions	p. 494
Autonomic and cerebrovascular aspects of migraine: pathophysiology and treatment	p. 514
Pain and the sympathetic nervous system	p. 520
Drugs, chemicals, and toxins that alter autonomic function	p. 527
Ageing and the autonomic nervous system	p. 534
Index	p. 545
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