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[Neurogenic autonomic dysfunction in adults]
Astrid Juhl Terkelsen1, John Hansen, Anja Klostergaard
1astrterk@rm.dk.
Abstract:
Neurogenic autonomic dysfunction (NAD) is underdiagnosed, and it is likely in patients, who have orthostatic hypotension and symptoms from multiple organ systems as well as abnormal results from a neurological examination. A clinical and neurophysiological examination of the autonomic nervous system combined with a standardised paraclinical evaluation should be performed. NAD may be present in neurodegenerative disorders, vitamin deficiency, toxicity, infection, and in paraneoplastic, metabolic, hereditary and immune-mediated conditions.
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