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Allgrove syndrome: documenting cholinergic dysfunction by autonomic tests
M L Chu1, D Berlin, F B Axelrod
1Center for Neuromuscular and Developmental Disorders, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|July 1, 1996
Abstract:
We describe two Hispanic adolescents with Allgrove syndrome (alacrima, achalasia, and sensorimotor polyneuropathy) in whom we documented cholinergic dysfunction by cardiovascular autonomic tests. Both patients had orthostatic hypotension and decreased heart rate variability.