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Autonomic dysfunction and anemia in neurologic disorders

Y Ando1, K Asahara, K Obayashi

  • 1First Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System
|November 6, 1996
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Autonomic dysfunction is linked to anemia in neurological disorders like FAP and pandysautonomia. Treating anemia with erythropoietin also improved symptoms, suggesting a connection between autonomic function and red blood cell production.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Hematology
  • Autonomic Nervous System

Background:

  • Autonomic dysfunction is a feature of several neurological disorders.
  • The relationship between autonomic dysfunction and anemia requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the effect of autonomic dysfunction on anemia in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) Type I, pandysautonomia, and Shy-Drager syndrome.
  • To compare these findings with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, who lack autonomic dysfunction.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of hemograms in patients with FAP, pandysautonomia, Shy-Drager syndrome, and ALS.
  • Assessment of bone marrow status in pandysautonomia patients.
  • Treatment of FAP patients with human recombinant erythropoietin.

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Main Results:

  • FAP and pandysautonomia patients exhibited significant anemia correlated with autonomic dysfunction severity.
  • Shy-Drager patients showed mild anemia.
  • ALS patients, even in late stages, did not present with anemia.
  • Pandysautonomia patients displayed hypoplastic bone marrow, similar to FAP patients.
  • Erythropoietin treatment improved anemia and orthostatic hypotension in FAP patients.

Conclusions:

  • Autonomic dysfunction appears to be closely associated with erythropoiesis.
  • The findings suggest a potential role for erythropoietin in managing anemia in specific neurological conditions with autonomic involvement.