Autonomic failure : a textbook of clinical disorders of the autonomic nervous system / edited by Christopher J. Mathias and Sir Roger Bannister.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mathias, C. J.

Bannister, Roger.

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autonomic nervous system--Diseases.

Autonomic nervous system.

Nervous system--Diseases.

Nervous system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (922 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fifth edition of the Autonomic Failure covers the many recent advances made in our understanding of the autonomic nervous system. There are numerous new chapters and extensive revisions of all other contributions. This volume makes diagnosis increasingly precise by fully evaluating the underlying anatomical and functional deficits, thereby allowing more effective treatment. It continues to provide a rational guide to aid in the recognition and management of autonomicdisorders for practitioners from a variety of fields, including neurology, cardiology, geriatric medicine, diabetology, and

Contents:

Cover; Foreword; Preface to the fifth edition; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Introduction and classification of autonomic disorders; Historical perspectives on the autonomic nervous system; PART I: Scientific Aspects of Structure and Function; 1. Neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system; 2. Central nervous control of the cardiovascular system; 3. Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the central nervous system and cardiovascular regulation; 4. Adrenergic and cholinergic receptors

5. Structural and chemical organization of the autonomic nervous system with special reference to non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic transmission6. Autonomic surgical neuroanatomy; 7. Autonomic and neurohumoral control of the cerebral circulation; 8. Vestibular system influences on respiratory muscle activity and cardiovascular functions; 9. Neural control of the urinary bladder; 10. The autonomic neuroscience of sexual function; 11. Molecular genetics and the autonomic nervous system; PART II: Physiology and Pathophysiology Relevant to Autonomic Failure

12. Functional neuroimaging of autonomic control13. Autoregulation and autonomic control of the cerebral circulation: implications and pathophysiology; 14. Autonomic control of the airways; 15. Autonomic function at high altitudes; 16. The gut and the autonomic nervous system; 17. Nausea, vomiting, and the autonomic nervous system; 18. The influence of the autonomic nervous system on metabolic function; 19. The kidney and the sympathetic nervous system; 20. Pain and the sympathetic nervous system: pathophysiological mechanisms; 21. Temperature regulation and the autonomic nervous system

PART III: Clinical Autonomic Testing22. Investigation of autonomic disorders; 23. Measurement of heart rate and blood pressure to evaluate disturbances in neurocardiovascular control; 24. Computer analysis of blood pressure and heart rate variability in subjects with normal and abnormal autonomic cardiovascular control; 25. Intraneural recordings of normal and abnormal sympathetic activity in humans; 26. Biochemical investigation of autonomic function-measurement of catecholamines and metabolites, and the use of spillover and allied techniques to determine regional sympathetic activation

27. Autonomic function and the gastrointestinal tract28. Postprandial hypotension in autonomic disorders; 29. Cardiovascular effects of water ingestion in autonomic failure; 30. Exercise-induced hypotension in autonomic disorders; 31. Evaluation of sudomotor function; 32. Treatment of hyperhidrosis; 33. Assessment of sleep disturbances in autonomic failure; 34. Vestibular and autonomic interaction; 35. Epilepsy and the overlap with autonomic disorders; 36. Pupil abnormality in autonomic disorders

37. Investigation and treatment of bladder dysfunction in diseases affecting the autonomic nervous system

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-966650-4

0-19-164432-3

OCLC:

855504933