Autonomic testing in healthy subjects: preliminary observations. Clin Auton Res 2013 Apr;23(2):113-6
Date
10/31/2012Pubmed ID
23108501Pubmed Central ID
PMC4454443DOI
10.1007/s10286-012-0180-8Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84879504760 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
INTRODUCTION: Autonomic testing is used clinically. Yet, the prevalence of "abnormal" variants in the healthy population has not been reported.
RESULTS: We report the results of autonomic testing in healthy females >18 years, in whom we found decrease or absent sudomotor function in 1-2 locations.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings should caution physicians in the interpretation of autonomic testing. This report underscores the need of larger studies to determine the prevalence of these findings.
Author List
Chelimsky G, Ialacci S, Chelimsky TCMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAutonomic Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Young Adult