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Contents
- Front Matter
- Introduction
- Introduction and classification of autonomic disorders Roger Bannister and Christopher J. Mathias
- Historical perspectives on the autonomic nervous system: With a particular emphasis on chemical neurotransmission Tilli Tansey
- Part I Scientific Aspects of Structure and Function
- Chapter 1 Neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system Wilfrid Jänig and Elspeth M. McLachlan
- Chapter 2 Central nervous control of the cardiovascular system J.F.R. Paton and K.M. Spyer
- Chapter 3 Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the central nervous system and cardiovascular regulation Eduardo E. Benarroch
- Chapter 4 Adrenergic and cholinergic receptors Mike Schachter and P. A. van Zwieten
- Chapter 5 Structural and chemical organization of the autonomic nervous system with special reference to non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic transmission Geoffrey Burnstock
- Chapter 6 Autonomic surgical neuroanatomy Sanjay Purkayastha, J. Anthony Firth and Ara W. Darzi
- Chapter 7 Autonomic and neurohumoral control of the cerebral circulation Michael A. Moskowitz, Melanie C. Sharp and Robert Macfarlane
- Chapter 8 Vestibular system influences on respiratory muscle activity and cardiovascular functions Bill J. Yates and Adolfo M. Bronstein
- Chapter 9 Neural control of the urinary bladder William C. de Groat
- Chapter 10 The autonomic neuroscience of sexual function Kevin E. McKenna
- Chapter 11 Molecular genetics and the autonomic nervous system Stephen J. Peroutka
- Part II Physiology and Pathophysiology Relevant to Autonomic Failure
- Chapter 12 Functional neuroimaging of autonomic control Hugo D. Critchley and Christopher J. Mathias
- Chapter 13 Autoregulation and autonomic control of the cerebral circulation: implications and pathophysiology Peter J. Goadsby
- Chapter 14 Autonomic control of the airways Peter J. Barnes
- Chapter 15 Autonomic function at high altitudes Mark Drinkhill, Maria Rivera-Ch and Roger Hainsworth
- Chapter 16 The gut and the autonomic nervous system Anne E. Bishop and Julia M. Polak
- Chapter 17 Nausea, vomiting, and the autonomic nervous system Paul L. R. Andrews
- Chapter 18 The influence of the autonomic nervous system on metabolic function Ian A. Macdonald
- Chapter 19 The kidney and the sympathetic nervous system Edward J. Johns
- Chapter 20 Pain and the sympathetic nervous system: pathophysiological mechanisms Wilfrid Jänig
- Chapter 21 Temperature regulation and the autonomic nervous system Kenneth J. Collins
- Part III Clinical Autonomic Testing
- Chapter 22 Investigation of autonomic disorders Christopher J. Mathias, David A. Low, Valeria Iodice and Roger Bannister
- Chapter 23 Measurement of heart rate and blood pressure to evaluate disturbances in neurocardiovascular control Wouter Wieling and John M. Karemaker
- Chapter 24 Computer analysis of blood pressure and heart rate variability in subjects with normal and abnormal autonomic cardiovascular control G. Parati, M. Di Rienzo, P. Castiglioni and G. Mancia
- Chapter 25 Intraneural recordings of normal and abnormal sympathetic activity in humans B. Gunnar Wallin
- Chapter 26 Biochemical investigation of autonomic function—measurement of catecholamines and metabolites, and the use of spillover and allied techniques to determine regional sympathetic activation Murray Esler and Gavin Lambert
- Chapter 27 Autonomic function and the gastrointestinal tract D.G. Thompson and D.L. Wingate
- Chapter 28 Postprandial hypotension in autonomic disorders Christopher J. Mathias and Karen Jones
- Chapter 29 Cardiovascular effects of water ingestion in autonomic failure Timothy M. Young and Christopher J. Mathias
- Chapter 30 Exercise-induced hypotension in autonomic disorders Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nóbrega, David A. Low and Christopher J. Mathias
- Chapter 31 Evaluation of sudomotor function Phillip A. Low and Robert D. Fealey
- Chapter 32 Treatment of hyperhidrosis Markus Naumann and Christopher J. Mathias
- Chapter 33 Assessment of sleep disturbances in autonomic failure Sudhansu Chokroverty
- Chapter 34 Vestibular and autonomic interaction Linda Luxon and Waheeda Pagarkar
- Chapter 35 Epilepsy and the overlap with autonomic disorders John S. Duncan and Helen J. Cross
- Chapter 36 Pupil abnormality in autonomic disorders: Detection and occurrence F.D. Bremner and S.E. Smith
- Chapter 37 Investigation and treatment of bladder dysfunction in diseases affecting the autonomic nervous system Soumendra N. Datta and Clare J. Fowler
- Chapter 38 Investigation and treatment of sexual dysfunction in autonomic diseases Stacy Elliott
- Part IV Primary Autonomic Failure: Clinical and Pathological Studies in Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, and Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 39 Clinical features and evaluation of the primary autonomic failure syndromes Roger Bannister, Valeria Iodice, Ekawat Vichayanrat and Christopher J. Mathias
- Chapter 40 Neuroimaging in autonomic failure syndromes David J. Brooks
- Chapter 41 Neuropathology of multiple system atrophy Janice L. Holton and Tamas Revesz
- Chapter 42 Autonomic ganglia and preganglionic neurons in autonomic failure Margaret R. Matthews
- Chapter 43 Experimental models to define multiple system atrophy and autonomic failure Nadia Stefanova and Gregor K. Wenning
- Chapter 44 Development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology in the enteric and central nervous systems Heiko Braak and Kelly Del Tredici-Braak
- Chapter 45 Parkinson’s disease and autonomic failure Pietro Cortelli and Christopher J. Mathias
- Chapter 46 Treatment of the motor disorders of multiple system atrophy Uday Muthane and Andrew J. Lees
- Chapter 47 Treatment of orthostatic hypotension Christopher J. Mathias, Valeria Iodice, David A. Low and Roger Bannister
- Part V Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathies
- Chapter 48 Familial dysautonomia Felicia B. Axelrod
- Chapter 49 Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase deficiency—with a note on other genetically determined causes of autonomic failure Christopher J. Mathias and Roger Bannister
- Chapter 50 Hereditary amyloid neuropathy Sinéad M. Murphy and Mary M. Reilly
- Chapter 51 Autonomic dysfunction in peripheral nerve disease Michael Donaghy
- Chapter 52 Autoimmune and paraneoplastic autonomic neuropathies Steven Vernino and Angela Vincent
- Chapter 53 Autonomic failure in diabetes Michael Edmonds
- Part VI Other Disorders Associated with Autonomic Dysfunction
- Chapter 54 Introduction to neurocardiology Martin A. Samuels
- Chapter 55 Transient loss of consciousness J. Gert van Dijk
- Chapter 56 Syncope and fainting: classification and pathophysiological basis Roger Hainsworth and Victoria E. Claydon
- Chapter 57 Cardiac causes of syncope Abhay Bajpai and A. John Camm
- Chapter 58 Paediatric aspects of neurally (autonomic) mediated syncope John B.P. Stephenson
- Chapter 59 Syncope in the elderly Rose Anne Kenny and Blair Grubb
- Chapter 60 Situational syncope C.T. Paul Krediet and Wouter Wieling
- Chapter 61 Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Phillip A. Low
- Chapter 62 Circulatory shock Niels H. Secher and Johannes J. Van Lieshout
- Chapter 63 Cardiac failure and the autonomic nervous system Gary S. Francis and Jay N. Cohn
- Chapter 64 Phaeochromocytoma: a clinical chameleon Graeme Eisenhofer, Jacques W.M. Lenders, William M. Manger and Karel Pacak
- Chapter 65 Sympathetic neural mechanisms in hypertension Krzysztof Narkiewicz and Virend K. Somers
- Chapter 66 Autonomic disturbances in spinal cord lesions Christopher J. Mathias, David A. Low and Hans L. Frankel
- Chapter 67 Autonomic disorders affecting cutaneous blood flow Peter D. Drummond
- Chapter 68 Autonomic aspects of migraine: pathophysiology and treatment Lars Lykke Thomsen and Jes Olesen
- Chapter 69 Mechanisms underlying complex regional pain syndrome: Role of the sympathetic nervous system Ralf Baron and Wilfrid Jänig
- Chapter 70 Ageing and the autonomic nervous system Lewis A. Lipsitz and Vera Novak
- Chapter 71 Drugs, chemicals, and toxins that alter autonomic function Anne L. Tonkin and Derek B. Frewin
- Chapter 72 Surgery and the autonomic nervous system Omer Aziz, Marios Nicolaou and Ara W. Darzi
- End Matter
