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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
Autonomic failure can be divided into peripheral and central dysfunction on the basis of pharmacologic characteristics of the disorders. Low plasma NE levels, impaired neuronal uptake, and adrenergic receptor supersensitivity distinguish patients with PAF from those with MSA, who have defective baroreflex modulation of blood pressure and CNS neurotransmitter dysfunction. An increased understanding of neurotransmitter metabolism and function in patients with chronic autonomic failure has led to a variety of rational therapeutic approaches. Much progress has been achieved in the management of orthostatic hypotension, the most disabling feature of autonomic dysfunction. Treatment of the parkinsonian features in MSA is limited by pharmacologic sensitivity and autonomic failure. Elucidation of the neurochemical and pharmacologic abnormalities in these disorders suggests new therapeutic avenues for the future.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0733-8619
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical autonomic neuropharmacology.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review