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Autonomic History Taking and Key Symptoms: Where Is the Autonomic Disease?

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The autonomic nervous system controls the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, urogenital, respiratory, thermoregulatory, and pupillary function and regulates sleep. Such a wide distribution is reflected by the protean manifestations of autonomic disorders, which range from generalized failure to isolated organ dysfunction, thus mimicking, among others, primary disorders of the innervated organs.

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    Alessandra Fanciulli & Gregor K. Wenning

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Fanciulli, A., Indelicato, E., Wenning, G.K. (2017). Autonomic History Taking and Key Symptoms: Where Is the Autonomic Disease?. In: Struhal, W., Lahrmann, H., Fanciulli, A., Wenning, G. (eds) Bedside Approach to Autonomic Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05143-7_2

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