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Autonomic Hyperactivity Syndromes

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Autonomic hyperactivities are severe life-threatening conditions, which require intensive management. Treatment is mainly symptomatic, eventually supported with a variable degree of sedation and stimulus deprivation. Stabilization of blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature is a challenge in these patients.

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Acknowledgment

We want to thank Prof. F. Fellner (chair, Insitute for Radiology, Kepler University Hospital Linz) for providing imaging data, Prof. G. Ransmayr (chair) and Dr. F. Gruber (Clinic for Neurology 2) for providing case data, and for providing coronary angiography slides for this book chapter we want to especially acknowledge PD C. Steinwender (chair, Department of Cardiology).

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  1. Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Site Tulln, Tulln, Austria

    Dr. Walter Struhal PD (Chair)

  2. Private Office, Vienna, 1030, Austria

    Heinz Lahrmann

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  1. Chair, Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Site Tulln, Tulln, Austria

    Walter Struhal

  2. Private Office, Vienna, Austria

    Heinz Lahrmann

  3. Division of Clinical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

    Alessandra Fanciulli

  4. Division of Clinical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

    Gregor K. Wenning

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Struhal, W., Lahrmann, H. (2017). Autonomic Hyperactivity Syndromes. 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_7

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