Intensive care neurology and the autonomic nervous system

Autonomic nervous system Clinical neurophysiology Critical care

P 2121 Myocardial 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scintigraphy for the assessment of cardiac sympathetic nervous dysfunction in diabetic patients J. Nunomura, O. Uehara, M. Baba, M. Matsunaga Department of Neurology, Municipal Kuroishi Hospital, Kuroishi, Aomori, JAPAN, Department of Internal Medicine, Municipal Kuroishi Hospital, Kuroishi, Aomori, JAPAN, Department of Neurology, Hirosaki U...

The Autonomic Nervous System

T sweating sunbather lying quietly in the summer sun or the racing heart and “hair-standing-on-end” sensations experienced by a person suddenly frightened by a horror movie are familiar examples of the body responding automatically to changes in the physical or emotional environment. These responses occur as a result of the actions of the autonomic portion of the nervous system and take place w...

The Autonomic Nervous System

Autonomic nervous system monitoring in intensive care as a prognostic tool. Systematic review

OBJECTIVE To present a systematic review of the use of autonomic nervous system monitoring as a prognostic tool in intensive care units by assessing heart rate variability. METHODS Literature review of studies published until July 2016 listed in PubMed/Medline and conducted in intensive care units, on autonomic nervous system monitoring, via analysis of heart rate variability as a prognostic ...

Autonomic Nervous System