Acute dysautonomia associated with Hodgkin's disease.
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چکیده
A patient is described with acute dysautonomia associated with Hodgkin's disease. Testing of cardiovascular reflex control showed that this patient had a rare manifestation of autonomic cardiovascular neuropathy, namely intact parasympathetic heart rate control in combination with a sympathetic postganglionic lesion affecting the control of the vascular tree.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 49 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986