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Clinical manifestations: Sympathetic autonomic failure: orthostatic hypotension, anhidrosis, Horner syndrome. Sympathetic hyperactivity: hypertension, arrhythmias, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, hyperhidrosis, mydriasis. Parasympathetic autonomic failure: fixed tachycardia, Adie syndrome, urinary retention, impotence, sicca syndrome, gastrointestinal hypo function. Parasympathetic hyperactivity: bradycardia, urinary urgency sialorrhea, gastrointestinal dysmotility. Evaluation: general laboratory tests, evaluation of specific autonomic syndromes, special tests in specific circumstances, sympathetic and parasympathetic function tests.
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Idiaquez, J., Benarroch, E., Nogues, M. (2018). General Evaluation of Autonomic Disorders. In: Idiaquez, J., Benarroch, E., Nogues, M. (eds) Evaluation and Management of Autonomic Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72251-1_3
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