Clinical Autonomic Disorders 3e

Phillip Low, director of one of the best-known laboratories of autonomic function in the world (Mayo), proposes a third
edition of this definitive book on clinical autonomic disorders. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a regulatory
structure that helps people adapt to changes in their environment. It adjusts or modifies some functions in response to
stress and regulates blood vessels' size and blood pressure, the movement and work of the stomach, intestine and
salivary glands; and the secretion of insulin and the urinary and sexual functions.No financials were available on the
two previous editions (a Little Brown title), but Low believes that publication of the second edition (1997) followed
too closely on the heels of 1e; altho it, too, received excellent reviews, 2e sold less than expected. Because of an
increasing number of autonomic labs, user-friendly software and reasonable reimbursement, the author believes that an
updated text is necessary. To 'beef up' the CNS (the brain & spinal cord) portion of the book, Low has chosen another
expert as co-author: Eduardo Benarroch, also from Mayo.The book will serve as the definitive resource for both
practicing and academic neurologists (as well as clinicians in such areas as cardiology and GI, where autonomic
disorders are more prevalent. The authors will focus on patient care and provide just enough sophisticated scientific
lab material to allow for clinical diagnosis and management.



Section I:THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS

Ch.1 Clinical Autonomic Disorders: Classification and Clinical Evaluation
Ch.2 Central Autonomic Network
Ch.3 Peripheral Autonomic System: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology
Ch.4 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Reflexes: Physiology and Pharmacology
Ch.5 Maintenance of Postural Normotension in Humans
Ch.6 Autonomic Regulation of Temperature and Sweating
Ch.7 Central Nervous System Control of Micturition
Ch.8 Autonomic Control of Gastrointestinal Function
Section II:EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AUTONOMIC DISORDERS

Part A:Laboratory Evaluation

Ch.10: Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with an Autonomic Disorder
Ch.11: Laboratory Evaluation of Autonomic Failure
Ch.12: Aging and Autonomic Function
Ch.13: Quality of Life in Persons with Autonomic Disorders
Ch.14: Noninvasive Evaluation of Heart Rate: Time and Frequency Domain
Ch.15: Transcranial Doppler Evaluation in Autonomic Disorders
Ch.16: Microneurographic Evaluation of Sympathetic Neural Function and Dysfunction
Ch.17: Autonomic Evaluation in the EMG Laboratory
Ch.18: Thermoregulatory Sweat Test
Part B: Central Disorders

Ch.19: Innervation of Nonglabrous Skin
Ch.20: Neurochemical Indices of Autonomic Function
Ch.21: Degenerative Autonomic Disorders: Autonomic Synucleinopathies
Ch.22: Clinical Pharmacology of Autonomic Failure
Ch.23: Sleep and Degenerative Autonomic Disorders
Ch.24: Imaging Studies in Chronic Autonomic Disorders
Ch.25: Autonomic Manifestations of Epilepsy and Stroke
Part C: Peripheral Disorders

Ch.26 Autonomic Complications of Multiple Sclerosis
Ch.27 Autonomic Disorders Associated with Spinal Cord Injury
Ch.28 The Neuropathology of Autonomic Neuropathies
Ch.29 The Autonomic Neuropathies
Ch.30 Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Ch.31 Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic Autonomic Neuropathies
Ch.32 Autonomic Complications of AIDS and Other Infectious Disorders
Ch.33 Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies (HSAN) and Miscellaneous Inherited Neuropathies with Autonomic
Involvement
Part D: Disorders of Orthostatic Tolerance

Ch.34 Familial Dysautonomia
Ch.35 Syncope: Approach to Management
Ch.36 Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Ch.37 Genetic Causes of Orthostatic Intolerance
Ch.38 Management of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
Part E: Disorders of Thermoregulation, Skin Blood Flow, and Cranial Autonomic Control

Ch.39 Hyperhidrosis and Anhidrosis
Ch.40 Autonomic Nervous Sys