Diseases

Pure Autonomic Failure

A degenerative disease of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM that is characterized by idiopathic ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION and a greatly reduced level of CATECHOLAMINES. No other neurological deficits are present.

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Abstract

A degenerative disease of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM that is characterized by idiopathic ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION and a greatly reduced level of CATECHOLAMINES. No other neurological deficits are present.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Autonomic Failure, Pure
  • Bradbury-Eggleston Syndrome
  • Bradbury Eggleston Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Bradbury-Eggleston

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2009; use AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES 1999-2008

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Previous Indexing

  • Autonomic Nervous System Diseases (1990-2008)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pure Autonomic Failure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054970. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054970
  2. Pure Autonomic Failure. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_autonomic_failure
  3. Pure Autonomic Failure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q896883