Autonomic Failure

Roger Bannister and Christopher Mathias: Introduction Tilli Tansy: Historical perspectives on the autonomic nervous system Part I Scientific Aspects of Structure and Function 1: Wilfrid Janig and Elspeth M McLachlan: Neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system 2: J. F. R. Paton and K. M. Spyer: Central nervous control of the cardiovascular system 3: Eduardo E Benarroch: Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the CNS and cardiovascular regulation 4: Mike Schachter and P. A. van Zweiten: Adrenergenic and cholingeric receptors 5: Geoffrey Burnstock: Structural and chemical organization of the autonomic nervous system with special reference to non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic transmission 6: Sanjay Purkayastha, J. Anthony Firth and Ara W. Darzi: Autonomic surgical neuroanatomy 7: Michael A. Moskowitz, Melanie C. Sharp, and Robert Mcfarlane: Autonomic and neurohumoral control of the cerebral circulation 8: Bill J. Yates and Adolfo Bronstein: Vestibular system influences on respiratory muscle activity and cardiovascular functions 9: William C. de Groat: Neural control of the urinary bladder 10: Kevin E. McKenna: The autonomic neuroscience of sexual function 11: Stephen J. Peroutka: Molecular genetics and the autonomic nervous system Part II Physiology and Pathophysiology Relevant to Autonomic Failure 12: Hugo D. Critchley and Christopher J. Mathias: Functional neuroimaging of autonomic control 13: Peter J. Goadsby: Autoregulation and autonomic control of the cerebral circulation: implications and pathophysiology 14: Peter J. Barnes: Autonomic control of the airways 15: Mark Drinkhill, Maria Rivera-Ch and Roger Hainsworth: Autonomic function at high altitudes 16: Anne E. Bishop and Julia M. Polak: The gut and the autonomic nervous system 17: Paul L. R. Andrews: Nausea, vomiting, and the autonomic nervous system 18: Ian A. Macdonald: The influence of the autonomic nervous system on metabolic function 19: Edward J. Johns: The kidney and the sympathetic nervous system 20: Wilfrid Janig: Pain and the sympathetic nervous systom: pathophysiological mechanisms 21: Kenneth J. Collins: Temperature regulation and the autonomic nervous system Part III Clinical Autonomic Testing 22: Christopher J. Mathias, David A. Low, Valeria Iodice and Roger Bannister: Investigation of autonomic disorders 23: Wouter Weiling and John M. Karemaker: Measurement of heart rate and blood pressure to evaluate disturbances in neurocardiovascular control 24: G. Parati, M. Di Rienzo, P. Castiglioni and G. Mancia: Computer analysis of blood pressure and heart rate variability in subjects with normal and abnormal autonomic cardiovascular control 25: B Gunnar Wallin: Intraneural recordings of normal and abnormal sympathetic activity in humans 26: Murray esler and Gavin Lambert: Biochemical investigation of autonomic function - measurement of catecholamines and metabolites, and the use of spillover and allied techniques to determine regional sympathetic activation 27: D. G. Thompson and D. L. Wingate: Autonomic function and the gastrointestinal tract 28: Christopher J. Mathias and Karen Jones: Postprandial hypotension in autonomic disorders 29: Timothy M. Young and Christopher J. Mathias: Cardiovascularand effects of water ingestion in autonomic disorders 30: Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nobrega, David A. Low and Christopher J. Mathias: Exercise-induce hypotension in autonomic disorders 31: Phillip A. Low and Robert D. Fealey: Evaluation of sudomotor function 32: Markus Naumann and Christopher Mathias: Treatment of hyperhidrosis 33: Sudhansu Chokroverty: Assessment of sleep disturbances in autonomic failure 34: Linda Luxon and Waheeda Pagarkar: Vestibular and autonomic interaction 35: John S. Duncan and Helen J. Cross: Epilpepsy and the overlap with autonomic disorders 36: F. D. Brenner and S. E. Smith: Pupil abnormality in autonomic disorders 37: Soumendra N. Datta and Clare J. Fowler: Investigation and treatment of bladder dysfunction in diseases affecting the autonomic nervous system 38: Stacy Elliott: Investigation and treatment of sexual dysfyunction in autonomic diseases Part IV Primary Autonomic Failure: Clinical and Pathological Studies in Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, and Parkinson's disease 39: Roger Bannister, Valeria Iodice, Ekawat Vichayanrat and Christopher J. Mathias: Clinical featuers and evaluation of the primary chronic autonomic failure syndromes 40: David J. Brooks: Neuroimaging in autonomic failure sydromes 41: Janice L. Holton and Tamas Revezs: Neuropathology of multiple system atrophy 42: Margaret R. Matthews: Autonomic ganglia and preanglionic neurons in autonomic system failure 43: Nadia Stefanova and Gregor K Wenning: Experimental models to define multiple system atrophy and autonomic failure 44: Heiko Braak and Kelly Del Tredici: Development of Parkinson's disease-related pathology in the enteric and central nervous systems 45: Pietro Cortelli and Christopher J. Mathias: Parkinson's disease and autonomic failure 46: Uday Muthane and Andrew J. Lees: Treatment of the motor disorders of multiple system atrophy 47: Christopher J. Mathias, Valeria Iodice, David A. Low and Roger Bannister: Treatment of orthostatic hypotension Part V Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathies 48: Felicia B. Alexrod: Familial dysautonomia 49: Christopher J. Mathias and Roger Bannister: Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase deficiency: with a note on other genetically determined causes of autonomic failure 50: Sinead M. Murhpy and Mary M. Reilly: Hereditary amyloid neuropathy 51: Michael Donaghy: Autonomic dysfunction in peripheral nerve disease 52: Steven Vernino and Angela Vincent: Autoimmune and paraneoplastic autonomic neuropathies 53: Michael Edmonds: Autonomic failure in diabetes Part VI Other Disorders Associated with Autonomic Dysfunction 54: Martin A. Samuels: Introduction to neurocardiology 55: J. Gert van Dijk: Transient loss of consciousness 56: Roger Hainsworth and Victoria E. Claydon: Syncope and fainting: classification and pathophysiological basis 57: Abhay Bajpai and A. John Camm: Cardiac causes of syncope 58: John B. P. Stephenson: Paediatric aspects of neurally (autonomic) mediated syncope 59: Rose Anne Kenny and Blair Grubb: Syncope in the elderly 60: C T Paul Krediet and Wouter Wieling: Situational syncope 61: Phillip A. Low: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome 62: Niels H. Secher and Johannes J. Van Lieshout: Circulatory shock 63: Gary S. Francis and Jay N. Cohn: Cardiac failure and the autonomic nervous system 64: Graeme Eisenhofer, Jacques W. M. Lenders, William M. Mager and Karel Pacak: Phaeochromocytoma: a clinical chameleon 65: Krzysztof Narkiewicz and Virend K. Somers: Sympathetic neural mechanisms in hypertension 66: Christopher J. Mathias, David A. Low and Hans L. Frankel: Autonomic disturbances in spinal cord lesions 67: Autonomic disorders affecting cutaneous blood flow Peter D. Drummand 68: Lars Lykke Thomson and Jes Olesen: Autonomic aspects of migraine: pathophysiology and treatment 69: Ralf Baron and Wilfrid Janig: Mechanisms underlying complex regional pain syndrome 70: Lewis A. Lipstiz and Vera Novak: Ageing and the autonomic nervous system 71: Anne L. Tonkin and Derek B. Frewin: Drugs, chemicals, and toxins that alter autonomic function 72: Omer Aziz, Marios Nicolaou and Ara W. Darzi: Surgery and the autonomic nervous system