title: [Diurnal blood pressure variation and autonomic nervous function].
abstract: We studied the relationship between diurnal blood pressure variation (DBPV) and autonomic nervous function in various diseases, such as, diabetes mellitus (DM), Parkinson's disease (PD), Shy-Drager syndrome (SDS) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Abnormal DBPV was found in those diseases. We speculated that dysfunction of autonomic nervous system might contribute to the abnormal DBPV in DM, CVD, PD, and SDS. The DBPV relates not only to the autonomic nervous system but also the endocrine system, renal function, mental and physical activity, and biological rhythm. From this viewpoint, there is a limitation in studying DBPV as an autonomic nervous function.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
mesh_terms: D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D012791:Shy-Drager Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology