title: Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in chronic uraemics on haemodialysis.
abstract: A battery of cardiovascular reflex tests were performed in 35 patients with chronic renal failure on intermittent haemodialysis. An impairment of parasympathetic control was found isolated (14%) or combined with a damage of sympathetic control of cardiovascular system (26%). Moreover, maximum conduction velocity along sensory and motor fibres of posterior tibial nerve was measured in 21 patients. Autonomic dysfunction and somatic neuropathy did not appear strictly related.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurological and Neurosurgical Sciences, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dattola
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Puglisi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marabello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venuto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toscano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellinghieri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Messina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D006435:Renal Dialysis