title: [Functional assessment of the autonomic nervous system in rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system evaluation was performed in 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Every patient had autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction, the parasympathetic involvement being the most frequent. ANS dysfunction may explain some manifestations and may well be the expression of a larger neuropathic involvement with pathogenic implications.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina III, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Póvoa
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Carlos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination
vernacular_title: Avaliação funcional do sistema nervoso autónomo na artrite reumatóide.