title: Disorders affecting autonomic function in parkinsonian patients.
abstract: This chapter deals with certain aspects of autonomic dysfunction in parkinsonian patients. It provides a classification of autonomic disorders and a brief description of autonomic manifestations. An outline of autonomic investigations, including those to diagnose the Shy-Drager syndrome (multiple system atrophy), is provided. It concludes with comments on terminology and on whether the parkinsonian syndromes with autonomic failure comprise single or multiple entities.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Clinical Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mathias
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*