title: [Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in Parkinson's disease evaluated by the heart rhythm variability test].
abstract: It is well recognized that autonomic dysfunction are common in Parkinson's disease (PD). Fourteen patients with early PD and 8 patients with advanced PD aged from 38-71 were investigated. Heart rate variability at rest differ significantly between patients with advanced PD and age-matched controls. Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in PD mainly affects parasympathetic but also sympathetic system, and occurs only in advanced cases. Heart rate variability is a useful non-invasive test to assess autonomic dysfunction in PD.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Neurologii Collegium Medicum UJ.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krygowska-Wajs
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grabowska-Maślanka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sobocki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szczudlik
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*