[Pandysautonomia. Severe autonomic dysfunction accompanying polyneuropathy].
The case of a young woman with complete autonomic paralysis following an event of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections is described. The diagnosis was based upon clinical, neurophysiological, and laboratory findings. In view of the occurrence of identical--although less pronounced--autonomic disturbances in some cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome and the high incidence of minor degrees of weakness, paresthesias, reflex loss, and CSF protein elevation in dysautonomic polyneuropathy, it seems likely that the latter disorder is also an immune polyneuropathy affecting the autonomic fibers within the peripheral nerves.
Christiansen
Ingelise
I
Neurologisk Afdeling 2082, H:S Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø.
Brodersen
Poul
P
D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
Pandysautonomi. Svoer autonom dysfunktion ledsagende polyneuropati.