title: Muscle, peripheral nerve and autonomic changes.
abstract: Muscle, peripheral nerve and autonomic disorders associated with acute cerebrovascular events are a large spectrum of conditions, their pathophysiology, clinical features, frequencies of occurrence, prognosis and treatment are diverse; the disturbances may be primary or secondary to acute cerebrovascular events. These disorders have been previously defined as multiple neurological complications as the underlying pathophysiological mechanism may largely differ; their characterization may need a full clinical, neuroradiological, neurophysiological, immunological, biochemical and genetic analyses assessment, and an autonomic function test may also be needed as well as nerve and muscle biopsy. In this chapter we present multiple neurological complications secondary to acute cerbrovascular events.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Unit, AO San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy. frpezzella@gmail.com
authors.forename: Francesca Romana
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Pezzella
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anticoli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pozzessere
mesh_terms: D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*