title: Autonomic testing in healthy subjects: preliminary observations.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Autonomic testing is used clinically. Yet, the prevalence of "abnormal" variants in the healthy population has not been reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report the results of autonomic testing in healthy females >18 years, in whom we found decrease or absent sudomotor function in 1-2 locations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings should caution physicians in the interpretation of autonomic testing. This report underscores the need of larger studies to determine the prevalence of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. gchelimsky@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chelimsky
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ialacci
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chelimsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D055815:Young Adult