Cardiovascular reflexes were analysed in a group of 20 patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and in 12 age-matched healthy subjects, in order to ascertain the incidence and degree of autonomic dysfunction. The following were measured: heart rate variation during normal breathing, postural chan
Sympathetic cardiovascular dysfunction in long-standing idiopathic Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by D. Linden; R. R. Diehl; P. Berlit
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-9851
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