Avaliaçäo hormonal e de reflexos cardiovasculares em portadora de falência autonômica pura / Hormonal and cardiovascular reflex assessment in a female patient with pure autonomic failure
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
75(3): 235-42, set. 2000. ilus
Artículo
en Portugués, Inglés
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 72-year-old female with pure autonomic failure, a rare entity, whose diagnosis of autonomic dysfunction was determined with a series of complementary tests. For approximately 2 years, the patient has been experiencing dizziness and a tendency to fall, a significant weight loss, generalized weakness, dysphagia, intestinal constipation, blurred vision, dry mouth, and changes in her voice. She underwent clinical assessment and laboratory tests (biochemical tests, chest X-ray, digestive endoscopy, colonoscopy, chest computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis computed tomography, abdominal ultrasound, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring). Measurements of catecholamine and plasmatic renin activity were performed at rest and after physical exercise. Finally the patient underwent physiological and pharmacological autonomic tests that better diagnosed dysautonomia.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Autónomo
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Sistema Cardiovascular
/
Barorreflejo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
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Portugués
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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