Autonomic Nervous System provides an introduction to the latest science and detailed chapters on advances in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of autonomic system disorders.
The autonomic nervous system controls all involuntary actions within the human nervous system. Core body functions regulated by the autonomic system include breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, body temperature, perspiration, and bowel, bladder and sexual function. Our understanding of the neurotransmitters associated with the autonomic nervous system has expanded over the past 15 years associated with current research efforts and are now impacting the diagnosis and treatment of autonomic nervous system disorders by clinical neurologists. This volume is a valuable companion for neuroscience and clinical neurology researchers and practitioners.
1. Cover image 2. Title page 3. Table of Contents 4. Copyright 5. Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series 6. Foreword 7. Preface 8. Contributors 9. Chapter 1. The autonomic nervous system: a balancing act 10. Chapter 2. Differential responses of components of the autonomic nervous system 11. Chapter 3. Cotransmission in the autonomic nervous system 12. Chapter 4. Sensitization of endocrine organs to anterior pituitary hormones by the autonomic nervous system 13. Chapter 5. Central control of autonomic function and involvement in neurodegenerative disorders 14. Chapter 6. Interaction between cognition, emotion, and the autonomic nervous system 15. Chapter 7. Interoception and autonomic nervous system reflexes thermoregulation 16. Chapter 8. Regulation of blood pressure by the arterial baroreflex and autonomic nervous system 17. Chapter 9. Cooling, pain, and other feelings from the body in relation to the autonomic nervous system 18. Chapter 10. The neurological organization of micturition 19. Chapter 11. The clinical importance of the anti-inflammatory vagovagal reflex 20. Chapter 12. The role of the autonomic nervous system in cardiac arrhythmias 21. Chapter 13. Exercise and the autonomic nervous system 22. Chapter 14. Autonomic control of bone formation: its clinical relevance 23. Chapter 15. The circadian system and the balance of the autonomic nervous system 24. Chapter 16. Autonomic nervous system control of the cerebral circulation 25. Chapter 17. Autonomic regulation of kidney function 26. Chapter 18. Autonomic neural control of the airways 27. Chapter 19. Multiple system atrophy 28. Chapter 20. Pure autonomic failure 29. Chapter 21. Autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson disease 30. Chapter 22. Diabetic autonomic neuropathy 31. Chapter 23. Hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure in diabetes 32. Chapter 24. Sensory–autonomic interactions in health and disease 33. Chapter 25. Autoimmune autonomic failure 34. Chapter 26. The central sympathetic nervous system in hypertension 35. Chapter 27. Pathology of emesis: its autonomic basis 36. Chapter 28. Sympathetic microneurography 37. Chapter 29. Sympathetic neuroimaging 38. Chapter 30. Skin biopsies in the assessment of the autonomic nervous system 39. Chapter 31. Heart rate variability 40. Chapter 32. Chronic activation of the baroreflex and the promise for hypertension therapy 41. Index
Autonomic Nervous System provides an introduction to the latest science and detailed chapters on advances in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of autonomic system disorders.
The autonomic nervous system controls all involuntary actions within the human nervous system. Core body functions regulated by the autonomic system include breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, body temperature, perspiration, and bowel, bladder and sexual function. Our understanding of the neurotransmitters associated with the autonomic nervous system has expanded over the past 15 years associated with current research efforts and are now impacting the diagnosis and treatment of autonomic nervous system disorders by clinical neurologists. This volume is a valuable companion for neuroscience and clinical neurology researchers and practitioners.
1. Cover image 2. Title page 3. Table of Contents 4. Copyright 5. Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series 6. Foreword 7. Preface 8. Contributors 9. Chapter 1. The autonomic nervous system: a balancing act 10. Chapter 2. Differential responses of components of the autonomic nervous system 11. Chapter 3. Cotransmission in the autonomic nervous system 12. Chapter 4. Sensitization of endocrine organs to anterior pituitary hormones by the autonomic nervous system 13. Chapter 5. Central control of autonomic function and involvement in neurodegenerative disorders 14. Chapter 6. Interaction between cognition, emotion, and the autonomic nervous system 15. Chapter 7. Interoception and autonomic nervous system reflexes thermoregulation 16. Chapter 8. Regulation of blood pressure by the arterial baroreflex and autonomic nervous system 17. Chapter 9. Cooling, pain, and other feelings from the body in relation to the autonomic nervous system 18. Chapter 10. The neurological organization of micturition 19. Chapter 11. The clinical importance of the anti-inflammatory vagovagal reflex 20. Chapter 12. The role of the autonomic nervous system in cardiac arrhythmias 21. Chapter 13. Exercise and the autonomic nervous system 22. Chapter 14. Autonomic control of bone formation: its clinical relevance 23. Chapter 15. The circadian system and the balance of the autonomic nervous system 24. Chapter 16. Autonomic nervous system control of the cerebral circulation 25. Chapter 17. Autonomic regulation of kidney function 26. Chapter 18. Autonomic neural control of the airways 27. Chapter 19. Multiple system atrophy 28. Chapter 20. Pure autonomic failure 29. Chapter 21. Autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson disease 30. Chapter 22. Diabetic autonomic neuropathy 31. Chapter 23. Hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure in diabetes 32. Chapter 24. Sensory–autonomic interactions in health and disease 33. Chapter 25. Autoimmune autonomic failure 34. Chapter 26. The central sympathetic nervous system in hypertension 35. Chapter 27. Pathology of emesis: its autonomic basis 36. Chapter 28. Sympathetic microneurography 37. Chapter 29. Sympathetic neuroimaging 38. Chapter 30. Skin biopsies in the assessment of the autonomic nervous system 39. Chapter 31. Heart rate variability 40. Chapter 32. Chronic activation of the baroreflex and the promise for hypertension therapy 41. Index
