Author: Satoshi Iwase (Editor), Junichiro Hayano (Editor), Satoshi Orimo (Editor) Full Title: Clinical Assessment Of The Autonomic Nervous System Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 10, 2016) Year: 2017 ISBN-13: 9784431560128 (978-4-431-56012-8), 9784431560104 (978-4-431-56010-4) ISBN-10: 4431560122, 4431560106 Pages: 317 Language: English Genre: Medicine: Neurology File type: EPUB (True), PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 166.39 € This book describes newly developed methods of assessing the autonomic nervous system. Up-to-date information on microneurographic analysis of human cardiovascular and thermoregulatory function in humans, heart rate variability, and 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy are provided. Microneurography, which was originally developed as a technique to analyze the afferent muscle spindle, came to be used to analyze sympathetic nerve activity in the mid-1980s. In the twenty-first century, this technique has become prevalent all over the world especially in investigating the pathophysiology of human cardiovascular function. It is also now used in researching human thermoregulatory function. Heart rate variability is another valuable tool in investigating the current status of human vagal function and in predicting future cardiovascular disease. MIBG is also used to assess cardiac noradrenergic function, especially decreases associated with Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body disease, and multisystem atrophy. Overviews of recent advances in these three important assessments are provided by leading experts.Clinical Assessment of the Autonomic Nervous System is a useful resource for neurologists and researchers of clinical neurophysiology. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!