Autonomic neuropathy

Autonomic neuropathy: Introduction

Damage to the autonomic nerves or the nerves which perform automatic functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, digestion etc. There are many conditions that can cause damage to these nerves e.g. botulism, HIV, amyloid neuropathy and rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms will depend on which autonomic nerves are damaged.

Symptoms of Autonomic neuropathy

• Diaphoresis
• Dysphagia
• Muscle group rigidity
• Diaphragmatic spasm or paralysis
• Dysrhythmias
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Autonomic neuropathy

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Autonomic neuropathy:

• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• Nerve Neuropathy: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Test Kits
  • Home Blood Glucose Testing Kits
• more tests...»

Autonomic neuropathy: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Autonomic neuropathy:

• Sexual dysfunction
• Impotence
• Unusual vaginal dryness
• Gastric stasis (see Digestive symptoms) - delayed stomach emptying
• Gastroparesis
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Autonomic neuropathy

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Autonomic neuropathy?

• Misdiagnosis of Autonomic neuropathy
• Failure to diagnose Autonomic neuropathy
• Hidden causes of Autonomic neuropathy (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Autonomic neuropathy

Autonomic neuropathy: Self Assessment Tools

• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Autonomic neuropathy: Medical Mistakes

• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Autonomic neuropathy: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Autonomic neuropathy:

• Diabetes products & offers »
• Dieting & Weight management: products & offers »
• Heart health products & offers »
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Autonomic neuropathy: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

Diabetes diagnosis and misdiagnosis (In-Depth Report): Detailed report on diabetes misdiagnoses, rare curable types, and less common diagnostic issues....read full report »

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Misdiagnosis and Autonomic neuropathy

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present in a...read more »

Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes, or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes, particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also Type 1 diabetes. They can...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See ...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Autonomic neuropathy

Autonomic neuropathy: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists:
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Autonomic neuropathy

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Autonomic neuropathy:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Autonomic neuropathy, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Autonomic neuropathy: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Autonomic neuropathy

• Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2
• Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 5
• Amyloid polyneuropathy (Portuguese)
• Fabry's disease
• Achalasia-addisonian syndrome
• more causes...»

See full list of 8 causes of Autonomic neuropathy

Read more about causes of Autonomic neuropathy.

More information about causes of Autonomic neuropathy:

• Autonomic neuropathy as a complication caused by other conditions
• Autonomic neuropathy as a symptom

News Archives for Autonomic neuropathy

Medical news articles related to Autonomic neuropathy include:

• Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Autonomic neuropathy

Medical research articles related to Autonomic neuropathy include:

• Type 1 diabetes, hyperglycaemia, and the heart.
• Diabetes in pregnancy: management of diabetes and its complications from pre-conception to the postnatal period
• Type 2 diabetes: the management of type 2 diabetes
• Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, type 1
• Standards of medical care in diabetes. VI. Prevention and management of diabetes complications.
• Fit or faint
• Sexual dysfunction in men and women with endocrine disorders.
• Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, type 4
• more research...»

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Videos for Autonomic neuropathy

Patient Surveys for Autonomic neuropathy

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Reseach about Autonomic neuropathy

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Autonomic neuropathy: Broader Related Topics

• Neuropathy
• Dysautonomia
• Autonomic nerve disorders
• more types...»

Types of Autonomic neuropathy

Types of Autonomic neuropathy

• Sexual neuropathy
• Eye neuropathy
• Bladder neuropathy (type of Neuropathy)
• Vascular neuropathy - blood vessel neuropathy
• Sweat gland neuropathy (type of Neuropathy)
• more types...»

See full list of 8 Types of Autonomic neuropathy

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