Autonomic dysfunction

Autonomic dysfunction

The presence of diverse autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has shifted the concept of PD from the neurodegeneration of a select population of neurons in the brain to the involvement of multiple organ systems such as cardiovascular, skin/sweat gland, urinary, gastrointestinal, pupillary and neuroendocrine systems. Autonomic dysfunction may be ubiquitous and include increased salivation, constipation, urinary incontinence, orthostatic hypotension and sexual dysfunction.

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