Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is often difficult to distinguish from Parkinson's disease (PD) with autonomic failure, but this is an important distinction for research studies as well as for clinical ...

One of the greatest rewards in practicing medicine is successfully treating and alleviating a patient’s illness – but first, we often face a challenging and complex diagnostic process when our ...

A home test to help patients manage long covid at home has been developed and is available to download. The adapted Autonomic Profile (aAP) test can be done by anyone with symptoms of autonomic ...

Results from a new study suggest that autonomic testing can identify neuropathy before clinical autonomic symptoms or pain are apparent. Information on patterns of neuropathic symptoms and ...

Neurologists have taken a promising step toward identifying a test that helps support the diagnosis of concussion. Their research has shown that autonomic reflex testing, which measures involuntary ...

Investigators studied diagnostic and treatment pathways for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in a man with fluctuating blood pressure and several comorbidities. Considering neurogenic orthostatic ...

A scientific statement has been published by the AHA regarding COVID-19-associated cardiac arrhythmias and autonomic dysfunction. The American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

BIDMC neurologists use the latest tests to accurately and quickly diagnose all types of neurological conditions. Learn more.

Melissa Cortez, DO, is a neurologist who has specialized expertise in neurological diseases affecting the autonomic nervous system (autonomic neurology), as well as multiple sclerosis (MS). She is ...