Neurology Updates

Disorders of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) are common and disabling. A previous survey by the European Federation of Neurological Societies aimed…

Thermoregulatory abnormalities are known to occur in demyelinating disorders, yet they are poorly studied (Adamec et al 2018). While a few studies…

Since 2020, the world has been facing the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The range of symptoms associated to a SARS-CoV-2 infection…

Siponimod has been associated with decrease in HR at treatment initiation and development of hypertension during treatment, which may be predicted by…

Transient orthostatic hypotension is as common as classic orthostatic hypotension in people with Parkinson’s disease. Short-lived falls in blood…

Evaluating blood pressure and heart rate changes upon standing helps screening for nOH at bedside.

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak raises new management challenges, which lack an evidence-based answer to date. The management group of the EAN…

Can physiotherapy combined with vagal nerve stimulation enhance the functional recovery after stroke?

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare, fatal, neurodegenerative disease of the adulthood presenting with progressive autonomic failure,…

Pure autonomic failure (PAF) is both, a rare condition and a pathogenetic mystery, first described by Bradbury and Eggleston in 1925, as a syndrome…

Functional gastrointestinal disturbances affect the vast majority of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients before appearance of the cardinal motor…

The principal autonomic neurotransmitters, acetylcholine and noradrenaline, are involved in immune regulation in the context of inflammation through…