In this new and enlarged fifth edition, a number of new topics are broached including the potential viral etiology of certain degenerative autonomic diseases; the effect of hypoxia on this part of the nervous system; the neuroendocrine basis of sexual orientation is reviewed; and the effect of exercise and aging are elaborated. A number of important advances in knowledge needed to be made available to clinicians. These include the realization that some chronic autonomic disorders may be associated with transmissable agents, that profound autonomic dysfunction may be one limiting factor to human space exploration and that autonomic function tests can be standardized and can give meaningful results that are helpful in the management of patients with autonomic failure. The proliferation of autonomic testing laboratories and how they are established is also explained, encouraging the use of autonomic nervous system tests.
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Foreword (Raymond D. Adams). Introduction to the fifth revised and enlarged edition. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1. Autonomic anatomy, histology and neurotransmission. Chapter 2. Neurogenic control of the circulation, syncope and hypertension. Chapter 3. Temperature regulation. Chapter 4. Autonomic modulation of the neuroendocrine system. Chapter 5. Neurogenic control of respiration. Chapter 6. The enteric nervous system. Chapter 7. Autonomic modulation of immunity. Chapter 8. Neurogenic control of copulatory behavior and sexual function. Chapter 9. Neurogenic control of renal function. Chapter 10. Neurogenic control of micturition. Chapter 11. Circadian rhythms. Chapter 12. Sleep and wakefulness. Chapter 13. The pupil. Chapter 14. Trophic disorders. Chapter 15. Pain perception and the autonomic nervous system. Chapter 16. Biofeedback and operant conditioning. Chapter 17. Aging and exercise. Chapter 18. Autonomic neuropathies. Chapter 19. Progressive autonomic failures. Chapter 20. Paraplegia and tetraplegia. Chapter 21. Autonomic adaptation to hypoxia: mountain medicine. Chapter 22. The autonomic nervous system in space. Chapter 23. Testing autonomic function. References. Subject index.
