Abstract
We evaluated the autonomic control of the cardiovascular system and the skin innervation of a patient from a new Italian family with a genetically proven diagnosis of adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD) due to lamin B1 gene duplication. Cardiovascular reflexes and pharmacological assessment indicated a selective sympathetic failure, sparing cardiovagal function. Microneurography revealed absent sympathetic activity. The evaluation of autonomic innervation of skin annexes showed severely depleted and morphologically abnormal noradrenergic dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DβH) immunoreactive fibres with preserved cholinergic vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) immunoreactive fibres. This peculiar autonomic dysfunction may represent a hallmark for ADLD.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-126 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical |
Volume | 159 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 20 2011 |
Keywords
- Adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD)
- Noradrenergic failure
- Orthostatic hypotension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems