Scientific program
Wednesday, 24 May
9:00 - ....... H - Registration
14:30 – 15:00 H – Opening Ceremony
Welcome
Professor Max Hilz
President, European Federation of Autonomic Societies
Professor JL Ducla-Soares
President, Portuguese Society of Autonomic Nervous System
15:00 – 16:00 H – Opening Lecture
New perspectives in autonomic control
Professor K. Michael Spyer
University College of London, London, UK
16:00 – 16:30 H – Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:45 H – Oral Communications
Chairs: Professors K. M. Spyer (UK) & I. Rocha (Portugal)
16:30 C1- Wavelet analysis applied to the autonomic evaluation during tilt manoeuvre in healthy subjects
Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I., Laranjo S., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Sá-Dantas I., Boto J.P., Santos-Bento M., Ducla-Soares J.L.
Portugal
16:45 C2- Adrenoreceptor blockade with carvedilol shows sympathetic modulation of cerebral blood flow velocity
Hilz M.J., Riss S., Tillmann A., Wasmeier G., Stemper B., Marthol H.
Germany
17:00 C3- Hypothermia induced changes of cardiovascular responses during hypothalamic defence area stimulation (HDA) in rats
Lopéz-Gonzalez M.V., Dawid-Milner M.S., Boto J.P., Andrade A., Ducla-Soares E., Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Spain and Portugal
17:15 C4- Quantitative estimation of the extent of sympathetic activation during stress, in conscious rabbitsRoatta S., Mohammed M., Passatore M
Italy
17:30 C5- Modulation of activities of the sympathetic nervous system due to cold stress.
Jansky L., Vybíral S.
Czech Republic
18:30 - .... H - Welcome reception
Thursday, 25 May
Chairs: Professors Castro Caldas (Portugal) & Gregor Wenning (Austria)
8:30 – 9:15 H – Plenary Lecture:
The role of MRI in the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy
Professor Gregor Wenning
Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria
9:15 – 10:15 H – Oral communications
9:15 C6- Baroreflex sensitivity in Parkinson's disease
Perego F., Barbic F., Cucchi I., Gianni M., Biagiotti S., Diana A., Porta A., Bonizzi P., Furlan R.
Italy
9:30 C7- The significance of denervation hypersensitivity of receptors in pathogenesis of sudden heart death by patients with Parkinson’s disease
Milovanovic B., de Luka S., Svetel M., Kostic V., Vukomanovic V., Krotin M., Bisenic V., Skodric M., Mirjanic T., Nikolic S., Milovanovic A.
Serbia and Montenegro
9:45 C8- Cutaneous sympathetic nerve responses and cardiovascular tests in Lewy body diseases: Parkinson's disease with and without dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies
Akaogi Y., Asahina M., Yamanaka Y., Koyama Y., Hattori T.
Japan
10:00 C9- Modification of cardiovascular response to L-dihydroxyphenylalanine by selective inhibitors of monoamine oxidase (MAO) types A and B
Finberg J.P.M.
Israel
10:15 – 10:45 H – Coffee break
Chairs: Professors Teresa Paiva (Portugal) & P. Cortelli (Italy)
10:45 – 11:30 H – Plenary Lecture
Sleep and ANS interactions: a bridge from health to disease
Professor P. Cortelli
University of Bologna, Italy
11:30 – 12:30 H – Oral Communications
11:30 C10- Autonomic modifications in Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) patients during head-up tilt. A wavelet analysis
Santos-Bento M., Ducla-Soares J.L., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P., Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Portugal
11:45 C11- Venous properties in Multiple System Atrophy (MSA-P)
Lipp A., Low P.A., Gehrking J.
United States of America
12:00 C12- Effects of essential hypertension on phasic increases in arterial pressure during REM sleep
Zoccoli G., Asti V., Berteotti C., Ferrari V., Franzini C., Lenzi P., Silvani A.
Italy
12:15 C13- Blunted circadian pattern of cardiac autonomic profile in shift workers
Barbic F., Perego F., Costantino G., Dipaola F., Galli A., Borella M., Seghizzi P., Furlan R.
Italy
12:30 – 14:00 H – Lunch and Poster Session 1 (See Below)
Chair: Professor M.S. Dawid-Milner, Malaga, Spain
Chairs: Dr. Luis Gardete Correia (Portugal) & Professor Roy Freeman (USA)
14:00 – 14:45 H – Plenary Lecture
Recent advances in diabetic autonomic peripheral neuropathy
Professor Roy Freeman
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
14:45 – 15:45 H – Oral Communications
14:45 C14- Detection and assessment of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Pavy-Le Traon A., Fontaine S., Senard J.M., Guidolin B., Hanaire H.
France
15:00 C15- Hypoglycaemia and dysautonomia: functional hypoglycaemia in dysautonomic patients
Benabbad I., Benjelloun H., El Malki H.O., Aboudrar S., Coghlan L., Benomar M. Morocco
15:15 C16- Sinusoidal neck suction shows altered cerebral autoregulation in diabetic patients
Marthol H., Baltadzhieva R., Dimitriov N., Brown C.M., Zikeli U., Hilz M.J.
Germany and Bulgary
15:30 C17- Microinjection of exogenous somatostatin in the dorsal motor nucleus of vagus inhibits pancreatic secretion via somatostatin receptor 2 in rats
Zhuan Liao, Zhao-Shen Li, Yan Lu, Wei-Zhong Wang. China
15:45 – 16:15 H- Coffee break
Chairs: Professors Isabel do Carmo (Portugal) & JAF Tresguerres (Spain)
16:15 – 17:00 H – Plenary Lecture
A new theory for the epidemy of obesity
Professor J.A.F. Tresguerres
Madrid Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
17:00 – 18:15 H – Oral communications
17:00 C18- Diagnosing postural tachycardia syndrome – head up tilt or standing?
Hajdinjak M., Harris S., Corridan M., Scott H., Watson L., Stivali G., Mathias C.J.
United Kingdom
17:15 C19- The pilomotor line for transmitting the acupuncture signals in the rat’s skin and the peripheral mechanism of acupuncture analgesia
Zhuan Liao, Zhao-Shen Li, Yan Lu, Wei-Zhong Wang.
China
17:30 C20- Cutaneous vasomotor dysfunction in Chernobyl clean-up workers after exposure to ionizing radiation.
Tretjakovs P., Vestermane S., Rozenbaha A., RubensO., Jurka A., Logina L., Donaghy M.
Latvia and UK
17:45 C21- Leg crossing improves orthostatic tolerance in healthy subjects: a placebo controlled cross over study
Paul-Krediet C.T., van Lieshout J.J., Bogert L.W.J., Immink R.V., Kim Y.-S., Wieling W.
The Netherlands
18:00 C22- Anatomy of the upper sympathetic trunk: a thoracoscopic investigation
Marhold F, Neumayer C.H., Tschabitscher M.
Austria
18:30 – 20:00 H – MS&D Symposium : Glaucoma
Chair: Professor Castanheira- Dinis (Centro de Estudos da Visão, Portugal)
Speakers:
Professor M. Monteiro-Grilo (Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Portugal, Hospital of Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal)
Professor C. Marques-Neves (Instituto de Fisiologia, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Portugal)
Dr. Arabela Futre Coelho (Instituto Gama Pinto, Portugal)
Friday, 26 May
Chairs: Professors J.L. Ducla-Soares (Portugal) & J.M. Senard (França)
8:30 – 9:15 H – Plenary Lecture:
Recent advances in the molecular mechanisms of chemical neurotransmission
Professor Fabio Benfenati
9:15 – 10:15 H – Oral Communications
9:15 C23- The occurrence of bladder dysfunction in 241 consecutive cases of spine surgery. A prospective study.
Orlin J.R., Bjørnsen L., Hermansen P., Sanchec M.
Norway
9:30 C24- Assessment of autonomic cardiac control in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pavlovic S., Milovanovic B., Stevic Z., Vujuc A., Popov T., Damljanovic O., Vilimanovic J., Stanimirovic D., Milinic N.
Serbia and Montenegro
9:45 C25- Neurovascular coupling in autonomic failure: a functional transcranial Doppler study.
Azevedo E., Santos R., Freitas J., Coelho T., Rosengarten B., Kaps M.
Portugal
10:00 C26- Evidence for inhibition of baroreflex vagal bradycardia in acute schizophrenia
Bär K.-J., Boettger M.K, Berger S., Sauer H., Voss A.
Germany
10:15 – 10:45h – Coffee break
Chairs: Professors Anton Grad (Slovenia) & Carlos Vasconcelos (Portugal)
10:45 – 11:30h – Plenary Lecture
Autoimmune Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
Professor Bethan Lang
Neurosciences Group, Oxford University, UK
11:30 - 12:30h – Oral Communications
11:30 C27- Interaction between cPLA2 and the NADPH oxidase complex (proposed title)
Shmelzer Z., Leto T., Levy R.
Israel and USA
11:45 C28- Quantitative evaluation of autonomic nervous system parameters in hypertension treatment
Trefny Z., Svacinka J., Bayevski R., Trojan S., Slavicek J., Loucka M., Smrcka P., Hana K., Trefny M.
Czech Republic
12:00 C29- Autonomic cardiovascular control is maintained during prolonged weightlessness
Tank J., Funtova I.I., Diedrich A., Pashenko A.V., Chernikova A.G., Drescher J., Baranov V.M., Jordan J., Baevsky R.M.
Germany
12:30 – 14:00 H – Lunch and Poster Session 2 (See Below)
Chair: Professor Yrsa Bergman-Sverrisdottir, Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 – 14:30 H – EFAS Plenary Session
Chairs: Professors L. Silva-Carvalho (Portugal) & A. Malliani (Italy)
14:30 – 14:50 H– Plenary Lecture
Quantitative physiology – much more than crunching numbers
Professor M. Tarata
Univ. Med and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
14:50 – 15:10 H – Plenary Lecture
Interactions of negative and positive feedback
Professor A. Malliani
University of Milan, Italy
15:10 – 15:45 H – Round Table
Professors E. Ducla-Soares (Portugal), L. Silva-Carvalho (Portugal), A. Malliani (Italy), M. Tarata (Romania)
15:45 – 16:15 H – Coffee Break
Chairs: Professors Braz Nogueira (Portugal)
16:15 – 17:00 H – Plenary Lecture
Sympathetic inhibition: therapeutic aspects
Professor Jean-Luc Elghozi
Faculté de Medecine René Descartes, Paris, France
17:00 – 18:30 H – Oral communications
17:00 C30- Circadian rhythms and state-dependent variations of blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), body core temperature (BcT) in recent onset hypertension
Pierangeli G., Montagna P., Barletta G., Solieri L., Provini F., Plazzi G., Vetrugno R., Zaniboni A., Vandi S., Zanigni S., Ribani M.A., Marchetta F. ,Portaluppi F., Cortelli P.
Italy
17:15 C31- Stimulating the Human Midbrain: insights and potential new therapies
Green A.L., Wang S., Owen S.L.F., Stein J.F., Paterson D.J., Bain P.G., Aziz T.Z.
United Kingdom
17:30 C32- Evaluation of the 24 hours sympatho-vagal balance by the phase-space distribution of arterial blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) variables.
Recordati G., Cuspidi C., Zanchetti A.
Italy
17:45 C33- Is endothelial function as measured with the Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (PAT) technique related to sympathetic outflow?
Sverrisdóttir Y.B., Jansson L.M., Hägg U., Gan L.M.
Sweden
18:00 C34- Wavelet transform of the laser-Doppler signals in the assessment of facial autonomic control
Benedicic M., Stefanovska A., Bosnjak R.
Slovenia
21:00 H – Gala Dinner
Saturday, 27 May
Chairs: Professors M.L.Salles-Luis (Portugal) & M.J. Hilz (Germany)
8:30 – 9:15 H – Plenary Lecture:
Improvement of small nerve fibers and autonomic dysfunction in Fabry disease with high dose enzyme replacement therapy
Professor M.J. Hilz
University of Erlangen, Germany
9:15 – 10:00 H – Plenary Lecture:
Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy: an extraordinary model of peripheral autonomic failure.
Professor Teresa Coelho
University of Oporto, Portugal
10:00 – 10:30 H – Coffee break
10:30 – 11:30 H – Oral communications
10:30 C35- Autonomic responses on Valsalva Manoeuvre and Deep Breathing of normal subjects analysed by wavelet transform
Ducla-Soares J.L., Santos-Bento M., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Sá-Dantas I, Boto J.P, Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L, Rocha I.
Portugal
10:45 C36- An innovative technique to assess spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity by short data segments: the trigonmetric regressive spectral (TRS) analysis
Ruediger H., Schrezenmaier C., Gasch J., Ziemssen T.
Germany
11:00 C37- Short Term Norepinephrine Transporter Inhibition Prevents Tilt-Induced Presyncope
Schroeder C., Birkenfeld A., Mayer A., Tank J., Diedrich A., Luft F., Jordan J.
Germany
11:15 C38- Effects of sub-acute exposure to high altitude on the post-exercise recovery of cardiovascular autonomic control
Cevese A., Tarperi C., Gulli G., Trabucchi P., Schena F.
Italy
11:30 – 12:30 H– Closing Lecture
Perceptions of the Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS)- an European Perspective
Professor C. J. Mathias
Imperial College, London, UK
12:30 – 13:00 H - Closing Ceremony
Professor M.J. Hilz , EFAS President, German Autonomic Society
Professor H. Larhmann, Austrian Autonomic Society
Professor J.L. Ducla-Soares, Portuguese Autonomic Society
DETAILED PROGRAMME
Poster Session 1
Chair: Professor M.S. Dawid-Milner (Spain)
Group 1
P1 - Effects of L-dopa and bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation on autonomic nervous system functions in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Ludwig J., Remien P., Guballa C., Binder A., Pohle S., Schattschneider J., Herzog J., Volkmann J., Deuschl G., Wasner G., Baron R.
Germany
P2 - Differences between collimators in low H/M ratio with MIBG scintigraphy
Ieda T., Yamawaki T., Itoh M., Shinoki M., Furuichi I., Iwasa S., Sugano S., Kayama Y.
Japan
P3 - Dysregulation of blood pressure in patients with extrapyramidal syndromes
Schmidt C., Herting B., Prieur S., Junghanns S., Schweitzer K., Globas C., Berg D., Schöls L., Reichmann H., Ziemssen T.
Germany
P4 - Cardiovascular tests in parkinsonian patients
De Luka S.R., Milovanovi B., Svetel M., Pekmezovic T., Kostic V.S.
Serbia and Montenegro
P5 - Orthostatic hypotension and attention in Parkinsonian syndromes
Stampfer-Kountchev M., Peralta C., Karner E., Aydin S., Wolf E., Seppi K., Boesch S., Mueller J., Benke T., Poewe W., Wenning G.K.
Austria
P6 - Neurocirculatory failure and cardiac sympathetic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: Relationship between results of 123I-MIBG scintigraphy and cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests
Haensch C-A., Jörg J., Lerch H.
Germany
P7 - Role of microglial activation in multiple system atrophy: studies in a transgenic a-synuclein mouse model
Wenning G.K., Stefanova N., Reindl M., Kahle P.J., Poewe W.
Austria and Germany
P8 - Urinary dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension in Multiple System Atrophy: a prospective EMSA-SG natural history study
Stampfer-Kountchev M., Köllensperger M., Seppi K., Geser F., Sawires M., Poewe W., Wenning G.K.
Austria
Group 2
P9 - Glycemic control influences HRV in diabetes type II regardless of presence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy
Meglic M., Rovan-Urbancic V., Stefanovska A., Bernjak A., Azman J.K, Kocijancic A.
Slovenia
P10 - Diabetes causing failure of parasympathetic withdrawal during standing up in heart failure patients
Trifunovic-Zamaklar D., Seferovic P.M., Zdravkovic M., Radovanovic G., Petrovic M., Milic N., Milovanovic B.
Serbia and Montenegro
P11 - Diabetes in heart failure: impact on HRV response to deep breathing
Trifunovic-Zamaklar D., Seferovic P.M., Zdravkovic M. , Radovanovic G., Petrovic M., Milic N., Milovanovic B.
Serbia and Montenegro
P12 - Diabetes worsens autonomic dysfunction in heart failure patients
Trifunovic-Zamaklar D., Seferovic P.M., Zdravkovic M. , Radovanovic G., Petrovic M., Milic N., Milovanovic B.
Serbia and Montenegro
P13 - Analysis of cell proliferation, villi and crypts morphometry and goblet cell of the ileum mucosa of L-glutamine supplemented diabetic rats.
Zanoni J., Tronchini E.A., Tashima C.M., Bazotte R.B., Freitas P., Pereira R.V.F., Pereira M.A.S.
Brazil
P14 - Activation of the RAGE pathway in polyneuropathy due to impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)
Haslbeck K.M., Hilz M.J., Schleicher E., Bierhaus A., Nawroth P., Neundörfer B., Heuss D.
Germany
P15 - Diabetic rats supplemented with L-glutamine: A study of immunoreactive myosin-V myenteric neurons and the mucosa of the proximal colon.
Pereira M.A.S., Tashima C.M., Pereira R.V.F, Freitas P., Zanoni J.N.
Brazil
P16 - Usefulness of skin vasomotor reflex and sweat response measurements on the palm for evaluation of autonomic dysfunction in diabetic patients
Asahina M., Yamanaka Y., Koyama Y., Akaogi Y., Hattori T.
Japan
Group 3
P17 - Vascular reactivity in young hyperinsulinemic insulin-resistant zucker rats.
Ruggeri P., Cogo C.E., Brunori A., Faelli E., Di Nardo F., Burattini R.
Italy
P18 - Parasympathetic control of heart rate in obese children and adolescents
Tonhajzerova I., Javorka M., Trunkvalterova Z., Chroma O., Javorkova J., Lazarova Z., Javorka K.
Slovakia
P19 - Study of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism 5-httvntr, intraplatelet serotonin and plasmatic leptin concentrations and monoamineoxidase-b activity in obesity
Levy P., Ferreira J., Rego C., Fonseca H., Júlio I., Madeira M., Guerra A., Gomes-Pedro J., Bicho M.
Portugal
P20 - Evaluation of several oxidative stress markers in child obesity
Marinho C., Alho I., Oliveira J., Rego C., Guerra A., Bicho M.
Portugal
P21 - Lack of pre-pubertal environmental priming prevents salt-sensitive hypertension in a consomic rat model
Silvani A., Asti V., Berteotti C., Ferrari V., Franzini C., Lenzi P., Zoccoli G.
Italy
P22 - Electroencephalographical (EEG) findings by frontal lobe epilepsy
Kountouris D., Koutsobelis K.
Greece
P23 - Circadian rhythms of blood pressure, core body temperature and heart rate are normal in chronic cluster headache (CH) patients implanted for deep brain stimulation (DBS) of posterior hypothalamic area.
Pierangeli G., Grimaldi D., Barletta G., Leone M., Vetrugno R., Cevoli S., Guaraldi P., Zanigni S., Sancisi E., Montagna P., Bussone G., Cortelli P.
Italy
P24 - Sleep-dependent changes in the control of heart rhythm in spontaneous hypertensive rats
Silvani A., Asti V., Berteotti C., Ferrari V., Franzini C., Lenzi P., Zoccoli G.
Italy
Group 4
P25 - Birth weight and baroreflex sensitivity in adult life
Leotta G., Maule S., Naso D., Magnino C., Testa E., Puglisi E., Perni V., Rabbia F., Veglio F.
Italy
P26 - Overweight and decreased baroreflex sensitivity as independent risk factors for hypertension in children, adolescents, and young adults
Honzíková N., Fišer B., Závodná E., Nováková Z., Hrstková H., Honzík P.
Czech Republic
P27 - Gender differences in catecholamine responses to mild psychomental stress.
Metzler J., Huemer K.H., Litschauer B.
Austria
P28 - Cardiovascular autonomic profile in primary hipertension
Benjelloun H., Benazzouz A., Aboudrar S., Bendahmane S., Elhonsali I., Benyamna I., Coghlan L., Benomar M.
Morocco
P29 - Severe hypertension after stellate ganglion block
Kimura T., Arai K.
Japan
P30 - Autonomic dysfunction in essential hypertension and in atrial fibrilation with orthostatic dizziness. A target for a selective therapeutical approach
Gomes-Pinto B., Bettencourt M.J., Silva–Carvalho, L.
Portugal
P31 - Frequency of the blood-pressure spectral peak around 0.1 Hz and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive and hypertensive subjects
Fiser B., Moudr J., Honzikova N., Novakova Z., Zavodna E., Krticka A.
Czech Republic
P32 - L-NAME-induced hypertension in norepinephrine transporter-deficient mice.
Obst M., Tank J., Plehm R., Jordan J., Luft F.C., Gross V.
Germany
Group 5
P33 - The short-term hypotensive effect of deep breathing
Jagomägi K., RagunU., Raamat R., Talts J.
Estonia
P34 - Influences of norepinephrine transporter function on the distribution of sympathetic activity in humans
Mayer A.F., Schroeder C., Heusser K., Tank J., Diedrich A., Schmieder R., Luft F.C., Jordan J.
Germany
P35 - Effects of hypothermia on the cardiovascular response evoked by hypothalamic defence area stimulation in rats
López-González M.V., Peinado-Aragonés C.A., González-Barón S., Dawid-Milner M.S.
Spain
P36 - Hemodynamic response to the head-up tilt-test is age dependent
Grad A., Agatonovič A., Novak D., Sukič K., Benko F., Rotar M.
Slovenia
P37 - Effect of physical and psychological stress on heart rate variability in middle age endurance athletes and sedentary controls
Danieli A., Grad A.
Slovenia
P38 - A case of neurocardiogenic syncope caused by Bezold-Jarisch reflex.
Bendahmane S., Benjelloun H., Aboudrar S., Benazzouz A., Benomar M.
Morocco
P39 - Central blood and fluid volumes in tilt testing
Mehlsen J., Pedersen A-B.
Denmark
P40 - Long-term nitric oxide synthase inhibition impairs norepinephrine presynaptic reuptake in skeletal muscle and white adipose tissue
Cabassi A., Halpert S., Ugolotti M., Barouhiel E., Govoni P., Bergamaschi E., Cavazzini S., Calzolari M., Parenti E., Rotelli F., Giacosa R., Fiaccadori E.
Italy
DETAILED PROGRAMME
Poster Session 2
Chair: Professor Yrsa Bergmann Sverrisdottir (Sweden)
Group 1
P41 - Wavelet analysis of blood pressure response to cold pressure test
Santos-Bento M., Ducla-Soares J.L., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P., Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Portugal
P42 - Comparison of sudomotor function of two facial areas in normal subjects
Santos-Bento M., Castro A., Neves M., Marques-Neves C., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I., Ducla-Soares J.L.
Portugal
P43 - Normal sweat gland density in the Portuguese population
Santos-Bento M., Jansen R., Neves M., Castro A., Marques-Neves C., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I., Ducla-Soares J.L.
Portugal
P44 - Wavelet analysis of sympathetic and parasympathetic influences on intra-ocular pressure (IOP)
Marques-Neves C., Santos-Bento M., Laranjo S., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Portugal
P45 - Autonomic response to tilt down in healthy subjects
Bettencourt M.J., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P., Ducla-Soares J.L., Santos-Bento M., Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Portugal
P46 - Interplay of cerebral autregulation and neurovascular coupling evaluated by functional transcranial by functional transcranial doppler in different orthostatic conditions
Azevedo E., Rosengarten B., Santos R., Freitas J., Kaps M.
Portugal and Germany
P47 - Cardiovascular autonomic reflexes in symptomatic patients
Benazzouz H. Benjelloun S. Aboudrar S., Bendahman S., Coghlan L., Benomar M.
Morocco
P48 – Autonomic nervous system (ANS) evaluation in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX)
Santos-Bento M.,Geraldes R., Ducla-Soares J.L., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P., Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I., de-Carvalho, M.
Portugal
Group 2
P49 - Does Sildenafil testing predict worsening of orthostatic hypotension in autonomic failure?
Stivali G., Hajdinjak M., Corridan M., Scott H., Roberts H., Skeavington .I, Mathias C.J.
United Kingdom
P50 - Should noradrenaline transporter deficiency cause exaggerated pressor responses in postural tachycardia syndrome?
Hajdinjak M., Harris S., Corridan M., Scott H., Watson L., Mathias C.J.
United Kingdom
P51 - Insulin sensitivity is increased in women with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
Gilden J.L., Garbharran A., Shukla N., Ferguson J.H., Karandikar K., Singh S.P.
United States of America
P52 – Cardiac autonomic profile in patients with POTS
Benjelloun Houda, Benjelloun Halima, Coghlan L., Aboudrar S., Benazzouz A., Bendahmane S., Ibtissam E., Benomar M.
Morocco
P53 - Clinical symptoms in dysautonomia characterized by a decreased sympathetic tone associated with an enhanced vagal activity
Benyamna I., Benjelloun H., Hami K., Coghlan L., Benomar M.
Morocco
P54 - In vivo pharmacodynamic interactions between drugs used in orthostatic hypotension: midodrine and dihydroergotamine.
Jourdan G., Verwaerde P., Pathak A., Tran M.A., Montastruc J.L., Senard J.M..
France
P55 - Evaluation of autonomic nervous system and heart rate variability in patients with supraventricular tachycardia after catheter ablation
Vaiciulyte, R.
Lithuania
P56 – Arrythmia induced by cardioinhibitory syncope
Pedersen A-B., Mehlsen J.
Denmark
P57 - Sympathetic skin response and heart rate variability in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
Sánchez-Cruz G., Velázquez-Pérez L., Almaguer-Mederos L., Rodríguez-Díaz J.C., Canales-Ochoa N., Tejeda R.
Cuba
Group 3
P58 - Effect of stimulation of the cerebellar cortex on autonomic efferences
Rocha I., Gonçalves V., Escalda A., Laranjo S., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P., Silva-Carvalho L.
Portugal
P59 - Influence of the stimulation of sub lobule IXb of the cerebellar cortex (IXb) on ventricular function in the anaesthetized rabbit
Gonçalves V., Bettencourt M.J, Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Portugal
P60 - Impaired baroreflex function in temporal lobe epilepsy
Hilz M.J., Devinsky O, Dütsch M.
Germany
P61 - Gabapentin has little or no effect in the treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome-results of an open-label pilot study
Heckmann J.G., Heckmann S.M., Ungeheuer A., Hilz M.J.
Germany
P62 - Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: a case report
Di-Leo R., Mazzeo A., Nolano M., Provitera V., Santoro L., Vita G.
Italy
P63 - Sympathetic dysfunction in unilateral thoracic posterior spinal cord syndrome
Lahrmann H., Struhal W., Horvath-Mechtler B., Oberndorfer S., Vass A., Grisold W.
Austria
P64 - T4 - Sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis: an effective approach that simultaneously minimizes compensatory hyperhidrosis
Shah-Hwa C., Eing-Long K., Hsien-Pin L., Chien-Chih L., Meei-Feng H.
Taiwan
P65 - Neurophysiological characterization in asymptomatic relatives of SCA2 patients. A seventen years prospective follow-up study.
Velázquez-Pérez L., Sánchez-Cruz G., Canales-Ochoa N., Rodríguez D.J.
Cuba
Group 4
P66 - The existence of a linear system consisted of sympathetic endings in the rat’s skin
Li-Yuan Liu, Hui Zhang, Juan Pan, An Pen.
China
P67 - Recurrent syncope: an unusual presentation of carotid body tumor
Guaraldi P., Mostacci B., Sancisi E., Pierangeli G., Vetrugno R., Piscaglia F., Barletta G., Vandi S., Roncaglia G., Pierangeli A., Montagna P., Cortelli P.
Italy
P68 - Hypoperfusion in anterior cingulate cortex of patients with pure autonomic failure: a 123I-IMP SPECT study.
Hirano S., Asahina M., Uchida Y., Shinotoh H., Hattori T.
Japan
P69 - Increased carotid artery stiffness is not associated with loss of baroreceptor function in patients with transposition of great arteries
Kollai M., Mersich B., Pinter A., Temesvari A.; HartyanszkyI., Kadar K.
Hungary
P70 - Reduced baroreflex sensitivity in acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Boettger M.K., Grotelüschen M., Voss A., Bär K-J.
Germany
P71 - Effects of long stimulation of HDA on autonomic efferences
Liberato I., Ducla-Soares E., Andrade A., Boto J.P, Laranjo S., Silva-Carvalho L., Rocha I.
Portugal
Group 5
P72 – Semi-quantitative standardized anamnesis of the autonomic nervous system
Schmidt C., Herting B., Prieur S., Junghanns S., Schweitzer K., Globas C., Berg D., Schöls L., Reichmann H., Ziemssen T.
Germany
P73 - Autonomic blockade and retrograde fast pathway conduction properties in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
Šinkovec M., Pernat A., Rajković Z., Meglič B., Grad A., Rakovec M.
Slovenia
P74 - Vagal activity assessed by Deep-Breathing test in symptomatic patients with normal examination.
Aboudrar S., Benjelloun H., Benazzouz A., Bendahmanne S., Coghlan L., Kanouni N., Aboukal R, Benomar M.
Morocco
P75 - Analysis of RR-interval variability in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
Princi T., Accardo A., Peterec D.
Italy and Slovenia
P76 - Clinical consecutive patients with unexplained syncope. Clinical profile.
Freitas J., Silva H., Santos R., Teixeira E., Abreu-Lima C., Gonçalves F.R.
Portugal
P77 - High diagnostic yield and accuracy of history taking by attending physicians in patients with transient loss of consciousness
Wieling W., van Dijk N., Boer K.R, Colman N., Linzer M., Reitsma J.B.
The Netherlands
P78 - Effects of a Chinese light gymnastic course on the cardiovascular autonomic control
Cevese A., Tarperi C.
Italy
P79 – The neurogenic flare reactions is increased in vasculitic neuropathy
Bickel A., Pfeffer S., Hilz, M.J., Namer B.
Germany