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Central control of autonomic function and involvement in neurodegenerative disorders

Maria Graciela Cersosimo, Eduardo Elias Benarroch·2013·Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Abstract

The central autonomic network includes the insular cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray, parabrachial nucleus, nucleus of the solitary tract, ventrolateral reticular formation of the medulla, and medullary raphe. These areas: are reciprocally interconnected; receive converging visceral and somatosensory information; generate stimulus-specific patterns of autonomic, endocrine, and motor responses; and are regulated according to the behavioral state, including the sleep-wake cycle. Several components of the central autonomic networks are affected in neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the presence of intracellular inclusions containing α-synuclein. These include multiple system atrophy (MSA), characterized by accumulation of glial cytoplasmic inclusions, and Lewy body disorders, including Parkinson disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies, and the so-called "pure" autonomic failure. In MSA, involvement of the rostral ventrolateral medulla may be primarily responsible for orthostatic hypotension; involvement in the pontine micturition area, sacral preganglionic nucleus, and Onuf nucleus is responsible for neurogenic bladder; and involvement of the pre-Bötzinger complex and medullary raphe may contribute to sleep-related respiratory abnormalities. In contrast, Lewy body disorders are characterized by early involvement of the enteric nervous system and cardiac sympathetic ganglia. The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus is affected b…

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Authors
Cersosimo, M. G., & Benarroch, E. E.
Affiliations
  • Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Eduardo Elias Benarroch
Venue
Handbook of Clinical Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier
Published
2013
Volume
117
Pages
45-57
ISSN
0072-9752 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W104100557
Cited by
129
References
137
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FWCI
24.87
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Handbook of clinical neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
Keywords
central autonomic network, autonomic dysfunction, neurodegenerative diseases, alpha-synuclein, multiple system atrophy, Lewy body disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, pure autonomic failure, orthostatic hypotension, neurogenic bladder, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus, enteric nervous system, rostral ventrolateral medulla, pre-Bötzinger complex, medullary raphe, sleep-wake cycle
MeSH terms
Afferent Pathways, Animals, Autonomic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Brain, Humans, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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