WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009

5:00-7:00 PM

Registration

7:00-7:15 PM

Welcome

Dr. Mark Chapleau

President, American Autonomic Society

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Chairs:  Julian Stewart & Michael Joyner

7:15-7:30 PM

Postural tachycardia syndrome versus inappropriate sinus tachycardia: role of autonomic modulation
SY Paranjape, BK Black, EM Garland, I Biaggioni, D Robertson, SR Raj
Nashville, TN, USA

7:30-7:45 PM

Evaluation of a novel non model driven assessment of cardiac autonomic activity: response of patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
R Schondorf, J Benoit, MJ Lafitte
Montreal, QC, Canada

7:45-8:00 PM

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome with reduced sympathetic neural outflow
A Diedrich, K Sato, L Diedrich, A Gamboa, SR Raj, I Biaggioni, D Robertson
Nashville, TN, USA

8:00-8:15 PM

The autonomic nervous system and nitric oxide in postural tachycardia syndrome
A Gamboa, LE Okamoto, A Diedrich, G Farley, S Paranjape, B Black, I Biaggioni
Nashville, TN, USA

8:15-8:30 PM

Paradox of high levels of angiotensin II and low angiotensin converting enzyme 2 activity in postural tachycardia syndrome
SR Raj, E Garland, I Biaggioni, BK Black, H Mustafa, D Robertson
Nashville, TN, USA

8:30-8:45 PM

Menstrual cycle effects on neurohumoral regulation of hemodynamics during 2 hours of standing in the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Q Fu, TB VanGundy, MM Galbreath, S Shibata, BD Levine
Dallas, TX, USA

8:45-9:00 PM

Low iron storage and anemia in postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in adolescents
IT Jarjour, LK Jarjour
Houston, TX, USA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009

7:00-8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00-8:45 AM

Plenary Lecture
Contribution of neural-epithelial cell interactions to sensory mechanisms in the lower urinary tract
Dr. William de Groat
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

CNS Sequelae of Autonomic Disorders & Associated Diseases
Chairs:  Eduardo Benarroch & Horacio Kaufmann 

8:45-9:00 AM

Magnetic resonance anatomical and perfusion imaging in multiple system atrophy
P Novak, O Zurkiya, P Zhao, D Alsop, V Novak
Boston, MA, USA

9:00-9:15 AM

Differential involvement of periaqueductal gray columns in multiple system atrophy
AM Schmeichel, PA Low, JE Parisi, EE Benarroch
Rochester, MN, USA

9:15-9:30 AM

Brain structural changes and functional outcomes in older people with altered cerebral autoregulation
K Hu, M Aoi, P Zhao, L Desrochers, MT Lo, Y Liu, CK Peng, P Novak, M Selim, LA Lipsitz, V Novak
Boston, MA, USA

9:30-9:45 AM

Relationship between regional brain atrophy and inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus
V Novak, P Zhao, K Hu, M Munshi, D Alsop, A Abduljalil, B Manor, L Desrochers, P Novak
Boston, MA, USA

9:45-10:00 AM

Association of olfactory dysfunction with autonomic failure in Parkinson disease
DS Goldstein, L Sewell, C Holmes
Bethesda, MD, USA

10:00-10:15 AM

Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy: not just autonomic failure anymore…
C Gibbons, J Centi, R Freeman
Boston, MA, USA

10:15-10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Novel Pathophysiology & Therapies for Autonomic Disorders
Chairs:  David Robertson & Felicia Axelrod

10:30-10:45 AM

What is the mechanism of non-dipping phenomenon in postural tachycardia syndrome?
K Sato, L Diedrich, I Biaggioni, SR Raj, L Wang, D Robertson, A Diedrich
Nashville, TN, USA

10:45-11:00 AM

Indomethacin rapidly controls tachycardia in postural tachycardia syndrome
SR Raj, I Biaggioni, BK Black, S Paranjape, D Enayat, D Robertson
Nashville, TN, USA

11:00-11:15 AM

Beta blockers and exercise tolerance in postural tachycardia
A Gamboa, LE Okamoto, G Farley, S Paranjape, B Black, A Diedrich, I Biaggioni
Nashville, TN, USA

11:15-11:30 AM

Familial dysautonomia: a genetic disorder with complete afferent baroreflex failure
L Norcliffe-Kaufmann, F Axelrod, H Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA

11:30-11:45 AM

Cardiac ectopy in chronic autonomic failure
DS Goldstein
Bethesda, MD, USA

11:45-12:00 PM

Treatment with droxidopa - a phase III multinational, placebo-controlled, parallel group, withdrawal-design study in subjects with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and non-diabetic autonomic neuropathy
H Kaufmann, C Mathias, R Freeman, P Low, I Biaggioni and the Droxidopa Study Group
New York, NY, USA

12:00-1:30 PM

Lunch & Poster Session I

1:30-4:10 PM

Free Time

STREETEN LECTURE & TRAINEE TRAVEL AWARDEE PRESENTATIONS
Chairs:  Mark Chapleau & Italo Biaggioni

4:10-4:15 PM

Awards Session - Introduction
Dr. Mark Chapleau
Iowa City, IA, USA

4:15-5:00 PM

Streeten Lecture
Sensory signals in the development of neurogenic hypertension
Dr. Francois M. Abboud
Iowa City, IA, USA

5:00-5:15 PM

Streeten Travel Fellowship Award
L-Dopa induced depression of hypoxic ventilatory drive in Parkinson’s disease
C Noack, C Schroeder, S Hartmann, A Lipp
Berlin, Germany

5:15-5:30 PM

AAS Travel Award
Enhanced SOD activation in the central nervous system and high blood pressure are associated with ACE2 gene deletion in aging mice
H Xia, Y Cai, S Bindom, E Lazartigues
New Orleans, LA, USA

5:30-5:45 PM

FMS/Penaz Wesseling Award
Norepinephrine transporter blockade and cholinesterase inhibition have a synergistic effect on blood pressure in autonomic failure
LE Okamoto, A Gamboa, C Shibao, BK Black, SR Raj, D Robertson, I Biaggioni
Nashville, TN, USA

5:45-6:00 PM

FMS/Penaz Wesseling Award
Autonomic and exercise testing in healthy adults before and after endoscopic thoracic sympathotomy for hyperhidrosis
EA Wehrwein, RL Elvebak, RD Fealey, JL Atkinson, N Charkoudian, JH Eisenach
Rochester, MN, USA

6:00-7:30 PM

Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Chelsea Therapeutics

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009

7:00-8:30 AM

Breakfast & Poster Session II

8:30-9:15 AM

Plenary Lecture
Sympathetic vasoconstriction in skeletal muscle during exercise: a finely tuned balancing act
Dr. Gail D. Thomas
Dallas, TX, USA

Autonomic Regulation in Cardiovascular Disease & Aging
Chairs:  Harold Schultz & André Diedrich

9:15-9:30 AM

Spontaneous baroreflex during salt-loading in young hypertensive men
IV Emelyanov, AO Konradi, AY Bagrov, EV Shlyakhto
Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

9:30-9:45 AM

Cardiac sympathetic denervation does not alter development or maintenance of DOCA-salt hypertension
EA Wehrwein, M Yoshimoto, P Gusman, DL Kreulen, JW Osborn
Rochester, MN, USA

9:45-10:00 AM

Spinophilin affects central angiotensin II- and L-NAME induced changes in blood pressure regulation in mice
AC da Costa-Goncalves, MA Peliky Fontes, J Janke, J Tank, R Plehm, J Jordan, FC Luft, V Gross
Berlin, Germany

10:00-10:15 AM

High NIHSS scores after stroke onset suggest increased sympathetic risk
MJ Hilz, H Marthol, P De Fina, S Schwab
Erlangen, Germany

10:15-10:30 AM

Reduced parasympathetic heart rate reserve in healthy middle-aged subjects
J Tank, K Heusser, A Diedrich, FC Luft, J Jordan
Hannover, Germany

10:30-10:45 AM

Sympathoinhibitory actions of the urocortin peptides suggest therapeutic potential in acute cardiac injury
CJ Charles, DL Jardine, MT Rademaker, AM Richards
Christchurch, New Zealand

10:45-11:00 AM

Coffee Break

Sympathetic Nerve Activity & Effector Responses in Humans
Chairs:  Nisha Charkoudian & Jens Jordan

11:00-11:15 AM

Concurrent recording of spontaneous muscle sympathetic nerve activity and whole-brain fMRI signal intensity: ‘real-time’ imaging of cardiovascular control in awake human subjects
VG Macefield, C James, LA Henderson
Sydney, Australia

11:15-11:30 AM

Unique sympathetic recruitment patterns by different reflex pathways in humans
C Ozan Tan, JA Taylor
Boston, MA, USA

11:30-11:45 AM

Effects of oral contraceptives on sympathetic neural responses to orthostatic stress in young, healthy women
JR Carter, JC Klein, CE Schwartz
Houghton, MI, USA

11:45-12:00 PM

Effects of aerobic exercise training on sympathetic and renal responses to mental stress in humans
CA Ray, JR Carter
Hershey, PA, USA

12:00-12:15 PM

Relationship between sympathetic activity and pain intensity in fibromyalgia
F Barbic, A Diana, F Casella, F Perego, M Borella, F Dipaola, G Costantino, P Longhi, P Rubin, R Furlan
Milan, Italy

12:15-12:30 PM

Sympathetic neural activity and lipolysis
TB Curry, HM Tonyan, MJ Joyner, JM Miles, N Charkoudian
Rochester, MN, USA

12:30-7:00 PM

Free Time

7:00-10:00 PM

Presidential Dinner

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009

7:00-8:30 AM

Breakfast & Poster Session III

Orthostasis, Syncope & Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation
Chairs:  Peter Raven & Wouter Wieling

8:30-8:45 AM

Contribution of cardiac output and sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity to vasovagal syncope evoked by tilt testing
B Verheyden, Q Fu, W Wieling, B Levine
Leuven, Belgium

8:45-9:00 AM

Increased phase synchronization in syncope
AJ Ocon, D Clark, I Taneja, M Medow, JM Stewart
Hawthorne, NY, USA

9:00-9:15 AM

Association between oscillations in cerebral blood velocity and sympathetic activity
CA Rickards, KL Ryan, VA Convertino
Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA

9:15-9:30 AM

The effects of sex and aging on cerebral blood flow regulation
BM Deegan, FA Sorond, LA Lipsitz, G O’Laighin, JM Serrador
Galway, Ireland

9:30-9:45 AM

Acute effect of sildenafil (Viagra) on cerebrovascular hemodynamic responses in healthy males
S Jahshan, M Zaaroor, V Shik, M Masoud, Y Vardi, G Jacob
Haifa, Israel

9:45-10:15 AM

Business Meeting

10:15-10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Autoimmune & Diabetic Neuropathies, Hypoglycemia
Chairs:  Phillip Low & Vaughan Macefield

10:30-10:45 AM

Plasma catecholamine profile in autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy
W Singer, S Vernino, P Sandroni, PA Low
Rochester, MN, USA

10:45-11:00 AM

Modern approaches to diagnosis of diabetic cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy
OV Mamontov, EA Shapkova, EI Krasilnikova, EV Shlyakhto
Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

11:00-11:15 AM

The upregulation of catecholaminergic fibers in diabetes
C Gibbons, N Wang, B Illigens, C Brown, R Freeman
Boston, MA, USA

11:15-11:30 AM

Peripheral nerve function in patients with clinical evidence of diabetic neuropathy
C Gibbons, R Freeman, A Veves
Boston, MA, USA

11:30-11:45 AM

The effects of hypoglycemic and euglycemic hyperinsulinemia on aldosterone
GK Adler, I Bonyhay, V Curren, E Waring, R Freeman
Boston, MA, USA

11:45-12:00 PM

Open Discussion/Future Directions
Chairs:  Roy Freeman & Benjamin Levine

12:00 PM

Adjourn

POSTER SESSION I
Thursday, November 12, 2009
12:00-1:30 PM

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Chairs:  Benjamin Levine & William Cheshire

Poster #1

Change in thoracic fluid content has a linear relationship with change in heart rate in patients with POTS
S Ashfaq, R Horne, M Ishaque, P Reddy, T Fugitt, A Suleman
Dallas, TX, USA

Poster #2

Heart rate recovery characteristics in the postural tachycardia syndrome: factors influencing a return to baseline
KA Mayuga, C Gaw, C Tatsuoka, F Fouad-Tarazi
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #3

Neurohormonal and autonomic changes after head-up tilt in postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
J Freitas, R Santos, F Boomsma, MJ Maciel, F Rocha-Goncalves
Porto, Portugal

Poster #4

Cardiovascular and sympathetic neural responses to handgrip and cold pressor stimuli in the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Q Fu, TB VanGundy, S Shibata, MM Galbreath, BD Levine
Dallas, TX, USA

Poster #5

Chronic treatment with propranolol does not alter sympathetic neural responses to handgrip and cold pressor stimuli in the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Q Fu, TB VanGundy, S Shibata, MM Galbreath, BD Levine
Dallas, TX, USA

Poster #6

Chemoreceptor sensitivity in postural tachycardia syndrome
I Taneja, MS Medow, AJ Ocon, DA Clarke, JM Stewart
Hawthorne, NY, USA

Poster #7

Defects in cutaneous angiotensin converting enzyme 2 and angiotensin-(1-7) production in postural tachycardia syndrome
JM Stewart, AJ Ocon, D Clarke, I Taneja, MS Medow
Hawthorne, NY, USA

Poster #8

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome with ganglionic nAChR autoantibody positivity
V Iodice, K Kimpinski, P Sandroni, S Vernino, PA Low
Rochester, MN, USA

Poster #9

Gynecological abnormalities and catamenial lightheadedness in postural tachycardia syndrome
D Enayat, D Robertson, BK Black, I Biaggioni, NR Keller, SR Raj
Nashville, TN, USA

Poster #10

The effect of pregnancy on postural tachycardia syndrome
K Kimpinski, V Iodice, P Sandroni, PA Low
Rochester, MN, USA

Cystitis, IBS, Fibromyalgia, Migraine & Depression
Chairs:  Thomas Chelimsky & Christopher Gibbons

Poster #11

Familial co-morbidities of interstitial cystitis
E Heller, CT Buffington, R Rackley, D Zhang, T Chelimsky
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #12

Effects of sacral nerve stimulation on sympathetic nerve activity during graded head up tilt: a case report
L Diedrich, P Konrad, A Diedrich, K Sato, D Sukdeb
Nashville TN, USA

Poster #13

Gender differences in autonomic reactivity to stress in IBS and healthy children
M Puzanovova, A Diedrich, LS Walker
Nashville, TN, USA

Poster #14

Migraines and gastroparesis: a clinical and treatment outcome analysis
M Isani, C Lahr, J Hughes, L Halley, A Kedar, T Kothari, C Subramony, T Abell, R Schmeig
Flowood, MS, USA

Poster #15

Migraines and gastroparesis: a histophysiologic analysis
M Isani, C Lahr, J Hughes, L Halley, A Kedar, T Kothari, C Subramony, T Abell, R Schmeig
Flowood, MS, USA

Poster #16

Evaluation of symptoms and psychosocial issues in younger patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
JL Gilden, D Vahedi, A Nuygen, A Garg, N Patel, R Marri, S Ubhayakar
Chicago, IL, USA

Poster #17

Essential hypotension registry: Psychometric measurements for anxiety, depression and coping strategies: Hypotension is associated with depression and anxiety. Is there a psycho-biotype? Preliminary report
LE Medina, J Ospina, MA Lemos, G Cuartas, J Calle, M Gutierrez, Y Torres
Medellin, Colombia

Pediatric Autonomic Disorders
Chairs:  Gisela Chelimsky & Felicia Axelrod

Poster #18

Norepinephrine levels in pediatric postural tachycardia syndrome
G Chelimsky, S Madan, D Zhang, T Chelimsky
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #19

Autonomic dysfunction in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
N Raghunath, E Rivera, AJ Ocon, JM Stewart, MS Medow
Hawthorne, NY, USA

Poster #20

Hypovitaminosis D in postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in adolescents
IT Jarjour, LK Jarjour
Houston, TX, USA

Poster #21

Nutritional correlates of orthostatic intolerance and chronic fatigue
RM Antiel, JS Caudill, BEU Burkhardt, CK Brands, PR Fischer
Rochester, MN, USA

Poster #22

Sleep patterns in children with autonomic disorders compared to children with organic gastrointestinal illness
S Safder, C Rosen, G Chelimsky
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #23

Acquired orthostatic intolerance and alpha-3 ganglionic acetylcholine antibodies in an adolescent girl
HR Murali, KJ Mack, NL Kuntz
Rochester, MN, USA

Poster #24

Hyperventilation induced neurally mediated syncope
S Dietz, J Sanders, P Thakker, H Vyas, WP Whitehouse
Nottingham, UK

Poster #25

Panic attack and neurally mediated syncope in the same patient
J Sanders, S Dietz, WP Whitehouse
Nottingham, UK

Poster #26

Autonomic and neuroendocrine features of familial Panayiotopoulos syndrome
A Gonzalez Duarte, L Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J Martinez, F Axelrod, H Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA

POSTER SESSION II
Friday, November 13, 2009
7:00-8:30 AM

Autonomic Assessment in Health & Disease
Chairs:  Andrew Taylor & Max Hilz 

Poster #27

Plethysmography improves interpretation of the blood pressure response to the Valsalva maneuver
F Fouad-Tarazi, R Shields, F Jaeger, R Christian
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #28

Autonomic function is preserved in the majority of male and female Fabry patients
M Biegstraaten, IN van Schaik, W Wieling, FA Wijburg, CEM Hollak
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Poster #29

Autonomic modulation is not altered in mitochondrial myopathy
MN Bartels, RE Gerardo, K Engelstad, R De Meersman, P Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA

Poster #30

Essential hypotension registry: Sympathovagal balance at 24 hours, day and night in ambulatory Holter monitoring according to blood pressure groups in real-life settings
L Medina, M Duque, J Marin, E Gonzalez, V Astudillo, J Aristizabal, J Bernal, MA Restrepo, A Arroyave, G Jaramillo, Y Torres, W Uribe
Medellin, Colombia

Poster #31

Essential hypotension registry. Cardiovascular reactivity: A search for the integration of the neuro-cardiovascular relationship and their association with glucose challenge and depression
L Medina
Medellin, Colombia

Poster #32

HIV/AIDS leads to early cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy
P Nemechek, S Ghosh-Dastidar, J Colombo
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Poster #33

Early autonomic dysfunction is associated with secondary hypertension in HIV/AIDS patients
P Nemechek, S Ghosh-Dastidar, J Colombo
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Poster #34

Facticious recurrent tachyarrhythmias with cardiac enzyme elevations
A Gonzalez Duarte, L Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J Martinez, H Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA

Physiology & Pathophysiology in Humans
Chairs:  Chet Ray & Qi Fu

Poster #35

Modelflow underestimates cardiac output in heat stressed humans
CG Crandall, TE Wilson, M Bundgaard-Nielsen, T Seifert, NH Secher
Dallas, TX, USA

Poster #36

Immediate hemodynamic and sympathetic responses to coffee
DL Jardine, JM Butler
Christchurch, New Zealand

Poster #37

Melatonin attenuates the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans
JS Cook, CA Ray
Hershey, PA, USA

Poster #38

Evaluation of a novel non model driven assessment of cardiac autonomic activity: response to initiation and termination of head-up tilt (HUT)
R Schondorf, J Benoit, MJ Lafitte
Montreal, QC, Canada

Poster #39

Wavelet transform assessment of heart rate variability during simulated orthostatic stress after antecedent hypoglycemia
M Risk, I Bonyhay, G Adler, E Waring, V Curren, R Freeman
Boston, MA, USA

Poster #40

Peripheral endocannabinoid concentrations during orthostatic stress
C Schroeder, S Batkai, S Engeli, J Tank, A Diedrich, FC Luft, J Jordan
Berlin, Germany

Poster #41

Baroreceptor sensitivity and autonomic modulations in obese and non-obese children
P Latchman, M Mathur, MN Bartels, R De Meersman
Stamford, CT, USA

Poster #42

Impaired sympathetic vasoconstriction in athletes with hypertension
OV Bogomolova, OV Mamontov, AO Konradi, EV Shlyakhto
Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

Poster #43

Paradoxically preserved cardiovascular reflexes in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices
C Rasche-Schuermann, J Tank, K Heusser, D Malehsa, C Bara, J Jordan, M Strueber
Hannover, Germany

Poster #44

Cerebral blood flow regulation during intermittent hypoxia (IH) induced increases in sympathetic activity
PB Raven, WL Eubank, S Ogoh
Fort Worth, TX, USA

Poster #45

Alteration of baroreflexes and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in diabetic autonomic neuropathy
SJ Yeh, CC Chiu, BY Liau
Taichung, Taiwan

Poster #46

Systemic blood pressure, cerebral blood flow and autonomic cardiovascular modulation during mental challenge in SCI
JM Wecht, D Rosado-Rivera, WA Bauman
Bronx, NY, USA

Advances in Basic Autonomic Neuroscience
Chairs: David Jardine & Volkmar Gross 

Poster #47

Chronic femoral artery occlusion augments exercise pressor reflex in decerebrated rats
H Tsuchimochi, JL McCord, SG Hayes, S Koba, MP Kaufman
Hershey, PA, USA

Poster #48

Microscopic analysis of sympathetic and parasympathetic axon distribution, structure and interaction in whole-mount C57BL/6 mouse atria
SW Harden, ZJ Cheng
Orlando, FL, USA

Poster #49

Response of parasympathetic cardiac vagal neurons to hypoxia and hypercapnia
D Mendelowitz
Washington, DC, USA

Poster #50

Mechanisms of enhanced carotid body function in heart failure: a link to vascular endothelial function
HD Schultz, Y Ding, J Yin, Y Li, M Zimmerman
Omaha, NE, USA

Poster #51

Paraventricular nucleus (PVN) noradrenergic-mediated sympathetic activation in chronic heart failure (CHF)
KP Patel, X Liu, H Zheng
Omaha, NE, USA

Poster #52

Altered balance of subthreshold K+ and Ca2+ channels contributes to enhanced excitability of preautonomic PVN neurons in hypertensive rats
JE Stern, JA Filosa, PM Sonner
Augusta, GA, USA

Poster #53

TRPV4 is essential for water’s pressor effect
J McHugh, M Appalsamy, A Diedrich, J Jordan, SR Raj, D Robertson
Nashville, TN, USA

POSTER SESSION III
Saturday, November 14, 2009
7:00-8:30 AM

Hypotensive Disorders & Syncope
Chairs:  Giris Jacob & A. Kim Johnson

Poster #54

Essential hypotension registry: definition, blood pressure and demographic report
L Medina
Medellin, Colombia

Poster #55

Syncope diagnosis in patients with no apparent structural heart disease and components for both neurally mediated and cardiac origin (mixed syncope): Is a quantitative history score reliable?
L Medina, M Duque, J Marin, E Gonzalez, V Astudillo, J Aristizabal, J Bernal, MA Restrepo, A Arroyave, Y Torres, W Uribe
Medellin, Colombia

Poster #56

Clinical spectrum as predictor of tilt induced neurally mediated reflex in patients with orthostatic intolerance
J Freitas, E Tajera, R Santos, MJ Maciel, F Rocha-Goncalves
Porto, Portugal

Poster #57

Fainting early or late – Does it make a difference?
KJ McNeeley, D Zhang, TC Chelimsky
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #58

Head-up tilt testing in children and young people with transient loss of consciousness: is it useful?
S Dietz, J Murfitt, L Florence, P Thakker, WP Whitehouse
Nottingham, UK

Poster #59

Cardiovascular autonomic functions in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients of orthostatic hypotension
E Khandelwal, AK Jaryal, KK Deepak
New Delhi, India

Poster #60

Severe cardiodepression underlies prolonged postfaint hypotension
W Wieling, J Rozenberg, IK Schon, DL Jardine, BE Westerhof
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Poster #61

Hemodynamic study of the efficacy of lower limb and abdominal compression bandage in preventing delayed orthostatic hypotension
C Podoleanu, R Maggi, D Oddone, A Solano, P Donateo, F Croci, E Carasca, C Ginghina, M Brignole
Targu Mures, Romania

Poster #62

Physiologic assessment of autonomic dysfunction in cough syncope
WP Cheshire
Jacksonville, FL, USA

Poster #63

Systemic capillary leak syndrome: a rare cause of severe episodic hypotension
G Matte, RW Shields Jr
Cleveland, OH, USA

Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathies
Chairs:  Paola Sandroni & Jorge Serrador

Poster #64

Novel immunofluorescent methods in peripheral autonomic nerve fiber imaging
C Gibbons, N Wang, R Freeman
Boston, MA, USA

Poster #65

Skin biopsy findings in complex regional pain syndrome
KR Chémali, L Zhou
Cleveland, OH, USA

Poster #66

Sudomotor innervation: correlating functional and pathologic data
A Loavenbruck, W Kennedy, G Wendelshafer-Crabbe, P Sandroni
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Poster #67

Sudomotor dysfunction in autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy
K Kimpinski, V Iodice, P Sandroni, RD Fealey, S Vernino, PA Low
Rochester, MN, USA

Poster #68

Assessment of other symptoms of autonomic dysfunction in diabetic patients with and without neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
JL Gilden, A Nuygen, D Vahedi, S Ubhayakar
Chicago, IL, USA

Poster #69

Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy presenting as Harlequin syndrome
W Singer, RD Fealey, PA Low
Rochester, MN, USA

Poster #70

Enhancing sensory vibration perception using imperceptible electrical stimulation
PP Breen, G O’Laighin, C McIntosh, S Dineen, JM Serrador
Galway, Ireland

CNS Disorders, Autonomic Failure & Therapies
Chairs:  Vera Novak & David Goldstein

Poster #71

Posturo-respiratory coupling during upright stance: effects of age and stroke
B Manor, K Hu, CK Peng, L Lipsitz, V Novak
Boston, MA, USA

Poster #72

How common are electrocardiographic, oximeter, and QTc changes in patients during partial complex and secondarily generalized seizures?
BD Moseley, E Wirrell, E Benarroch, J Britton
Rochester, MN, USA

Poster #73

Hemispheric sidedness, epilepsy surgery and cardiovascular autonomic functions
N Choudhary, M Tripathi, PS Chandra, R Sagar, AK Jaryal, RM Pandey, D Kondal, KK Deepak
New Delhi, India

Poster #74

Brain death is preceded by sympathetic cardiovascular hyperactivity
MJ Hilz, H Marthol, T Intravooth, P De Fina, S Schwab
Erlangen, Germany

Poster #75

The question remains...is autonomic dysfunction associated with Arnold Chiari malformation?
D Turner
Bartlett, TN, USA

Poster #76

Carvedilol reverses standing parasympathetic excess in non-diabetics
RR Arora, RJ Bulgarelli, M Hearyman, S Ghosh-Dastidar, J Colombo
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Poster #77

Treatment of multiple system atrophy using intravenous immunoglobulins – Update
P Novak, P Raven, BM White, A Williams, V Novak
Worcester, MA, USA

Poster #78

A case report of albumin infusions in a patient with pure autonomic failure
A Suleman, R Horne, M Ishaque
Dallas, TX, USA