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Altered cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- Source :
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Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology [Neurol Sci] 2014 Jun; Vol. 35 (6), pp. 965-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 13. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Cold pressure test (CPT) and mental stress test (MST) are distinct tests usually leading to blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) increase. Their patterns in multiple sclerosis (MS) are still unknown. This study assessed cardiovascular reactivity to MST and CPT in patients with MS and controls. MST was performed with Stroop test card. CPT was performed with cold stimulus. The BP and HR were digitally recorded at rest and test phases. The delta (Δ) and the variance of BP and HR were compared between patients and controls. Patients with MS had lower Δ of diastolic BP and HR induced by MST than controls. There were no differences between patients and controls with CPT. The reduced autonomic reactivity to MST but not with CPT suggests that specific central nervous system pathways involved in MST may be responsible for autonomic findings in MS.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1590-3478
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24622761
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1704-x