Open AccessAssessment of Autonomic Dysfunction in Acute Stroke Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Hemachandrika Chidambaram,
Kothai Gnanamoorthy,
Prasanna Karthik Suthakaran,
Kannan Rajendran,
Chitrambalam Pavadai
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24740.9431
Subject(s) - medicine , heart rate variability , cardiology , stroke (engine) , baroreceptor , balance (ability) , autonomic function , heart rate , acute stroke , physical therapy , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
In patients who present with acute cerebro-vascular disease, autonomic function testing is usually not given its due importance. This is because of the complex nature of the autonomic function tests and the relative technical difficulty faced in administering the tests to the patients. A simple and non-invasive method to assess the autonomic dysfunction is measurement of resting Heart Rate Variability (HRV).