AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY

diseases typically causing autonomic neuropathy [acquired]:

diabetes mellitus

amyloidosis

porphyrias

other causes:

pure progressive autonomic neuropathy

Shy-Drager syndrome

alcoholism / vitamin deficiencies

Guillain-Barre syndrome

acute poliomyelitis

Chagas' disease (South American trypanosomiasis)

drugs, eg. ganglion-blockers (eg. hexamethonium)

familial dysautonomia [Riley-Day syndrome]

multiple sclerosis

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