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Can autonomic dysfunction difficulty to diagnose? can it still be present and not captured during testing?
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Yes: Autonomic dysfunction can be difficult to diagnose. Sudomotor reflex testing, tilt table, ekg variability, sympathetic skin response and skin biopsy can all be useful to confirm the diagnosis.
Answered 4/19/2013
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