Insular damage causing transient baroreflex dysfunction in a teenager with Allgrove syndrome

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  1. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Katja Dumić & Nevena Krnić

  2. School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Katja Dumić, Nevena Krnić & Mario Habek

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ivan Jovanović

  4. Department of Neurology, Referral Center for Autonomic Nervous System Disorders, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Berislav Ruška, Ivan Adamec & Mario Habek

  5. Autonomic Unit, Division of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Alessandra Fanciulli

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Study concept and design: KD, AF and MH. Acquisition of data: KD, NK, IJ, BR, IA, AF and MH. Analysis and interpretation of data: NK, IJ, BR, IA, AF and MH. Drafting of the manuscript: BR and IA. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: KD, NK, IJ, BR, IA, AF and MH. Administrative, technical, and material support: KD, NK, IJ, BR, IA, AF and MH.

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Dumić, K., Krnić, N., Jovanović, I. et al. Insular damage causing transient baroreflex dysfunction in a teenager with Allgrove syndrome. Clin Auton Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-021-00779-5

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Keywords

  • Allgrove syndrome
  • Autonomic nervous system
  • Baroreflex dysfunction
  • Supine hypertension