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ArticleClinical rheumatology2011

Normal autonomic nervous system responses in uncomplicated familial Mediterranean fever: a comparative case-control study.

Udi Nussinovitch, Avi Livneh, Keren Kaminer, Pnina Langevitz, Olga Feld, Moshe Nussinovitch, Benjamin Volovitz, Merav Lidar, Naomi Nussinovitch

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Article in Clinical rheumatology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cutoffs, sensitivity and specificity of the Ewing battery in evaluating autonomic nervous system disorders: a systematic review.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Udi NussinovitchThe Heller Institute of Medical Research, and Department of Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621. enussi@yahoo.com
Avi Livneh
Keren Kaminer
Pnina Langevitz
Olga Feld
Moshe Nussinovitch
Benjamin Volovitz
Merav Lidar
Naomi Nussinovitch
Sheba Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · ILSchneider Children's Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the autonomic nervous system function in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Therefore, our aim was to evaluate autonomic responses in patients with FMF using complementary tests. The study groups included 33 patients with uncomplicated FMF and 39 control subjects. Autonomic function was evaluated by measuring responses to metronomic breathing, the Valsalva maneuver, and the Ewing maneuver. Autonomic parameters were computed from electrocardiograms with designated computer software. There were no statistically significant differences in any of the measured parameters of autonomic function between the patient and control group. The measured autonomic parameters of both groups were similar to those previously reported in healthy individuals. In conclusion, patients with FMF who did not develop amyloidosis due to continuous colchicine treatment appeared to have normal autonomic function, as reflected by the normal response to physiological autonomic stimuli.

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AdultAutonomic Nervous SystemAutonomic Nervous System DiseasesCase-Control StudiesElectrocardiographyFamilial Mediterranean FeverFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleRespirationRespiratory MechanicsSignal Processing, Computer-Assisted

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PMID21541656
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