Clinical and autonomic characteristics at baseline of anti-gAChR Ab positive AAG patients.

Initial symptoms were expressed in bold.AE = antecedent event; OH = orthostatic hypotension; OI = orthostatic intolerance; HI = heat intolerance; AH = anhidrosis; GI = gastrointestinal tract symptoms; α3 Ab = ganglionic acetylcholine receptor α3 antibody; β4 Ab = ganglionic acetylcholine receptor β4 antibody; A.I. = Antibody Index; AE = antecedent event; OI = orthostatic intolerance; OH = orthostatic hypotension; HI = heat intolerance; AH = anhidrosis; GI = gastrointestinal tract symptoms; Dept = departmenta. Subacute = peak of autonomic failure within 3 months; gradual = gradual onset of chronic autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy with the peak of autonomic failure after 3 months.b. Patient 2 = fever up; 7 = epididymitis; 21 = influenza virus type A infection; 23 = fever up and cough.c. Patient 4 and 7 = Adie’s tonic pupil. The other cases had the abnormality of papillary reflex to light bilaterally or unilaterally.d. Patient 1 = constipation; 2 = constipation; 3 = early satiety and vomiting; 4 = constipation; 5 = constipation; 6 = constipation, ileus, and sigmoid volvulus suspected; 7 = early satiety, vomiting, alternate stool abnormality, abdominal pain, and taste impairment; 8 = constipation; 9 = constipation; 10 = constipation; 11 = anorexia and diarrhea; 12 = diarrhea and achalasia; 13 = constipation, early satiety, vomiting, and ileus; 14 = abdominal pain, anorexia, and diarrhea; 15 = diarrhea; 17 = constipation, anorexia, and achalasia; 18 = alternate stool abnormality, abdominal pain, and anorexia; 20 = constipation; 21 = constipation; 22 = early satiety, ileus, alternate stool abnormality, and abdominal pain; 23 = constipation, vomiting, and achalasia; 24 = constipation.Clinical and autonomic characteristics at baseline of anti-gAChR Ab positive AAG patients.