{"id":21129,"date":"2025-06-02T13:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?page_id=21129"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:16:20","slug":"autonomic-clinic-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/divisions\/movement-disorders\/movement-disorders-patients\/autonomic-clinic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Center of Autonomic Failure – Autonomic Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center for Autonomic Failure strives to give patients the knowledge and tools to improve their quality of life and better manage their disease process. As a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, MSA Center of Excellence, CurePSP Center of Care<\/strong>, and Ataxia Center of Excellence<\/strong> we uphold a mission to ensure high quality of care, outreach, and research for those impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, MSA, PSP, CBD and Ataxia\u2019s who may suffer from autonomic failure.<\/p>\n

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Patients suffering from autonomic failure can notice lightheadedness from standing, passing out episodes or blood pressure drops from sitting to standing. Autonomic testing can be helpful in the diagnosis and management of patients experiencing these symptoms.<\/p>\n

We do not<\/strong> provide management of POTS\/EDS\/Chronic fatigue or syncope not related to a neurological disorder.<\/p>\n

We do<\/strong> offer management of autonomic failure in other neurological disorders such as neuropathy or brain injury.<\/p>\n

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The UNC Center for Autonomic Failure offers the following:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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