Cruise Report R/V "ALKOR" Cruise- No. AL 365 ( 06AK1101 ) 01 February - 13 February 2011

Dates and names of ports of call 02/02/2011 Kiel 04 - 06/02/2011 Saßnitz 08 - 09/02/2011 Slite 11 - 12/02/2011 Saßnitz Joint cruise for Monitoring in the frame of the COMBINE program of HELCOM and long term observation program of IO

Cruise Report R.V. ALKOR Cruise-No. AL-407a

06 February - 14 February 201

Plasma catecholamines during activation of the sympathetic nervous system in a patient with Shy-Drager syndrome.

Plasma catecholamines and circulation parameters were studied in a patient with a Shy-Drager syndrome. Basal values of free noradrenaline and dopamine were within the normal range, whereas the adrenaline level was decreased. The response of plasma catecholamines to different kinds of physical activity was pathological. The inability to maintain elevated catecholamine levels during prolonged activity corresponded to impaired circulatory regulation and may provide an additional tool for diagnosis and monitoring of the Shy-Drager syndrome