Temperature regulation Hypothermia and hyperpyrexia can result from disruption of the various temperature regulatory mechanisms. Sweating, shivering and vasoactive reflexes can be affected. Face Pallor. Reduced or absent sweating. [patient.info]

Hypothermia may occur in hypothalamic disorders and in the elderly, in whom such lesions have been postulated. [jnnp.bmj.com]

[…] then graying of vision, blacking out, tunnel vision, sensitivity to light, difficulty with focusing, reduced lacrimation, loss of pupillary size over time (which is often correlated with loss of visual symptoms) Temperature regulation disturbance – Hypothermia [dysautonomia.com.au]

“She had a fever, body aches, a headache, nausea, a sore throat, and she was very lethargic,” Hedspeth said. More common ailments such as mononucleosis were ruled out. [masslive.com]

Episodic abdominal crises and fever are common. • The defective gene, named IKBKAP, is also located on the long arm of chromosome 9. 49. [slideshare.net]

Chronic fatigue syndrome, for instance, often begins following a typical viral-like illness (sore throat, fever, muscle aches, etc.,) but any of the dysautonomia syndromes can have a similar onset. [dysautonomia.com.au]

Older children commonly experience different symptoms of the familial dysautonomia, such as red puffy hands, unstable blood pressure, erratic blood pressure, poor growth, less perception in temperature changes, less perception in painful sensations, corneal [ic.steadyhealth.com]

Oesophageal dysmotility, delayed gastric emptying and autonomic neuropathy correlate to disturbed glucose homeostasis. Diabetologia. 2006 Sep. 49(9):2010-4. [Medline]. Devigili G, Tugnoli V, Penza P, Camozzi F, Lombardi R, Melli G, et al. [emedicine.medscape.com]

If the changes are larger or last longer, the person may have orthostatic hypotension. [merckmanuals.com]

hypotension, progressive autonomic failure, and the Bradbury–Eggleston syndrome). [nejm.org]

Standard somatic and neurologic examinations are required, particularly when orthostatic hypotension is suspected. Dehydration might add to the development of orthostatic hypotension or reflex syncope. [touchneurology.com]

Progressive autonomic failure (PAF) (idiopathic orthostatic hypotension) 1. Pure PAF 2. PAF with parkinsonian features(PAF-P) 3. PAF with multiple-system atrophy (Shy-Drager syndrome)(PAF-MSA) B. Parkinson’s disease C. Spinal cord lesions D. [slideshare.net]

The clinic will include a research program that will complete studies involving POTS and other dysautonomia conditions such as vasovagal syncope and orthostatic hypotension. [ucalgary.ca]

The symptoms commonly displayed in babies may or may not include persistent bilateral eye irritation, red blotching of the skin, misdirected swallowing, poor suck, poor tone, absent suck, weak suck, high prevalence of breech presentation, and an absence [ic.steadyhealth.com]

Within all the people who go to their doctor with autonomic nervous system disorder, 52% report having leg pain, 37% report having loss of sensation, and 37% report having skin lesion. [symcat.com]

• The defective gene, named IKBKAP, is also located on the long arm of chromosome 9. 49. [slideshare.net]

Within all the people who go to their doctor with autonomic nervous system disorder, 52% report having leg pain, 37% report having loss of sensation, and 37% report having skin lesion. [symcat.com]

Urinary retention: If urinary retention occurs because the bladder cannot contract normally, people can be taught to insert a catheter (a thin rubber tube) through the urethra and into the bladder themselves. [merckmanuals.com]

With multiple system atrophy, a generalized autonomic failure, male patients experience urinary retention or incontinence and impotence (an inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection). [encyclopedia.com]

retention) but unlike peripheral autonomic neuropathies have extrapyramidal dysfunction (akinesia, tremor, rigidity). [patient.info]

Loss of sacral parasympathetic function, as in the early phase of spinal cord injury, causes an atonic bladder with urinary retention, whereas recovery of isolated spinal cord function results in a neurogenic bladder. [jnnp.bmj.com]

Familial dysautonomia is a certain type of hereditary disorder which affects the autonomic nervous system. [ic.steadyhealth.com]

#1 Posted 23 February 2012 - 01:18 PM Some info on Dysautonomia: Dysautonomia can affect digestive, skeletal, respiratory and cardiovascular systems. by ClinicalPosters.com staff Something is wrong. You know you're sick ... [paulding.com]

For more information on dysautonomia, visit [masslive.com]

Dysautonomia may be experienced in a number of ways, depending on the organ system involved, for example difficulty adapting to changes in posture, or digestive symptoms. [icd.codes]

When the autonomic nervous system does not work properly, patients have an autonomic disorder or dysautonomia. [neuroassociates.us]

[…] autonomic G90.9 parasympathetic G90.9 sympathetic G90.9 vegetative G90.9 peripheral autonomic nervous system G90.9 sympathetic nervous system G90.9 Disorder (of) - see also Disease autonomic nervous system G90.9 nerve G58.9 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G58.9 Mononeuropathy [icd10data.com]

hydrocephalus G91.1 Obstructive hydrocephalus G91.2 (Idiopathic) normal pressure hydrocephalus G91.3 Post-traumatic hydrocephalus, unspecified G91.4 Hydrocephalus in diseases classified elsewhere G91.8 Other hydrocephalus G91.9 Hydrocephalus, unspecified [icd10data.com]

• Influenced by multiple factors  subject’s position (recumbent, sitting or standing)  rate and depth of respiration  age  medications  weight and  degree of hypocapnia 20. • Interpretation of results requires comparison of test data with results [slideshare.net]

HR variability during deep breathing is influenced by the position of the test subject, the rate and depth of breathing, hypocapnia, sympathetic activity, bodyweight and use of salicylates and other drugs. [touchneurology.com]

The hematocrit increases after 2–6 weeks. A weekly maintenance dose is usually necessary. The increased intravascular volume that accompanies the rise in hematocrit can exacerbate supine hypertension. 33. [slideshare.net]

Subjects with familial dyslipidemia, heart disease and psychotic disorders were excluded from the study. [lipidworld.biomedcentral.com]

A simple 12-lead ECG can confirm the presence of bifascicular block, inadequate sinus bradycardia, pre-excited QRS complex, QT interval abnormities, negative T waves in right precordial leads, epsilon waves and ventricular late potentials. 2 These patients [touchneurology.com]