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Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
Also called: Dysautonomia
Your autonomic nervous system is the part of your nervous system that controls involuntary actions, such as the beating of your heart and the widening or narrowing of your blood vessels. When something goes wrong in this system, it can cause serious problems, including
- Blood pressure problems
- Heart problems
- Trouble with breathing and swallowing
- Erectile dysfunction in men
Autonomic nervous system disorders can occur alone or as the result of another disease, such as Parkinson's disease, alcoholism and diabetes. Problems can affect either part of the system, as in complex regional pain syndromes, or all of the system. Some types are temporary, but many worsen over time. When they affect your breathing or heart function, these disorders can be life-threatening.
Some autonomic nervous system disorders get better when an underlying disease is treated. Often, however, there is no cure. In that case, the goal of treatment is to improve symptoms.
NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Dysautonomia (Autonomic Dysfunction)(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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Dysautonomia (Autonomic Dysfunction)
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Overviews
- Autonomic Neuropathy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System(Merck & Co., Inc.)
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Specific Conditions
- Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)(American Thoracic Society) - PDF
- Familial Dysautonomia(InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School)
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Holmes-Adie Syndrome(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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- Horner Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Multiple System Atrophy with Orthostatic Hypotension (Shy-Drager Syndrome)(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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Orthostatic Hypotension(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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- Orthostatic Hypotension (Postural Hypotension)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome(American Heart Association)
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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Striatonigral Degeneration(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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- Vasovagal Syncope (Fainting)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypotension, Orthostatic(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Orthostatic Intolerance(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Shy-Drager Syndrome(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Syncope, Vasovagal(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
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Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: Cold-induced sweating syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Familial dysautonomia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Multiple system atrophy(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Transthyretin amyloidosis(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Triple A syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Cold-induced sweating syndrome
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Evidence for genetic factors in vasovagal syncope: a twin-family study.
- Article: Syncope-like epileptic seizures in Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
- Article: Midregional pro-adrenomedullin as a predictor for therapeutic response to midodrine...
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- Familial dysautonomia -- see more articles
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Organizations
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Children
- Anisocoria and Horner's Syndrome(American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
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Patient Handouts
- Autonomic neuropathy
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- Multiple system atrophy
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