Dysautonomia
Dysautonomia presents in a number of forms, but all of them involve a certain level of failure in the autonomic nervous system (ANS). They can strike at any age but often first occur during puberty. Dysautonomias more commonly appear in females.
The ANS is the division of the nervous system that orchestrates many operations that our body carries out automatically without input from higher brain centers.
In particular, the ANS is responsible for maintaining a constant internal temperature, regular breathing patterns, a steady blood pressure, appropriate pupil dilation, sexual arousal and excretion. Symptoms of dysautonomia, therefore, generally manifest themselves as errors in those particular areas of physiology.
As mentioned, there are a number of dysautonomia subtypes, and so symptoms vary. Some of the more common symptoms are light headedness, fainting, unstable blood pressure and an abnormal heart rate.
The ANS is the division of the nervous system that orchestrates many operations that our body carries out automatically without input from higher brain centers.
In particular, the ANS is responsible for maintaining a constant internal temperature, regular breathing patterns, a steady blood pressure, appropriate pupil dilation, sexual arousal and excretion. Symptoms of dysautonomia, therefore, generally manifest themselves as errors in those particular areas of physiology.
Symptoms
As mentioned, there are a number of dysautonomia subtypes, and so symptoms vary. Some of the more common symptoms are light headedness, fainting, unstable blood pressure and an abnormal heart rate.
In the most serious cases, death can occur from pneumonia, acute respiratory failure or sudden cardiopulmonary arrest.
Treatment
There are currently no cures for dysautonomia, but various medications can either ease some of the symptoms or treat the underlying causes of the illness.
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