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dysautonomia [¦dis¦ȯd·ə¦näm·ē·ə] (medicine) Abnormal functioning of the autonomic nervous system. A congenital syndrome with aberrations in the autonomic nervous system function, including indifference to pain, diminished secretion of tears, poor vasomotor control, motor incoordination, labile cardiovascular reactions, frequent attacks of bronchial pneumonia, and hypersalivation with aspiration and trouble in swallowing. Also known as Riley-Day syndrome. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Cure FD Foundation, a Brentwood-based organization dedicated to the prevention and cure of the neurological disorder familial dysautonomia, named Howard S. On occasion, physicians come across a second, milder form of familial dysautonomia This apparently stems from inheriting an even rarer mutation in IKBKAP from one parent and the more common mutation from the other. Primary neurologic or neuromuscular pathology occasionally results in OSA; such pathologies include Chiari malformation, syringomyelobulbia, cerebral palsy, myotonic dystrophy, Shy-Drager syndrome, acquired nonprogressive dysautonomia, olivopontocerebellar degeneration, spinal cord injury, and bulbar stroke. |
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