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Any of my search term words All of my search term words Find results in... Content titles and body Content titles only All Activity Home Dysautonomia is a term used to describe abnormal functioning of the autonomic nervous system Dysautonomia means dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system. Dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system can produce the apparent malfunction of the organs it regulates. For this reason, dysautonomia patients often present with numerous, seemingly unrelated maladies. Symptoms are wide ranging and can include problems with the regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and perspiration. Other symptoms include fatigue, lightheadedness, feeling faint or passing out (syncope), weakness and cognitive impairment. Autonomic dysfunction can occur as a secondary condition of another disease process, like diabetes, or as a primary disorder where the autonomic nervous system is the only system impacted. These conditions are often misdiagnosed. Over one million Americans are impacted with a primary autonomic system disorder. The more common forms of these conditions include Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)/Orthostatic Intolerance (OI), Neurocardiogenic Syncope (NCS), Pure Autonomic Failure (PAF) and Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA). DINET provides information and personal stories on several types of dysautonomia. You may download our informational brochure here. Dysautonomia Information Network Do you have a question for our Medical Expert's? DINET's Medical Advisors are physicians who specialize in different aspects of dysautonomia treatment and research. We are honored that these dedicated professionals share their time and knowledge with us and you! If you have a question that you would like answered by our advisory team, please send it to webmaster@dinet.org Questions are posted in our quarterly newsletter. Discussion Forum: Trending Topics 9 How do you support yourself? What do you do for work? By LukeGroundwalker Started Tuesday at 05:53 AM 5 Can you become dependent on IV saline? By Julyrose Started Yesterday at 08:45 PM 1 New research on brain hypoperfusion By p8d Started Wednesday at 06:34 PM 8 POTS By Patrick Started Yesterday at 05:31 PM 0 help By kpowellnm Started 18 hours ago Ongoing Studies NEW RECRUITING: John Hopkins University is conducting a study to develop a test for screening for positive diagnosis in patients with dyautonomia-related dysmotility who are being considered for Celiac Ganglion Resection surgery. The study's objective is to develop a test that will determine if a patient will be helped by the surgery before it is done. To read more about this study, please visit our recruitment study page RECRUITING: Clarkson University is conducting a study to learn about what factors affect the function and quality of life for people living various chronic illnesses. The study should take approximately 45 minutes to complete and asks similar questions to those asked by healthcare providers. Questions will include quality of sleep, fatigue, pain, etc. All answers will be anonymous. Participants must be 18 years or older. Each person participating is requested to ask one healthy person to also participate but this is not required. To learn more about this study or to begin the questionnaire, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V3P7S9J This is an IRB approved study. RECRUITING: New study examining the impact on parents raising a child between the ages of 8 - 17 who have been diagnosed with POTS. To read more about this study, including contact information, visit https://www.dinet.org/info/studies/studies-dysautonomia-related-chronic-illness-r107/ RECRUITING: Vanderbilt University is conducting a study entitled "Pathophysiology and therapy of Orthostatic Intolerance." Studies to identify the role of the brain, the autonomic nervous system and the vasculature in Orthostatic Intolerance. Read more about this study. OPEN - Recruiting: The Mayo Clinic, is conducting a study to better understand the causes of autonomic disorders and to collect and store DNA for future studies of dysautonomia. Read more about this study Recruiting: The University of CA is currently recruiting POTS patients for a clinical study examining the effect of Ivabradine on heart rate fluctuations - specifically tachycardia. Ivabradine is a drug currently used to treat heart failure but is not currently used for the treatment of POTS. Read more about this study Recruiting: What is it like living with POTS during emerging adulthood? Virginia Tech is recruiting 18 - 29 year olds diagnosed with POTS for a family science study on POTS. This is a parent-child study so both must be willing to participate. Read more about the study or email Virginia Tech Department of Human Development. RECRUITING: Clinical Trial: University of Oklahoma and Vanderbilt University are recruiting POTS patients for the Autoimmune Basis for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome study. They are looking at the levels of immune proteins (autoantibodies) in POTS patients and their relation to symptoms over time. Read more about the trial RECRUITING: Clinical Trial : Dr. Satish Raj and the University of Calgary is recruiting POTS patients for a study of the effects of compression on the symptoms of POTS. Read more about the trial RECRUITING: Clinical Trial: Studying Vitamin D deficiency in children ages 10 to 18. A diagnostic workup for chronic nausea unexplained by conventional diagnostic tests has unexpectedly revealed underlying cardiovascular instability manifesting as orthostatic intolerance, primarily defined as POTS (88%). Read more about the trial. Still RECRUITING: ME/CFS: Activity Patterns and Autonomic Dysfunction this 4-year study is looking at the relationship between illness, non-improvement, patient activity, and autonomic function. The long-range goal is to look at the activities that trigger a relapse or non-improvement vs the activities that bring better symptom management. The study will continue until December of 2019. Visit the study page for information NEW: RECRUITING: The NIH All of Us Research Program is now open to people with or without illness. This project's goal is to amass data from 1 million plus people in the U.S. to provide physicians and researchers the ability to use Precision Medicine to prevent, diagnose, treat and potentially cure disease and disorders in this country. DINET is a Champion partner of this program and more information can be found on our site here Recruiting: The investigators propose to conduct a safety, tolerability and early proof of concept efficacy study of phosphatidylserine in patients with FD. The long-term goal is to find an effection nutritional therapy that will improve the quality of life for patients with FD and alter disease prognosis Contact & participation information is available - https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02276716?cond=Dysautonomia&rank=5 Completed, Results TBA: PET Imaging Study...