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09:01 Dec 5, 2010 |
German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | |||||
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| Selected response from: Rolf Keiser Switzerland Local time: 08:40 | ||||
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4 +3 | Instability of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) |
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3 +2 | instability of the autonomic nervous system/autonomic instabily |
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4 | autonomic dysregulation |
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instability of the autonomic nervous system/autonomic instabily Explanation: IHMO, I would not say "vegetative instability" in English. Curiously, most of the abnormalities seem related to an underlying instability of the autonomic nervous system. This is the part of the nervous system that regulates the internal functions of the body such as blood pressure, heart rate, sweating, body temperature, gastrointestinal activity, and emptying of the urinary bladder. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:2bN8rHq... The first symptom to develop is usually muscular cramps, fever, symptoms of instability of the autonomic nervous system such as unstable blood pressure, and changes in cognition, including agitation, delirium and coma. Other symptoms may include muscle tremors. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:k0O0kZm... Causes of Autonomic instability: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Autonomic instability. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms. * Trauma * Viral infection * Genetic disorder * Brain injury * Pregnancy * Parkinson disease * Ehlers-Danlos syndrome * more causes...» http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:lhDDmci... The autonomic nervous sytem regulates digestion, heart rate and blood pressure among other things. It is the auto-pilot of your brain. If the system isn't workng quite right, digestion might not be regulated properly. Patients with autonomic instability often have dizzy spells or episodes where their heart races. Autonomic instability has a huge variety of symptoms and each patient has different clusters. The symptoms can wax and wane a lot. Females have monthly symptom spikes. It runs in families. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1pKdF2L... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2010-12-05 09:51:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry: It is of course "autonomic instability" and not "autonomic instabily". |
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40 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
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