Dysautonomia is often caused by an underlying condition but can also be due to medications or toxins. Genetics also plays a role in some types of autonomic dysfunction. Share on Pinterest Maskot/Getty ...

A diabetic patient with autonomic neuropathy has a supine BP of 170/90 and a standing BP of 130/80. Do we treat the supine or the standing BP? If we decide to treat, what would be the best ...

A major discovery that details the existence of a neuronal specific form of the WNK1 gene, henceforth referred to as the WNK1/HSN2 isoform, was recently completed. A major discovery that details the ...

How to manage an elderly patient with diabetes discharged to primary care following a diagnosis of autonomic neuropathy with ...

The rare, deadly neurological disease called hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 9 (HSAN9) is caused by mutations in the gene that encodes tectonin β-propeller repeat-containing protein 2 ...

There are more than 100 different types of peripheral neuropathy, a condition resulting in impaired communication between the central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord) and the rest of your ...

Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a rare genetic condition affecting the nervous system. It impacts the development and survival of certain nerve cells that influence involuntary actions in the body. FD ...