Weekly roundup of stuff I’ve come across in the last week worth sharing.
Articles:
- Reply to “Concerns regarding the inference that EDS is not rare” (Nov 2019)
- POTS FAQ (PDF) from STARS (Syncope Trust and Reflex anoxic Seizures)
- Should we be testing doctors for empathy? (Quartz, Oct 2019)
- “Sixth sense” may be more than just a feeling: NIH study of rare genetic disorder reveals importance of touch and body awareness.(2016)
- Brush your teeth to protect the heart (Dec 2019)
- Blog- CCI Surgery; a neurologist’s perspective(Nov 2019)
- Why do we freeze when startled? New study points to serotonin (Nov 2019)
- APA Style Guide: Disability (via @mauldin_laura)
- Dysautonomia International Patient & Caregiver Advisory Board Application
Research Articles:
“The aim of this article is to review the data that led to the current understanding of the interactions between the autonomic and skeletal systems and to present a critical appraisal of the literature, bringing forth a schema that can put into physiological and clinical context the main genetic and pharmacological observations pointing to the existence of an autonomic control of skeletal homeostasis.”
“By leveraging information across multiple cardiac cycles, our model can identify subtle changes in ejection fraction, is more reproducible than human evaluation, and lays the foundation for precise diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.”
- Susceptibility to diarrhea is related to hemodynamic markers of sympathetic activation in the general population (via @ArthurFedorowski)
“Functional diarrhea was associated with hemodynamic indices of sympathetic activation, supporting a possible role of the autonomic nervous system in diarrhea.”
- Prevention of mast cell activation disorder-associated clinical sequelae of excessive prostaglandin D(2) production. (via @livingwithmcas)
“These results suggest that mast cell activation may be manifested by a selective excessive release of PGD(2). These patients respond to administration of aspirin but not to antihistamines.”
“The probability of receiving an irregular pulse notification was low. Among participants who received notification of an irregular pulse, 34% had atrial fibrillation on subsequent ECG patch readings and 84% of notifications were concordant with atrial fibrillation. “
