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familial dysautonomia
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dysautonomia /dys·au·to·no·mia/ (-aw-to-no´me-ah) malfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
familial dysautonomia  an inherited disorder of childhood characterized by defective lacrimation, skin blotching, emotional instability, motor incoordination, absence of pain sensation, and hyporeflexia; occurring almost exclusively in Ashkenazi Jews.

familial dysautonomia
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A congenital disorder involving the nervous system, especially the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, and including such symptoms as indifference to pain, diminished secretion of tears, poor vasomotor control, motor incoordination, difficulty in swallowing and emotional instability. Also called Riley-Day syndrome.

familial dysautonomia.
dysautonomia [dis″aw-to-no´me-ah]
malfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
familial dysautonomia Riley-Day syndrome.

familial dysautonomia
Riley-Day syndrome Pediatric neurology An AR condition in Jews, which affects peripheral sensorimotor autonomic and CNS neurons Clinical FTT, episodic vomiting, URIs, autonomic dysfunction–skin blotching, lacrimation, temperature dysregulation, diaphoresis, HTN and postural hypotension, early death


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