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Oct 19, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
October is #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth. Today we are looking at some of the known causes of autonomic dysfunction, and how it is investigated. [THREAD]
The cause(s) of #autonomicdysfunction in #EDS and #HSD remains unclear. However, some possible causes include:
🧍🏾♀️Increased blood pooling (e.g., in the legs when standing or around the gut after eating)
🩸Low circulating blood volume