Volume : 4, Issue : 1, January - 2015

A STUDY OF SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN ASTHMATIC PATIENTS IN GWALIOR REGION.

Dr Dinesh Udainiya, Dr Virendra Verma

Abstract :

<p>INTRODUCTION &ndash;Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Asthma cannot be cured, but could be< /> controlled. The autonomic nervous system controls several aspect of airway function. Any abnormality in autonomic< /> regulation of the airways, therefore, may lead to onchospasm, airway edema and excessive mucous secretion, which are the event that take< /> place in pathogenesis of airway obstruction in onchial asthma.< /> OBSERVATIONS: In the present study, 32 patients (64%) were tested positive for autonomic dysfunction out of 50 cases. maximum number of< /> cases i.e. 24(48%) out of 50 had parasympathetic autonomic dysfunction, and 4 cases (8%) had isolated sympathetic dysfunction while 8 cases< /> (16%) were observed with both parasympathetic and sympathetic dysfunction.< /> CONCLUSION: prevalence of parasympathetic dysfunction is more common than both sympathetic and parasympathetic involvement and< /> isolated Sympathetic dysfunction.</p>