Autonomic Nervous System
Wearable devices feasible for tracking effects of antiseizure meds
LOS ANGELES — For young people with epilepsy, wearable devices may be a feasible method for tracking the effects of antiseizure medications on the autonomic nervous system, according to a presenter.
BLOG: Neurological dry eye requires distinct treatment approach
My journey into neurological dry eye began with the failure of my autonomic nervous system, a condition called dysautonomia.
BLOG: Dry eye disease is more than an eye problem
Not surprisingly, most eye care specialists see dry eye disease as an ocular problem. But what would our treatment strategies look like if we instead approached it as a local manifestation of a systemic problem?
Prenatal air pollution exposure affects cardiac vagal tone
Infants exposed to airborne fine particulate matter appeared to have a disruption in cardiac vagal tone, researchers reported.
Cardiac neuromodulation therapy drives reduction in BP
SAN FRANCISCO — Cardiac neuromodulation therapy resulted in significant reductions in systolic BP at 6 months in patients with persistent hypertension and an indication for a pacemaker, according to data from the MODERATO II study presented at TCT 2019.