Sunday, 29 August 2010

Ictal Autonomic Phenomena - Listed By Systems


Cardiac:
  • Arrhythmia
  • Bradycardia
  • Chest pain
  • Palpitations
  • Tachycardia
Vascular:
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotension
Respiratory:
  • Apnoea
  • Cough
  • Hyperventilation
  • Hypoxia
Gastrointestinal / Abdominal:
  • Abdominal pain
  • Belching
  • Borborygmi
  • Dyspepsia (ascending sensation)
  • Faecal incontinence
  • Hunger
  • Nausea
  • Salivation
  • Vomiting
  • Urge to defecate
Genito-urinary:
  • Genital Erection
  • Genital sensations
  • Orgasm
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary urgency
Cutaneous (Dermatological):
  • Blanching
  • Cyanosis
  • Erythema
  • Flushing
  • Pallor
  • Perspiration
  • Piloerection
Ocular:
  • Hippus
  • Lacrimation
  • Miosis
  • Mydriasis

Image: from Gray's Anatomy, plate 839 (Public Domain)
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