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Signs of vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD)

Vagotonic

In hypotonic type vegetative-vascular dystonia occurs with increased activation of the vagus nerve. Patients are prone to:

  • headache and dizziness due to low blood pressure;
  • to fainting;
  • disorders of digestion, when diarrhoea replaced the constipation and Vice versa;
  • pain in the region of the heart and arrhythmia;
  • psychogenic problems breathing (shortness of breath, inability to breathe deeply);
  • poor tolerability of heat, the confined spaces;
  • uchenomu the night urination, and incontinence;
  • overweight.

Simpatomimeticeski

With increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system notes:

  • increase in blood pressure;
  • palpitations at rest;
  • cold hands and feet even in warm weather;
  • attacks of a fever;
  • significant fluctuations in body temperature for no apparent reason;
  • sleep disturbance, which is very short and restless.

Mixed

VSD on the mixed type is most unpredictable.
For example, in the morning can be some of the manifestations, while in the evening opposite. Characterized by the following features:

  • instability of blood pressure;
  • unpleasant sensations in the heart region;
  • tachycardia that changes to bradycardia;
  • appearance of floating spots before the eyes;
  • increased excitability of the nervous system.

Cardiac

боль в грудиVSD on cardial type, quite difficult to distinguish from the rest, as when all varieties of this disease may experience discomfort in the heart area. However, some experts distinguish it as a separate class. In this case the main symptom is pain in the heart area, which can be a pricking, pressing, burning, squeezing. That is to simulate angina, or myocardial infarction.

In some cases, vegetative-vascular dystonia accompanied even by ECG changes, but they are nonspecific. A distinctive feature from the current heart attack is the fact that treatment with nitroglycerin does not bring relief, but may even worsen the condition. This is due to the fact that this drug lowers blood pressure, which is often so low.

Psychic manifestations

Behavioral disorders are emotional instability and lability, tearfulness, sleep disturbance. Often appear phobias (fears), patients are afraid of various diseases, sudden death. Vitality is greatly reduced.

With the development of asthenic syndrome on the background of dystonia, there is a continuing weakness, very fatigue, weather dependent. The person is notcan tolerate usual physical activity.

Cerebrovascular changes

The basis of cerebrovascular manifestation is dystonia of the blood vessels supplying the brain. The result is dizziness, decreased vision, ringing in the ears and frequent fainting. So how does the tone not only arteries and veins, congestion occurs and the development of intracranial hypertension. This is due to a persistent headache, in which no effective conventional treatments.

Respiratory syndrome

Respiratory changes are accompanied by hyperventilation, i.e. rapid breathing. To this joins a sense of lack of air, a sensation of pressure in the chest, the need for deep breathing movements. In addition to psychogenic reasons, great importance is reducing the adaptive capacity of the organism to hypoxia (low oxygen levels) and hypercapnia (increased carbon dioxide concentration).

Often these manifestations occur in the form of attack, which can result in suffocation. In this case, the signs of dystonia is very important to distinguish from bronchial or cardiac asthma. As this requires immediate medical attention, whereas in VSD attack is usually go away on their own.

Age-specific manifestations

Age-specific symptoms of dystonia associated with the process of maturation of the nervous system. Thus, in young children symptoms usually little pronounced and occur with a predominance of vagotonia. The disease often remains undiagnosed. Adolescents, on the contrary, the dystonia is severe, with frequent attacks of increased sympathetic activity, accompanied by fear of death.

Vegetative-vascular dystonia – a very common disease. In adults, 80% of cases there are some signs of VSD. Most often the attack is accompanied by chest pain, sweating and loss of consciousness. This leads to the fact that the patient may be mistakenly diagnosis of myocardial infarction, and to get him admitted to the cardiology Department. Since the VVD is leading the disruption of the Central nervous system, to treat this pathology, together with the neurologist and therapist.