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  2. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...

  3. Katie Ledecky opens up about POTS diagnosis and how she ...

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    Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system, which controls body functions we often don’t think about, such as heart rate and blood pressure.

  4. Cells all over the body store 'memories': What does this mean ...

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    According to Kukushkin, the memories stored in non-brain cells in other parts of the body are memories strictly related to the roles that those specific cells play in human health. Thus, he detailed:

  5. Orthostatic intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is the development of symptoms when standing upright that are relieved when reclining. [1] There are many types of orthostatic intolerance. OI can be a subcategory of dysautonomia, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system [2] occurring when an individual stands up. [3]

  6. Orthostatic hypotension - Wikipedia

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    The overall effect is insufficient blood perfusion in the upper part of the body. [citation needed] Normally, a series of cardiac, vascular, neurologic, muscular, and neurohumoral responses occurs quickly so the blood pressure does not fall very much. One response is a vasoconstriction (baroreceptor reflex), pressing the blood up into the body ...

  7. Why do so many women get POTS? - AOL

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    With less blood to work with, women's hearts and nervous systems might end up working harder to push enough blood back up to the brain and upper half of the body.

  8. Orthostatic headache - Wikipedia

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    Orthostatic headache is a medical condition in which a person develops a headache while vertical and the headache is relieved when horizontal. [1] [2] Previously it was often misdiagnosed as different primary headache disorders such as migraine or tension headaches.

  9. Parietal-temporal-occipital - Wikipedia

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    A function of the Perietal-Temporal-Occipital is the analysis the spatial coordination of body parts. This area receives visual sensory information from the periphery occipital cortex and somatic sensory information from the anterior parietal cortex.