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Research for Dysautonomia & Related Chronic Illnesses


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DINET collects relevant research related to dysautonomia disorders and related conditions & illnesses.  This is in no way meant to be a complete list of all research currently underway or the results of research currently made public.  But it is a summary of key research studies that we hope are relevant and potentially important to our members' ongoing treatment and prognosis.  Please check back as this page is regularly updated. 

COVID-19 Research: New research study conducted by Dr. Blitshteyn to examine the impact of COVID-19 on patients with pre-existing neurological disorders including POTS,  OH, MSA, Neuropathy and Chronic Migraine.  The study includes a 5 min anonymous survey that a patient's neurologist would fill out.  Please share this survey with your neurologist if you have tested positive for COVID-19 and you are being treated by a neurologist for the disorders listed. 
https://patientscount.org/

NEW:  A look at POTS as an autoimmune disease and updates on the latest autonomic research  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10286-019-00661-5

NEW:  Drug discovery programs for synucleinopathies in Multiple System Atrophy  https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1008222

NEW:  The impact of dysautonomia on patients with Guillian-Barre Syndrome  http://bit.ly/2wu9tJZ

NEW:  Test developed for CFS/ME to detect the reaction of immune cells and blood plasma to stress. (Pub May 2019)  https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/04/24/1901274116 

Research published by Frontiers in Neuroscience demonstrate improvements in cognitive function, as well as a decrease in HR in POTS patients after rapid water ingestion.  (Pub April (2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6465605/

Study released by Dr. Lucy Diss and colleagues about the effects of propofol on motility.  Published in Autonomic Neuroscience. (in progress for Pub July 2019)  Abstract: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1566070219300426  

Study released by Dr. Julian Stewart and colleagues discusses Postural Hyperventilation and the resulting variant POTS disorder.  Pub Journal of the American Heart Association. 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6064900/

An examination of the experimental and clinical trials conducted in the treatment and diagnosis of MSA.  Pub Science Direct, Autonomic Neuroscience Vol 211
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566070217301522 

The Journal of Parkinson's Disease reviewed the impact of different exercise modes on people suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Pub IOS Press, Feb 2019 https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/jpd181484

Updated Info:  Dr. Raj and associate, Dr. Miller's updated article about the pharmacotherapy for POTS.  Pub. May 2018 in Science Direct, Autonomic Neuroscience. 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566070218300250

NEW:  An examination of whether the impairment of the Corticol Autonomic Network (CAN) of the brain is involved int the psysiology of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH) Pub. Oct 2018  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30332348

research_woman_microscope.jpg.0a14e786164ad71472f8f303c72f7f02.jpgNEW RESULTS:  The need for specific diagnosis and treatment for patients labeled with CFS and Fibromyalgia.  Important research results from one of DINET's Medical Advisors, Dr. Svetlana Blitshteyn and her colleague, Pradeep Chopra, Pub date Oct 2018  Read full article:  2018CFS_Fibromyalgia_ChronicPain_PubKarger.pdf

Updated info from the CDC on HPV Vaccine safety for POTS patients  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hpv/hpv-safety-faqs.html  Follow up to: HPV Vaccine and POTS https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28689455

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 -  Diagnosis and management.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29409405?_ga=2.71311891.1204982470.1531704876-989465291.1526426607

Study results:  A presentation made by the American Association for Cancer Research at their annual meeting reported findings related to health risks in post-menopausal women using medication for high blood pressure.  The report claims an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in post-menopausal women using short-acting calcium channel blocking medications for their blood pressure treatment.  Read the information from the AACR.

Study results:  NE Journal of Medicine releasing study results for episodic migraine treatment using Erenunab.  The publication is reporting a 50% or greater reduction in the average number of migraine days per month.  Read more about this study

Study results:  Physical maneuvers are viewed as important and promising strategies for reducing recurring episodes of syncope in vasovagal syncope patients Read the result of the study published Jan. 2018

Study results:  University of Alberta & McGill University release their findings for a new therapeutic agent  that may hold the potential for the prevention of MS
Article synopsis:  https://bit.ly/2GhF5FK
Research Article:  https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/98410  

Study results:  Could gut bacteria be the key to preventing autoimmune disorders?  Researchers from Yale, New Haven, CT are reporting that discovery that bacteria in the small intestine can travel to other organs and induce an autoimmune response.  They also are reporting that antibiotic treatment or vaccine may be the key to combating this reaction.  The study results were originally published in the journal Science.  This article from Medical News Today gives a synopsis of the findings and links to the full study.   https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321157.php

Genomics and Health Impact Blog -  a discussion about gene testing from the CDC
There have been enormous contributions towards disease prevention in women's health, in particular, the development of consumer testing for the BRCA gene.  The benefits cannot be applauded enough. However, health protection & research organizations like the CDC, are increasingly warning consumers about the need for professional counsel when interpreting results.   This article, humorously entitled "Think before you spit"  tempers the amazing breakthroughs with the cautionary information we need to have to be able to put a perspective on the results testing may give us.  https://blogs.cdc.gov/genomics/2017/04/18/direct-to-consumer-2/

1st lab test to detect concussion approved by FDA
For any person who has fainted or fallen and hit their head, the blood test approved recently by the FDA could be a lifesaver.  The test detects concussion by looking for specific proteins released into the blood within 12 hours after the head trauma.  Known as the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator it can reduce the need for CT Scans and radiation and will produce results within 3 - 4 hours following injury.  Read more about this important breakthrough

Neuroprotective diet having good results for people living with MSA
https://www.multiplesystematrophy.org/about-msa/neuroprotective-diet 

POTS & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 

"Postural tachycardia in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A distinct subtype?" by Miglis MG, Schultz B, and Muppidi S, from the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical Center.

"It is not clear if patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) differ from patients with POTS due to other etiologies. We compared the results of autonomic testing and healthcare utilization in POTS patients with and without hEDS."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28986003

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