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  2. Sympathomimetic drug - Wikipedia

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    The pKa of the amine is approximately 8.5-10. [2] The presence of hydroxy group in the benzene ring at 3rd and 4th position shows maximum alpha- and beta-adrenergic activity. [medical citation needed] For maximum sympathomimetic activity, a drug must have: Amine group two carbons away from an aromatic group

  3. Complex regional pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS type 1 and type 2), sometimes referred to by the hyponyms reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or reflex neurovascular dystrophy (RND), is a rare and severe form of neuroinflammatory and dysautonomic disorder causing chronic pain, neurovascular, and neuropathic symptoms.

  4. List of syndromes - Wikipedia

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    Amotivational syndrome; Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndromes; Andermann syndrome; Andersen–Tawil syndrome; Androgen insensitivity syndrome; Angelman syndrome; ANOTHER syndrome; Anterior cerebral artery syndrome; Anterior compartment syndrome; Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome; Anterior interosseous syndrome; Anterior spinal ...

  5. List of chronic pain syndromes - Wikipedia

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    Explanatory model of chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as reoccurring or persistent pain lasting more than 3 months. [1] The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as "An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage". [2]

  6. Sympatholytic - Wikipedia

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    A sympatholytic (sympathoplegic) drug is a medication that opposes the downstream effects of postganglionic nerve firing in effector organs innervated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). [1] They are indicated for various functions; for example, they may be used as antihypertensives .

  7. Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity - Wikipedia

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    Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a syndrome that causes episodes of increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system. Hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system can manifest as increased heart rate, increased respiration, increased blood pressure, diaphoresis , and hyperthermia . [ 1 ]

  8. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...

  9. Neuropathic pain - Wikipedia

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    They named this type of pain specifically as "vaja al asab" [nerve originated pain], described its numbness, tingling and needling quality, discussed its etiology and the differentiating characteristics. [79] The description of neuralgia was made by John Fothergill (1712-1780). In a medical article entitled "Clinical Lecture on Lead Neuropathy ...