Autonomic dysfunction syndrome in the practice of a family doctor

Abstract

Autonomic dysfunction syndrome (ADS) is a pathological symptom complex that can be included in absolutely any nosological complex; it is caused by dysfunction of autonomic mechanisms and manifested by dysregulation of physiological reactions. As a rule, this syndrome is often accompanied by severe maladaptation disorders, which significantly worsen the patient's quality of life. Also, autonomic dysfunction is not attributed to the pathology of the autonomic nervous system itself. This pathology of the autonomic nervous system is of great interest for both doctors and scientists, since today there are more and more diagnostic possibilities that help to study the pathology in various nosological categories. However, along with new diagnostic possibilities, etiological factors, and methods of treatment, there is a considerable number of myths that also attract the researchers’ attention.