Dystonia Vascular

Vascular dystonia

Vascular dystonia occurs due to nervous overstrain or after acute and chronic infectious diseases, poisoning, vitamin deficiency, and nervous breakdowns. Symptoms of dystonia can be constant or manifest as attacks - so-called vegetative-vascular paroxysms. Persistent symptoms of dystonia are more common in individuals with congenital instability of the nervous system. Such people do not tolerate changes in weather well; during physical work and emotional experiences they easily turn pale, blush, experience palpitations, and excessive sweating.

Vegetative-vascular paroxysms begin either with a headache, or with pain in the heart and palpitations, redness or paleness of the face. Blood pressure rises, pulse quickens, body temperature rises, and chills begin. Sometimes there is unreasonable fear.

In other cases, general weakness, dizziness, darkening of the eyes, sweating, nausea occur, blood pressure decreases, and the pulse becomes rare. Attacks last from a few minutes to 2-3 hours and for many people go away without treatment. When dystonia worsens, the hands and feet become purple-bluish, wet, and cold. Areas of paleness against this background give the skin a marbled appearance.

Numbness, a crawling sensation, tingling, and sometimes pain appear in the fingers. There is an increased sensitivity to cold, the hands and feet become very pale, sometimes the fingers become puffy, especially with prolonged chills in the hands or feet. Overwork and anxiety cause more frequent attacks.

After an attack, a feeling of weakness and general malaise may remain for several days. One of the forms of vegetative-vascular paroxysms is fainting. When you faint, your vision suddenly becomes dark, your face turns pale, and severe weakness sets in. The man loses consciousness and falls. There are usually no seizures. In a lying position, fainting passes faster; this is also facilitated by inhaling ammonia through the nose.

Prevention of dystonia should begin with proper hardening in childhood and adolescence (see Hardening the body). Nervous strain should be avoided; in case of illness, the regimen and other doctor’s prescriptions should be carefully followed. When working with occupational hazards, you must follow labor safety instructions.

Treatment of dystonia is complex with the use of medications and physiotherapeutic procedures, carried out as prescribed by a doctor.