This is thought to be caused by immaturity of the part of their nervous system that controls temperature in babies, but can also occur in older children as well. The medical term is "vasomotor instability", which is a rather frightening name for a normal and harmless finding.
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It is possible that either pressure-related factors or actual manipulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary region result in biochemical changes which result in the development of post-operative vasomotor instability in these children.
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design: Vasomotor instability reflected in extreme hy- pertension and hypotension was recorded ... sure monitoring in three children with FD was carried out ...
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We don't want parents and/or children to overreact. We know we have a sexual predator on ... It's a -- it's a period which can last for a few seconds to a few minutes of what's called vasomotor instability, where the -- there's a dilation of blood vessels in the skin that often causes flushing, a sensation of heat, sweating.
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Previous studies have found traits such as a neuroticism,4 emotional instability and introversion,5,6 as well as Type A behavior7 in CSC patients. All these personality traits point to severe difficulties in emotional regulation.
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BACKGROUND: Familial dysautonomia (Riley Day syndrome) is a genetic disease. ... STUDY DESIGN: Vasomotor instability reflected in extreme hypertension and hypotension was recorded by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in three patients with familial dysautonomia: a 16-year old girl, a 14-year old boy and a 3-year...
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primary vasomotor instability ... topical nasal decongestants; Topical nasal decongestants are not recommended for children. In some cases, they cause symptoms to worsen for children.
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Several physiological factors distinguish neonates from older children and adults, including vasomotor instability, less muscular mass and subcutaneous fat, and a higher proportion of water.
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But I must warn you – because this happened to me in my clinic just last week – the examination rooms were particularly cold that day and I had two children, both of whom had had Fontan’s, and Fontan’s often have some peripheral vasomotor instability.
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Patients also have significant autonomie involvement resulting in gastrointestinal (GI) abnormalities and peripheral vasomotor instability.'^'' The common GI manifestations seen in Rett syndrome include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dysphagia. ... children, atistracted (#2142). Gold BD:
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