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. 2021 Dec 30;15:787037. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2021.787037

TABLE 1.

Overview of ASD referrals with a diagnosable form of autonomic dysfunction.

Autonomic diagnosis Hypermobile form of Ehlers-danlos syndrome (hE-DS) Medication
9 PoTS (3 female, 6 male) 7/9 (78%) 8 analgesic
4 Comorbid PoTS and VVS (4 female) 4/4 (100%) 7 antidepressant
3 Presyncope (2 female, 1 male) 3/3 (100%) 5 anti-epileptic drug
1 VVS (male) 1/1 (100%) 4 proton pump inhibitor 4 anti-inflammatory 4 antipsychotic
1 Generalized EH (female) 3 Salbutamol inhaler 3 migraine treatment 3 anti-nausea
1 orthostatic hypotension (female) 1/1 (100%) 2 anti-bladder spasmodic 2 constipation medication 2 antihistaminics
1 Comorbid PoTS, VVS, and craniofacial EH (male) Medication
20/25 (80%) 16/20 (80%)

EH, essential hyperhidrosis; PoTS, postural tachycardia syndrome; VVS, vasovagal syncope. The numbers and percentage with an autonomic diagnosis and hE-DS are indicated below.