The Dysautonomia Foundation is committed to serving the needs of the FD community. Familial dysautonomia is a genetic disorder that affects the autonomic and sensory nervous systems, primarily among Ashkenazi or Eastern European Jews.

The Autonomic Nervous System The organs (the viscera ) of our body, such as the heart, stomach and intestines, are regulated by a part of the nervous system called the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS is part of the peripheral nervous system and it controls many organs and muscles within the body cavity. In most situations, we are unaware of the workings of the ANS because it functions in ...

Horner's syndrome is characterized by an interruption of the oculosympathetic nerve pathway somewhere between its origin in the hypothalamus and the eye. The classic clinical findings associated with Horner's syndrome are ptosis, pupillary miosis and facial anhidrosis. Other findings may include apparent enophthalmos, increased amplitude of accommodation, ...

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Staff and location How to obtain services Patient care Genetic Information & Counseling Research The Dysautonomia Treatment and Evaluation Center was established at NYU Medical Center in 1969 to provide care to individuals affected with the genetic disorder familial dysautonomia (FD). This patient group is a genetically homogeneous population with consistent neuropathologic lesions involving the ...

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM BIO 1007 Lecture Outlines | BIO 1007 Resources | Ms. Caley's Home | IVCC Home | Contact Us The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is an involuntary division of the nervous system that consists of motor neurons (autonomic neurons) that conduct impulses from the brain stem or spinal cord to cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and glands. These motor neurons are responsible for ...

Adie's pupil . Segmental palsy of the sphincter muscles (arrows). Best seen on slit-lamp. . Right dilated pupil Right pupil has no light reflex. Pupils react to accommodation Note: The arrow represents the light. The patient (usually a female) has anisocoria with the enlarged pupil failing to react to light. However, the pupil constricts in response to accommodation with delayed dilatation (this ...

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In the March issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics, two groups report that mutations in the IKBKAP gene, encoding the protein IKAP, cause Familial Dysautonomia (FD). Two single base pair mutations in this gene account for nearly 100% of FD cases, and this finding will revolutionize genetic testing and hopefully lead to a cure for this devastating disorder.

Familial Dysautonomia: Overview, Screening and Testing Information, Support Resouces.