Many have repeatedly heard the term "paroxysms." What is it, try to figure it out. From Greek, this term translates as "embittance" or "irritation."
Paroxysms - what is it?
This term is mainly used in medicine. Abrupt and significant intensification of any painful symptoms are called "paroxysms." What does it mean? These manifestations often indicate the presence of any serious diseases. Sometimes paroxysms are called periodically recurring bouts of an ailment: gout, swamp fever. They can talk about disturbances in the functioning of the nervous and autonomic systems. The most common cause of paroxysms is neurosis. The second place is taken by organic brain lesions: vestibular system dysfunctions, hypothalamic disorders. Often crises are accompanied by attacks of temporal lobe epilepsy and migraines. Often they arise against a background of allergic diseases. Cerebral vegetative paroxysm should be distinguished from the manifestations of primary disorders of the endocrine glands. For example, pheochromocytes are characterized by sympathetic-adrenal types of paroxysms. And for insuloma, vago-insular manifestations are characteristic. To differentiate correctly, studies of the glycemic profile and excretion of catecholamines are needed.
General information on the treatment of paroxysms
As a rule, causal treatment is prescribed when paroxysms are observed. What kind of events are these? Treatment is primarily aimed at normalizing emotional states and combating nervous disorders, desensitization, and a decrease in vestibular excitability. When using vegetotropic drugs, you need to pay attention to the vegetative tone in the time interval between crises. With tension of the sympathetic system, sympatholytic agents are used to treat paroxysms (ganglion blockers, "Aminazine", ergotamine derivatives). With increased parasympathetic symptoms give anticholinergic drugs (medications atropine group, "Amizil"). In cases of amphotropic shifts, combined agents are used, such as Bellaspon and Belloid. During periods of seizure, patients are given sedative and tranquilizing and symptomatic medications (Cordiamin, Caffeine, Papaverine, Dibazole, Aminazine), as well as substances that provide muscle relaxation.
Vegetative-vascular paroxysms
Paroxysms of this type can begin with headaches or heartaches, redness of the skin of the face, palpitations. HELL rises, the pulse quickens, fever and chills begin. Often there are attacks of causeless fear. In some cases, there is general weakness, a decrease in blood pressure, nausea, sweating, and a decrease in heart rate; in patients dizzy and darkens in the eyes. As a rule, seizures last from 5-10 minutes to 3 hours. In most patients, they pass by themselves - without treatment. During an exacerbation of vegetative-vascular dystonia, the feet and hands become wet, bluish and cold. Pallor zones on this background give the skin an unnatural marble look. The fingers are numb, there are sensations of tingling (creeping creeps), and sometimes pain. The body's sensitivity to cold increases. The limbs turn very pale. Often the fingers acquire a certain puffiness, especially with prolonged hypothermia. Against the background of overwork and unrest, attacks are becoming more frequent. After a seizure for several days, feelings of general weakness, malaise, and weakness may persist. One of the forms that vegetative paroxysms have is fainting. In a person it darkens sharply in the eyes, weakness sets in. The face turns pale. The patient loses consciousness and falls unconscious. However, seizures in this case almost never happen. Remove from this condition by inhaling through the nose of ammonia.
Paroxysm of tachycardia
Paroxysmal tachycardia is called a sharply beginning and also suddenly ending heart rate. The cause of the attack are extrasystoles, which go on in long series, as well as active heterotopic rhythms with a high frequency, arising from the high excitability of the lower centers. The duration of individual seizures is from 5-10 minutes to several months. As a rule, seizures are repeated at some intervals.
Affective Respiratory Paroxysms
Affective respiratory paroxysms are breath-holding attacks. They are considered early manifestations of hysterical seizures and fainting. It usually occurs in young children. These paroxysms begin to be observed towards the end of the first year of life and usually continue until the age of three. This is a kind of reflexes. When a child cries and abruptly exhales all the air out of himself, and then falls silent. The mouth remains open at this moment. Such attacks, as a rule, last no more than a minute.