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FL H9029

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/3/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dane Eagle

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates October 2016 as "Dysautonomia Awareness Month" in Florida

  • Dysautonomia is a group of conditions affecting the autonomic nervous system, which controls respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, kidney function, and temperature regulation

  • More than 70 million people worldwide live with various forms of dysautonomia, affecting people of all ages, races, and backgrounds

  • Forms include Multiple System Atrophy, Pure Autonomic Failure, Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy, Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

  • Symptoms include dangerously high tachycardia, syncope, hypotension, nerve pain, debilitating fatigue, gastroparesis, and brain fog

Legislative Description

Dysautonomia Awareness Month

Last Action

Adopted by Publication

2/11/2016

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