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FL H9029
Resolution
Status
2/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dane Eagle
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AI Summary
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Designates October 2016 as "Dysautonomia Awareness Month" in Florida
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Dysautonomia is a group of conditions affecting the autonomic nervous system, which controls respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, kidney function, and temperature regulation
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More than 70 million people worldwide live with various forms of dysautonomia, affecting people of all ages, races, and backgrounds
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Forms include Multiple System Atrophy, Pure Autonomic Failure, Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy, Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
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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