Virtually all body systems can be affected by EDS. The musculoskeletal and nervous systems are likely most commonly involved, causing joint pain and instability, muscle and myofascial pain (e.g., muscle spasms, “fibromyalgia”), neuropathic pain (e.g., small fiber neuropathy, isolated neuropathy) headaches (e.g., migraine, occipital neuralgia), and symptoms of dysautonomia (e.g., “POTS”, orthostatic hypotension, temperature dysregulation, hypohidrosis, hyperhidrosis). Other systems affected include the integumentary system (e.g., easy bruising, poor wound healing, abnormal scars), gastrointestinal system (e.g., nausea, dysmotility, constipation, visceral hyperalgesia, ARFID), immunological system (e.g., MCAS), and neuropsychological system (e.g., anxiety, depression, language disorders, ADHD, autism)
Which body systems can be affected by Ehlers Danlos Syndrome?
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