Sympathectomy is a surgery that involves damage to the nerves involved in body temperature regulation, sweating, bloodpressure regulation, and the regulation of many bodily functions, in the maintenance of the body's homeostasis.
Autonomic neuropathy is associated with the following:
- Alcoholic neuropathy
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Parkinson's disease
- Disorders involving sclerosis of tissues
- Surgery or injury involving the nerves
- Use of anticholinergic medications
- Swollen abdomen
- Heat intolerance, induced by exercise
- Nausea after eating
- Vomiting of undigested food
- Early satiety (feeling full after only a few bites)
- Unintentional weight loss of more than 5% of body weight
- Male impotence
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Dizziness that occurs when standing up
- Blood pressure changes with position
- Urinary incontinence (overflow incontinence)
- Difficulty beginning to urinate
- Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
- Fainting
- Abnormal sweating