Unveiling Dysautonomia: Symptoms, Causes, and Types

7. Panayiotopoulos Syndrome

Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a common seizure disorder that spontaneously occurs in early to mid-childhood. It manifests as cardiorespiratory stress, incontinence, or hypersalivation with possible convulsions. Seizures last more than 30 minutes, and the majority of them occur during sleep. This form of autonomic epilepsy can imitate other disorders such as migraine, encephalitis and, in rare cases, results in cardiorespiratory arrest.