TILT-VASKULITIS

The nervous system is integrated with the vascular, endocrine and im- munesystem. For the body to respond properly to pollutant exposure, these systems must be in balance. However, in some cases of chemical and radio-sensitivity, the balance between these systems becomes im- paired, and the autonomic (nervous) system itself becomes the primary target organ for pollutant injury... The hypothalamus is the highest vegetative (autonomic) center in the brain and is the focal point in triggering the pollutant-driven responses seen in the chemically and radio-sensitive patient. It also has functional connections with the forebrain and brainstem. When the hypothalamus is triggered by pollutants, it may stimulate the sympathetic and/or the pa- rasympathetic nervous system, resulting in extraordinarily varied symp- tomatology... The key elements in the vulnerability and acquired neuronal supersen- sitivity, however, are hypoxia, hypoglycemia and convulsion, caused by toxic-induced loss of..