Characterized by high fever, prostration, necrotic ulcerations of the mouth, rectum, and vagina. Characterized by high fever, prostration, necrotic ulcerations of the mouth, rectum, and vagina. The activation of the alpha receptors causes such physiologic responses as increased peripheral vascular resistance, dilatation of the pupils, and contraction of pilomotor muscles.
Many anticholinergic agents reduce parkinsonian symptoms.
The deficiency may be sensory or receptive, in which language is not understood, or expressive or motor, in which words cannot be formed or expressed. Sensory aphasia may be complete or partial, affecting specific language functions, as in dyslexia. CNS - central nervous system.