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Article

Decreased Cognition Is Associated with Altered Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions and Decreased Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome

by
Jothi Marie Feula
1,*,
Dhanalakshmi Yerrabelli
2,
Gopal Krushna Pal
3 and
Soundirarajan Subhashri
4
1
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation—Deemed to Be University, Puducherry, India
2
Department of Physiology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
3
Department of Physiology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
4
Department of Physiology, Sri Venkateshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mind Med. Sci. 2022, 9(1), 181-186; https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.91.P181186
Submission received: 13 September 2021 / Revised: 14 September 2021 / Accepted: 27 December 2021 / Published: 10 April 2022

Abstract

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a clinical entity of concern in women of reproductive age group with its onset during the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that typically resolves within a few days after the onset of menstruation. Female reproductive hormones stimulate the gene promotor region of Gonadal steroids, which are modulators of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, in association with the autonomic nervous system (ANS), form the stress system, which regulates the homeostatic mechanisms of the body. Disruption of this mechanism can lead to sympathovagal imbalance and cognitive deficits. Objectives: This study was aimed to compare the autonomic functions and cognition between PMS and control group. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted as a pilot study with 20 subjects in each group. Autonomic function test and P300 were recorded. Study participants were also asked to answer Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) questionnaire. Results: On comparison of the test results between the two groups, individuals in PMS group were found to have increased sympathetic activity and reduced cognition when compared to the no PMS (control) group. Conclusion: The findings from this study proves a detrimental effect of gonadal steroids on autonomic nervous system and cognition.
Keywords: cognition; cardiovascular; autonomic functions; baroreflex sensitivity; sympathovagal imbalance; women; premenstrual syndrome cognition; cardiovascular; autonomic functions; baroreflex sensitivity; sympathovagal imbalance; women; premenstrual syndrome

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Feula, J.M.; Yerrabelli, D.; Pal, G.K.; Subhashri, S. Decreased Cognition Is Associated with Altered Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions and Decreased Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome. J. Mind Med. Sci. 2022, 9, 181-186. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.91.P181186

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Feula JM, Yerrabelli D, Pal GK, Subhashri S. Decreased Cognition Is Associated with Altered Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions and Decreased Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2022; 9(1):181-186. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.91.P181186

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Feula, Jothi Marie, Dhanalakshmi Yerrabelli, Gopal Krushna Pal, and Soundirarajan Subhashri. 2022. "Decreased Cognition Is Associated with Altered Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions and Decreased Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 9, no. 1: 181-186. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.91.P181186

APA Style

Feula, J. M., Yerrabelli, D., Pal, G. K., & Subhashri, S. (2022). Decreased Cognition Is Associated with Altered Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions and Decreased Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 9(1), 181-186. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.91.P181186

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