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Case report of Parkinson's disease and orthostatic hypotension [PDF]
Introduction: Parkinson's disease is an idiopathic, slow progressive neurodegenerative condition with the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra compacta of the midbrain.
Mijalković Miloš, Vukašinović Nikola
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Background: Initial orthostatic hypotension is a clinically relevant syndrome in older adults which has been associated with symptoms of orthostatic intolerance. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the prevalence of orthostatic intolerance
Elena M. Christopoulos+6 more
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Orthostatic Hypotension and Concomitant Paraneoplastic Syndromes: A Case Report
This case study discusses the incidence of a paraneoplastic autonomic neuropathy in an elderly male who had an otherwise negative work-up for their aetiology of orthostatic hypotension.
Bharati Dev, Ashwin Varkey, Hrede Afsana
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The impact of autonomic dysfunction on survival in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Autonomic dysfunction is a well-known feature in neurodegenerative dementias, especially common in α-synucleinopathies like dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia.
Kajsa Stubendorff+3 more
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Management of Orthostatic Hypotension [PDF]
This article reviews the management of orthostatic hypotension with emphasis on neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.Establishing whether the cause of orthostatic hypotension is a pathologic lesion in sympathetic neurons (ie, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension) or secondary to other medical causes (ie, non-neurogenic orthostatic hypotension) can be ...
Horacio Kaufmann, Jose-Alberto Palma
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Orthostatic hypotension. Part 2: diagnosis and treatment
Due to its asymptomatic nature, orthostatic hypotension can be diagnosed only by means of orthostatic challenge. One should try to define the causes of orthostatic hypotension in every single case because treating illness that lead to orthostatic ...
G. A. Golovina+4 more
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Orthostatic arterial hypotension [PDF]
Orthostatic hypotension is a persistent decrease of systolic blood pressure by at least 20 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure by at least 10 mm Hg in the first 3 minutes upon standing.
Camelia C. DIACONU+3 more
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Rationale & Objective: There are limited data about the prevalence and prognostic significance of orthostatic hypo- and hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Mohamed Rouabhi+5 more
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Clinical management of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension is a common disorder often seen in elderly patients affected with neurodegenerative disorders and peripheral neuropathies.
Malligurki Raghurama Rukmani+3 more
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Background: Orthostatic hypotension, defined as a decrease in blood pressure on standing, is associated with an increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular events in the general population.
Alicia Saz-Lara+6 more
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