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Squamous Carcinoma of the Lung Presenting as Migraine-Type Headache: A Case Report

Case Reports in Oncology, 2015
Introduction: Orthostatic hypotension has long been recognised as a paraneoplastic effect of lung cancer. Lung cancer presenting with orthostatic hypotension and migraine-type headaches has not been previously described in the literature.
Eswaran Waran
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Orthostatic hypotension in patients of 60 years and older with arterial hypertension: an association between arterial stiffness and frailty

Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2021
Aim: To assess an association between orthostatic hypotension and arterial stiffness, measured by the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), in a group of patients≥60 years of age with arterial hypertension and frailty.Materials and methods: The study ...
A. V. Luzina, N. K. Runikhina, O. N. Tkacheva, S. N. Lysenkov, Yu. V. Kotovskaya, K. A. Eruslanova   +5 more
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ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION IN PSYCHIATRY (A LITERATURE REVIEW WITH AUTHORS’ COMMENTS)

Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture, 2019
Purpose. To provide the reader with a thorough overview of epidemiology, potential risk factors, etiological causes, and pathogenetic mechanisms of the development of orthostatic hypotension in psychiatry.
Roman Aleksandrovich Bekker, Yuriy Vitalevich Bykov   +1 more
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The management of orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease

Frontiers in Neurology, 2013
Orthostatic hypotension is a common and disabling symptom affecting Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. We present the effect of the different therapies commonly used to manage Parkinson’s disease on this clinical manifestation.
Alvaro eSanchez-Ferro, Julián eBenito-León, Juan Carlos eGomez-Esteban   +2 more
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Orthostatic hypotension: An overlooked but clinically decisive entity

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2022
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is defined as a drop of >20 mm Hg of systolic or >10 mm Hg of diastolic blood pressure (BP) within 3 min of standing from lying position. It is a common geriatric syndrome caused by impaired orthostatic response of BP.
Gunja Jain, Sunny Singhal, Laxmi Kant Goyal, Ajay Mathur   +3 more
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Orthostatic and Supine Blood Pressures Are Associated with White Matter Hyperintensities in Parkinson Disease [PDF]

Journal of Movement Disorders, 2013
Background and Purpose: Several reports on the elderly population have suggested that orthostatic hypotension is associated with white matter hyperintensities (WMH); however, little information is available on patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD ...
Yoon-Sang Oh, Joong-Seok Kim, Kwang-Soo Lee   +2 more
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Fludrocortisone for orthostatic hypotension

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
Orthostatic hypotension is an excessive fall in blood pressure (BP) while standing and is the result of a decrease in cardiac output or defective or inadequate vasoconstrictor mechanisms. Fludrocortisone is a mineralocorticoid that increases blood volume and blood pressure. Fludrocortisone is considered the first- or second-line pharmacological therapy
Stephanie, Veazie, Kim, Peterson, Yasmin, Ansari, Kathryn A, Chung, Christopher H, Gibbons, Satish R, Raj, Mark, Helfand   +6 more
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Orthostatic hypotension for the cardiologist [PDF]

Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2018
Orthostatic hypotension is a phenomenon commonly encountered in a cardiologist's clinical practice that has significant diagnostic and prognostic value for a cardiologist. Given the mounting evidence associating cardiovascular morbidity and mortality with orthostatic hypotension, cardiologists will play an increasing role in treating and managing ...
Philip L, Mar, Satish R, Raj
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar, Jeremy Johnson, Susanne Watkins, Eoin Mulroy   +3 more
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Long‐Term Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy—A 10‐Year Follow Up Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare but potentially treatable cause of severe autonomic failure. Evidence guiding long‐term immunotherapy, treatment sequencing, and residual autonomic impairment is limited. We evaluated long‐term treatment response, residual autonomic dysfunction, and relapse patterns in patients with
Giacomo Chiaro, Shiwen Koay, Gordon T. Ingle, Patricia McNamara, Laura Watson, Fion Bremner, Valeria Iodice   +6 more
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