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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 +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 +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 +2 more
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The Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Management [PDF]
, 2006 Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), characterized by orthostatic tachycardia in the absence of orthostatic hypotension, has been the focus of increasing clinical interest over the last 15 years 1. Patients with POTS complain of symptoms of tachycardia,
Raj, Satish R
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BMC GeriatricsBackground The sit-up test enables safe orthostatic hypotension assessment without using a tilt table in high fall-risk individuals; however, no study has compared blood pressure responses between older adults with and without orthostatic hypotension ...
Kazuaki Oyake, Yoshiharu Yokokawa
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Venlafaxine-Induced Orthostatic Hypotension in a Geriatric Patient
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2013 Venlafaxine is not usually associated with risk of orthostatic hypotension. A 65-year-old US Caucasian female taking 225 mg/day of venlafaxine extended-release developed symptomatic orthostatic hypotension.
Vidyashree Chikkaramanjegowda +1 more
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EVALUATION OF ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION BY USING HUTT
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020 Objective: To determine the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in our patient population by using Head Up Tilt Test (HUTT). Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.
Qurban Hussain Khan +5 more
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Treatment strategies for clozapine-induced hypotension: a systematic review
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 2022 Background: Clozapine is the most effective medication for treatment–refractory schizophrenia but is associated with significant adverse drug effects, including hypotension and dizziness, which have a negative impact on quality of life and treatment ...
Timothy David Tanzer +7 more
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Observational study on risk factors determining residual dizziness after successful benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment: The role of subclinical BPPV [PDF]
, 2019 After successful treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, many patients may complain of residual dizziness. Possible explanations may be the persistence of otolith into canal insufficient to provoke noticeable nystagmus, utricular dysfunction ...
Dispenza F. +3 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 Background Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, a sustained decrease in blood pressure upon standing, is caused by autonomic nervous system failure and characterized by an insufficient increase in heart rate needed to maintain blood pressure upon standing.
Sameh K. Mobarek
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