A Call to Action: The Role of Healthcare Providers in Reducing the Burden Associated with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension [PDF]
Neurology and Therapy, 2020 Plain Language Summary This article discusses what neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) is, its symptoms, and how patients and healthcare providers (HCPs) can work together to manage nOH symptoms. What is nOH?
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Author response: Effects of orthostatic hypotension on cognition in Parkinson disease [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between orthostatic hypotension (OH) and posture-mediated cognitive impairment in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) without dementia.
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Sudomotor and cardiovascular dysfunction in patients with early untreated Parkinson's disease. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: According to Braak staging of Parkinson's disease (PD), detection of autonomic dysfunction would help with early diagnosis of PD. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the autonomic nervous system is involved in the early stage of PD, we evaluated ...
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Autonomic symptoms in hypertensive patients with post-acute minor ischemic stroke [PDF]
, 2015 Background Most studies regarding autonomic dysfunction in ischemic stroke are limited to heart rate and blood pressure changes during the acute phase. However, there are few data on quantitative assessment of autonomic symptoms.
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Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: pathophysiology, evaluation, and management [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, 2012 Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension is a distinctive and treatable sign of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction. It is caused by failure of noradrenergic neurotransmission that is associated with a range of primary or secondary autonomic disorders, including pure autonomic failure, Parkinson's disease with autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy as ...
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Preventive treatment of migraine [PDF]
, 2006 Migraine is a common episodic pain disorder, the treatment of which can be acute to stop an attack or preventive to reduce the frequency, duration or severity of attacks. Preventive treatment is used when attacks are frequent or disabling. Many different
Silberstein, Stephen
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Progressively invalidating orthostatic hypotension: A common symptom for a challenging diagnosis
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2016 We discuss here an uncommon condition of neurogenic hypotension in the context of immunoglobulin light chain (amyloid light-chain) amyloidosis. The most serious feature was autonomic nervous system impairment, mainly characterized by severe refractory ...
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Autonomic dysregulation in multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 2015 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive central neurological disease characterized by inflammation and demyelination. In patients with MS, dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system may present with various clinical symptoms including ...
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Norepinephrine Precursor Therapy in Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension [PDF]
Circulation, 2003 Background— In patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH), the availability of the sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NE) in the synaptic cleft is insufficient to maintain blood pressure while in the standing posture.
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Management of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: an update [PDF]
The Lancet Neurology, 2008 Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common in elderly people and in patients with disorders such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Grading of the severity of OH and its effect on the patient's quality of life are important. The symptoms vary with orthostatic stress, and subtle symptoms such as tiredness and cognitive impairment should be recognised ...
Phillip A, Low, Wolfgang, Singer
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