Investigation of robotics-assisted tilt-table therapy for early-stage rehabilitation in spinal cord injury [PDF]
, 2013 This article provides the outcome of an investigation of robotics-assisted tilt-table therapy for early-stage rehabilitation in spinal cord ...
Allan, David +4 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 +1 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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Postsynaptic α1-Adrenergic vasoconstriction is impaired in young patients with vasovagal syncope and is corrected by nitric oxide synthase inhibition [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Syncope is a sudden transient loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery; the most common form is vasovagal syncope (VVS).
Medow, MS +6 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 +2 more
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The Prevalence of Orthostatic Hypotension in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Diabetic Clinic in Enugu South-East Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Orthostatic Hypotension is a serious and common complication of diabetes mellitus.AIMS: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of Orthostatic Hypotension in type 2 diabetic patients in a diabetes mellitus clinic in Enugu South-East ...
Agu, CE, Eze, CO, Kalu, UA, Onwuekwe, IO
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Orthostatic reactions and cognitive dysfunctions in elderly and senile patients with arterial hypertension [PDF]
Системные гипертензии, 2019 Aim. To study the relationship of orthostatic hypotensive reactions (OHR), detected using active (AOT) and passive orthostatic tests (POT) with the state of cognitive functions in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) in older age groups.
Irina V Atyunina +3 more
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Orthostatic blood pressure recovery patterns in suspected syncope in the emergency department [PDF]
, 2018 INTRODUCTION: Orthostasis is a frequent trigger for (pre)syncope but some forms of orthostatic (pre)syncope have a worse prognosis than others. Routine assessment of orthostatic BP in the ED can detect classic orthostatic hypotension, but often misses ...
Gans, Reinold O B +6 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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Prohormones in the early diagnosis of cardiac syncope [PDF]
, 2017 Background--The early detection of cardiac syncope is challenging. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of 4 novel prohormones, quantifying different neurohumoral pathways, possibly involved in the pathophysiological features of cardiac syncope ...
Badertscher, Patrick +36 more
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