Case report. To describe a case of severe hypotension and occasional syncope following intermittent catheterisations in a tetraplegic patient. Department of Spinal Injuries, Berck, France. A 47 ...

Orthostatic hypotension may be idiopathic or may arise as a result of disorders affecting the autonomic nervous system (for example, Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy or diabetic autonomic ...

It is indicated only for people with orthostatic hypotension due to autonomic dysfunction: use for other types of orthostatic hypotension is off‑label. Effectiveness 2 RCTs ( Low et al. 1997 and ...

Autonomic dysreflexia is acute episodic hypertension resulting from sympathetic hyperactivity. Autonomic dysreflexia occurs to some extent in up to 90% of people with upper thoracic (above the ...

Sustained therapeutic effect of spinal cord stimulation on improving severe neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in a patient with pure autonomic failure converting to multiple system atrophy ...

Perera, R, Isola, L, Kaufmann, H. Effect of recombinant erythropoietin on anemia and orthostatic hypotension in primary autonomic failure. Clin Auton Res 1995;5:211-213. Crossref.

Considering neurogenic orthostatic hypotension as an underlying cause of syncope can help clinicians appropriately diagnose and treat patients, which can increase clinician understanding and ...

Orthostatic hypotension (also called postural hypotension) is a sudden dip in blood pressure that happens when you stand up after you’ve been sitting or lying down. Sometimes, it may take a ...

Oct. 6, 2004 (Toronto) — Patients with orthostatic hypotension can be effectively treated with pyridostigmine without experiencing supine hypertension as a trade-off, according Phillip A. Low ...

Orthostatic hypotension arises from some combination of autonomic dysfunction, neuroendocrine failure, or hypovolemia. 2 These factors can be further exacerbated by underlying arrhythmic or structural ...

The cause of orthostatic hypotension usually can be identified. That’s important because understanding the cause allows treatment to be tailored to an individual’s specific situation.