EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of orthostatic hypotension

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 930-936

  Lahrmann, H ^a   Cortelli, P ^b   Hilz, M ^c,d   Mathias, C J ^e,f,g   Struhal, W ^a   Tassinari, M ^b  

^a KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Diagnosis; Guidelines; Head up tilt test; Management; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DIHYDROXYPHENYLSERINE; EPHEDRINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE; OCTREOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEATH; DISABILITY; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VISUAL DISORDER; XEROSTOMIA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33747865174     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01512.x     Document Type: Review

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