Treatment of Chronic Fatigue and Orthostatic Intolerance with Propranolol

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 654-655

  Wyller, Vegard Bruun ^a,b   Thaulow, Erik ^a   Amlie, Jan P ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; ORTHOSTATIC DYSREGULATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; PROPRANOLOL;

EID: 34248586884     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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