Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: Chasing "the fall"

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 987, 2008, Pages 6-14

  Gupta, Deepak ^a   Nair, M D ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; LEVODOPA; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLUID INTAKE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROPATHY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSONISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39049171468     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.062075     Document Type: Review

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