Autonomic dysfunction presenting as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in patients with multiple sclerosis

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-67

  Kanjwal, Khalil ^a   Karabin, Beverly ^a   Kanjwal, Yousuf ^a   Grubb, Blair P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Fatigue; Multiple sclerosis; Postural tachycardia syndrome; Syncope

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE; MODAFINIL; PROPRANOLOL; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MIGRAINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY POSTURE; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; TILT TABLE TEST;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; POSTURE; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 77953171252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.7.62     Document Type: Article

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