Postal questionnaire survey: the use of sleeping with the head of the bed tilted upright for treatment of orthostatic hypotension in clinical practice.

نویسندگان

  • Chie Wei Fan
  • Davis Coakley
  • J Bernard Walsh
  • Conal J Cunningham
چکیده

DARRYL B. ROLFSON1*, SUMIT R. MAJUMDAR2, ROSS T. TSUYUKI3, ADEEL TAHIR4, KENNETH ROCKWOOD5 1Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Alberta, B139C Clin Sci Building, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7 2Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, 2E3.07 Walter C McKenzie Centre, 8840-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7 3Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, EPICORE Centre, 213 Heritage Medical Research Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2S2 448 Patterson Drive SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3H 2B7 5Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Centre for Health Care of the Elderly, 1421-5955 Veteran’s Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E1 *To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Tel: (+780) 407 6947. Fax: (780) 407 2006. Email: [email protected]

برای دانلود رایگان متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Management of Hypotension and Bradycardia Caused by Spinal Cord Injury. The Usefulness of Midodrine and Methylxanthines

Spinal cord injury is a devastating chronic condition resulting in temporary or permanent motor,sensory or autonomic dysfunction of the cord. The manifestation of spinal cord injury based onthe severity and involved areas could be different. Numerous studies have demonstrated thatbradycardia, hypotension, and orthostatic hypotension are present insignificant number ofpat...

متن کامل

Management of Hypotension and Bradycardia Caused by Spinal Cord Injury. The Usefulness of Midodrine and Methylxanthines

Spinal cord injury is a devastating chronic condition resulting in temporary or permanent motor,sensory or autonomic dysfunction of the cord. The manifestation of spinal cord injury based onthe severity and involved areas could be different. Numerous studies have demonstrated thatbradycardia, hypotension, and orthostatic hypotension are present insignificant number ofpat...

متن کامل

Orthostatic hypotension following spinal cord injury: impact on the use of standing apparatus.

INTRODUCTION Upright posture confers numerous medical and social benefits to a spinal cord injured (SCI) patient. Doing so is limited by symptoms of orthostatic hypotension. This is a common secondary impairment among tetraplegic sufferers. OBJECTIVE Establish the proportion of SCI patients who are restricted from using standing apparatus, such as standing frames and standing wheelchairs, bec...

متن کامل

Detection of reverse flow by duplex ultrasonography in orthostatic hypotension.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of this study is to elucidate the effect of orthostatic hypotension on changes in cerebral blood flow. METHODS Blood flow velocities of both the common carotid artery and vertebral artery were measured using duplex ultrasonography in 12 patients: 6 with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy, 3 with Shy-Drager syndrome, 2 with pandysautonomia, and 1 with senile ort...

متن کامل

Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Type IV (FINNISH) with Rapid Clinical Progression in an Iranian Woman: A Case Report

Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) type IV (FINNISH) is a rare clinical entity with challenging neuropathy and cosmetic deficits. Amyloidosis can affect peripheral sensory, motor, or autonomic nerves. Nerve lesions are induced by deposits of amyloid fibrils and treatment approaches for neuropathy are challenging. Involvement of cranial nerves and atrophy in facial muscles is a real concern i...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Age and ageing

دوره 35 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006