Investigators studied diagnostic and treatment pathways for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in a man with fluctuating blood pressure and several comorbidities. Considering neurogenic orthostatic ...

Syncope is a reversible loss of consciousness and postural vascular tone resulting from a sudden lack or decrease of cerebral blood flow. [11] In other words, diminished oxygen to the brain makes a ...

Orthostatic hypotension is a cardinal feature of multiple-system atrophy. The upright posture provokes syncopal episodes that prevent patients from standing and walking for more than brief periods. We ...

Causes of fainting could be reflex-mediated, cardiac, orthostatic or cerebrovascular. Beauty parlor stroke syndrome is a form of vertebrobasilar insufficiency that causes symptoms of mild to severe ...

Orthostatic hypotension (also called postural hypotension) is a sudden dip in blood pressure that happens when you stand up after you’ve been sitting or lying down. Sometimes, it may take a moment (or ...

Syncope is a frequent cause for emergency consultation and hospital admission; it is also an indicator of reduced survival rate among older adults. The differential diagnosis may be large, but ...

Episodes of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) events pose diagnostic difficulties, as the causes are diverse, carry vastly different risks, and span various specialties. An inconsistent ...

On standing, gravity causes blood to pool in the lower extremities. The autonomic nervous system usually counteracts this by increasing heart rate, cardiac contractility and vascular tone, and ...

Although extensive cardiovascular studies involving the tilt table were done in most of the cases described by Lyle and his associates 5 their studies were within normal limits. The exact physiologic ...

Dysautonomia describes a group of conditions affecting your autonomic nervous system. This system controls automatic functions of the nervous system, like breathing and heartbeat. Certain changes in ...

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) today announced the launch of "Power in the Periphery," a new disease education ...