Postural Hypotension in Parkinson’s disease

Postural Hypotension in Parkinson’s disease Letter (925) Total Article Views Authors: Rana MA, Al-Shehri M Published Date April 2012 Volume 2012:2 Pages 32 - 33 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPRLS.S37081 Received: 16 August 2012 Accepted: Published: 17 August 2012 Mohammed A. Rana, Mohammed Al-Shehri Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto, Toronto, Canada Postural hypotension is not an uncommon complaint among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Patients often report light-headedness or a sense of fainting when assuming an upright position such as rising from a chair or getting out of bed. Autonomic dysfunction in PD is the main cause of postural hypotension. A 20 mmHg drop in the systolic blood pressure, and a 10 mmHg drop in the diastolic pressure upon assuming an upright position after being supine are considered significant.1 Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Other articles by Dr Mohammed A. Rana Depression in Parkinson’s disease Readers of this article also read: Performance in L1 and L2 observed in Arabic-Hebrew bilingual aphasic following brain tumor: A case constitutes double dissociation Evidence-based decision-making within the context of globalization: A “Why–What–How” for leaders and managers of health care organizations "Globalized public health.” A transdisciplinary comprehensive framework for analyzing contemporary globalization’s influences on the field of public health Neurotransmitter testing of the urine: a comprehensive analysis Amino acid-responsive Crohn's disease: a case study Amino acid management of Parkinson’s disease: a case study DataGenno: building a new tool to bridge molecular and clinical genetics Evaluation of in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi Long-term treatment of bipolar disorder with a radioelectric asymmetric conveyor Radio electric asymmetric brain stimulation in the treatment of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer disease