Effect of physical countermaneuvers on orthostatic hypotension in familial dysautonomia
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Familial dysautonomia.
Familial dysautonomia is a rare syndrome of childhood affecting the nervous system. As the name suggests, dysfunction of the autonomic system is a prominent feature. It was first recognized as a separate entity by Riley, Day, Greeley and Langford (1949), the first large series being described by Riley (1952). So far, about 70 patients have been recorded. Though the fully developed syndrome is u...
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15 صفحه اولPrognosis of Orthostatic Hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a fall of 20 mm or more in systolic blood pressure or of 10 mm or more in diastolic blood pressure within 3 minutes of standing [1]. All persons receiving antihypertensive drugs routinely should have their blood pressure measured in the sitting position and within 3 minutes of standing [2]. Blood pressure should not be taken immediately after eating as post...
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Familial dysautonomia (FD) is an autosomal recessive congenital neuropathy which results from poor development and progressive degeneration of the nervous system. The mutation responsible for FD was found at the 5�ss of intron 20 of the IKBKAP gene, encoding the I?B kinase complex-associated protein (IKAP...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0340-5354,1432-1459
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0928-3