Bilateral TIAs and unilateral seizures due to orthostatic hypotension. A case report

Pharmacological evidence of alpha1- and

Pharmacological evidence of alpha1- and alpha2-adrenergic supersensitivity in orthostatic hypotension due to spinal cord injury: a case report

✍ J. M. Senard; A. Arias; M. Berlan; M. A. Tran; A. Rascol; J. L. Montastruc 📂 Article 📅 1991 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 486 KB

Sympathetic efferent pathways and alpha-adrenergic receptivity were investigated in one patient with spinal cord transection (D1 level) and orthostatic hypotension. The lack of increase in catecholamine plasma levels during orthostasis and the paradoxical pressor effect of clonidine (2 micrograms/kg