Idiopathische orthostatische Hypotension (Shy-Drager-Syndrom)

✍ Scribed by A. Hartmann; E. Alberti; W. Dorndorf; M. Kresse

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1013 KB
• Volume: 221
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1433-8491
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00431050

✦ Synopsis

Using a gamma camera and the stochastic method, regional cerebral blood flow was measured in a patient with the diagnosis of idiopathic orthostatic hypotension. Blood pressure was altered by tilting the patient in supine position head-up and head-down. A partial defect in the autoregulation and CO2 sensitivity was found. Sensitivity to Norepinephrine was checked by intravenous infusion of 0.02 mug/min/kg body weight. An immediate marked rise in blood pressure was observed. Clinical symptoms, therapeutic guidelines, and histopathological findings are discussed.