Association of Postural Hypotension With Sympathetic Nervous System Dysfunction; Case Report, With Review of Neurologic Features Associated With Postural Hypotension

Case Reports1 November 1941ASSOCIATION OF POSTURAL HYPOTENSION WITH SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT, WITH REVIEW OF NEUROLOGIC FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH POSTURAL HYPOTENSIONRICHARD H. YOUNG, M.D., F.A.C.P.RICHARD H. YOUNG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-5-910 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe term orthostatic, or postural, hypotension has been applied to a condition characterized by a marked fall in the systolic and diastolic blood pressures when the patient changes from the recumbent to an erect posture. The salient features, besides the orthostatic hypotension, in order of frequency, are: 1. Weakness; 2. Anhidrosis, or hypohidrosis; 3. Increased distress in summer; 4. Greater urinary frequency at night; 5. Variation in pulse rate with change in posture; 6. Loss of libido and potentia; 7. Orthostatic syncope with loss of consciousness; 8. Low basal metabolic rate, — 10 or lower; 9. Blood urea of 40...Bibliography1. BRADBURYEGGLESTON SC: Postural hypotension: a report of three cases, Am. Heart Jr., 1925, i, 73. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CHEWALLENBARKER EMEVNW: Orthostatic hypotension, Northwest Med., 1936, xxxv, 297. Google Scholar3. ALVAREZROTH WCG: Orthostatic hypotension, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin., 1935, x, 483. Google Scholar4. GANSHORNHORTON JABT: Postural hypotension: a report of a case, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin., 1934, ix, 541. Google Scholar5. CROLLDUTHIEMACWILLIAM WFRJJA: Postural hypotension: report of a case, Lancet, 1935, i, 194. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ELLISHAYNES LBFW: Postural hypotension, Arch. Int. Med., 1936, lviii, 773. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BICKELDEMOLE GM: L'Hypotension arterielle arthostatique, Rev. méd. de la Suisse Rom., 1936, lvi, 1. Google Scholar8. RANSOMKABATMAGOUN SWHHW: Autonomic responses to electrical stimulation of hypothalamus, preoptic region and septum, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1935, xxxiii, 467. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Omaha, Nebraska*Received for publication October 14, 1940. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPure Autonomic FailureDisorders of the autonomic nervous system: Part 1. Pathophysiology and clinical featuresPrimary neurogenic orthostatic hypotensionThe diagnosis of acute circulatory failure: Shock and syncopeDie Hypotonie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des venösen RückflussesIdiopathic Orthostatic HypotensionEffects of Posture on Renal Excretion of Sodium and Chloride in Orthostatic Hypotension 1 November 1941Volume 15, Issue 5Page: 910-916KeywordsBloodBlood pressureFallsHeart rateHypotensionLoss of consciousnessPostural controlSympathetic nervous systemSyncopeUrea ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...