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1822253

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
A 59-year old woman who presented with postural dizziness 50 years after an acute episode of poliomyelitis is described. There were no new neurological signs and no evidence of motor neuron disease. She had postural hypotension with an abnormal Valsalva. Investigations led to a diagnosis of hypo-adrenergic orthostatic hypotension, with a predominantly preganglionic sympathetic lesion and intact vagal baroreflex pathways. Although pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy are possible causes of circulatory autonomic failure, no other new neurological or autonomic features have developed during a 2 year follow-up. We propose that hypo-adrenergic orthostatic hypotension may be a late complication of poliomyelitis. Deterioration in ambulatory ability in a patient with previous poliomyelitis should additionally include assessment of cardiovascular autonomic function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0959-9851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Circulatory autonomic failure 50 years after acute poliomyelitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports