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Mashup Score: 2Orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease: Sit-to-stand vs. supine-to-stand protocol and clinical correlates - PubMed - 15 day(s) ago
The sit-to-stand test substantially underdiagnoses OH in PD, with the important practice implication that supine-to-stand measurements may be preferred. Screening for OH is warranted even in asymptomatic patients. Adequate fluid intake, treatment of urinary dysfunction and falls prevention are impor …
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Mashup Score: 2Practical pearls to improve the efficacy and tolerability of levodopa in Parkinson’s disease - 2 month(s) ago
Levodopa is the most effective medication for the treatment of motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Several factors may affect the efficacy and tolerability of levodopa. These include the ti…
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Mashup Score: 1Death by hypoxia: what were they thinking? - 2 month(s) ago
The Journal of Physiology publishes research in all areas of physiology and pathophysiology that illustrates new physiological principles or mechanisms.
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Mashup Score: 2Chronotropic Incompetence During Exercise Testing as a Marker of Autonomic Dysfunction in Individuals with Early Parkinson’s Disease - IOS Press - 4 month(s) ago
Background: An attenuated heart rate response to exercise, termed chronotropic incompetence, has been reported in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Chronotropic incompetence may be a marker of autonomic dysfunction and a cause of exercise intolerance in earl
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RT @spjuraschek: Seated orthostatic hypotension assessment underdiagnoses OH in Parkinson's patients. https://t.co/JFNqoDsRES