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SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Ferro A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3677136 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sánchez-Ferro Alvaro A Benito-León Julián J Gómez-Esteban Juan Carlos JC
Frontiers in neurology 20130610
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common and disabling symptom affecting Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. We present the effect of the different therapies commonly used to manage PD on this clinical manifestation. For this purpose, we describe the relationship between OH and the current treatments employed in PD, such as L-DOPA, dopaminergic agonists, and continuous dopaminergic stimulation therapies. Additionally, we review the therapeutic measures that could be used to ameliorate OH. There a ...[more]