ASSOCIATION OF POSTURAL HYPOTENSION WITH SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT, WITH REVIEW OF NEUROLOGIC FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH POSTURAL HYPOTENSION

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Abstract
The association of postural hypotension with sympathetic nervous system dysfunction and other diseases of the nervous system is reviewed. A case is reported which showed neurologic features of brady-kinetic type of Parkinsonian syndrome. In association, there was a marked degree of postural hypotension. Pharmacologic studies showed a marked lack of sympathetic tone, and the patient obtained most relief from symptoms in a combination of drugs which produced sympathetic stimulation (ephedrine or benzedrine), combined with para-sympathetic inhibition obtained by drugs of the atropine group.

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