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Midodrine hydrochloride and the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in tetraplegia: two cases and a review of the literature.
Spinal Cord. 2000 Feb; 38(2):109-11.SC

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN

A report of two cases of orthostatic hypotension in acute tetraplegia that were resistant to classic treatment interventions.

OBJECTIVE

To discuss the use of midodrine hydrochloride for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in early tetraplegia.

SETTING

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA.

METHODS

Presentation of two cases.

RESULTS

Midodrine hydrochloride successfully treated two cases of orthostatic hypotension that had been refractory to classic treatment interventions.

CONCLUSION

Midodrine hydrochloride should be included in the armamentarium of the physician treating orthostatic hypotension in spinal cord injury.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Barber DB
Spinal Cord Injury Center, South Texans Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, USA.
Rogers SJ
No affiliation info available
Fredrickson MD
No affiliation info available
Able AC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Adrenergic alpha-AgonistsAdultDrug ResistanceFludrocortisoneHumansHypotension, OrthostaticMaleMiddle AgedMidodrineMineralocorticoidsQuadriplegiaRetreatment

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10762185

Clinical Trial Links

Dose Response to the Norepinephrine Precursor Droxidopa in Hypotensive Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Citation

Barber, D B., et al. "Midodrine Hydrochloride and the Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension in Tetraplegia: Two Cases and a Review of the Literature." Spinal Cord, vol. 38, no. 2, 2000, pp. 109-11.
Barber DB, Rogers SJ, Fredrickson MD, et al. Midodrine hydrochloride and the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in tetraplegia: two cases and a review of the literature. Spinal Cord. 2000;38(2):109-11.
Barber, D. B., Rogers, S. J., Fredrickson, M. D., & Able, A. C. (2000). Midodrine hydrochloride and the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in tetraplegia: two cases and a review of the literature. Spinal Cord, 38(2), 109-11.
Barber DB, et al. Midodrine Hydrochloride and the Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension in Tetraplegia: Two Cases and a Review of the Literature. Spinal Cord. 2000;38(2):109-11. PubMed PMID: 10762185.
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