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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2021; 9(21): 6073-6080
Published online Jul 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i21.6073
Published online Jul 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i21.6073
Table 1 Timeline
| Time | Event |
| Jan 1, 2010 | Diagnosed with hypertension |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Presented with trembling right hand |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Presented with trembling hands, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and treated with Madopar (125 mg three times a day) and Selegiline (5 mg once a day) |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Presented with a forward gait |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Unstable blood pressure, up to 220/112 mmHg, and as low as 70/40 mmHg, antihypertensive drugs did not work |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Felt dizziness, profuse sweating and started talking gibberish, and then lost consciousness for several minutes after getting up and going down the stairs in the morning |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring indicated nOH and supine hypertension, taking Midodrine (2.5 mg two times a day, but not within 5 h of bedtime), basic treatment and stopping taking Selegiline |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Much more stable blood pressure and no recurrence syncope |
| May 2, 2021 | No recurrence syncope, and the 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring indicated much more stable blood pressure |
- Citation: Li Y, Wang M, Liu XL, Ren YF, Zhang WB. Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension with Parkinson's disease as a cause of syncope: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(21): 6073-6080
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i21/6073.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i21.6073