Stimulant medication and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a tale of two cases

William P. Cheshire

doi:10.1007/s10286-016-0347-9

Stimulant medication and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a tale of two cases

William P. Cheshire

Neurology

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Abstract

Stimulant medication may mimic the tachycardia of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Two case histories illustrate how missing the clinical distinction between a primary dysautonomia and a medication effect may have avoidable adverse consequences.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Autonomic Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0347-9
State	Accepted/In press - Mar 11 2016

Keywords

Central nervous system stimulants
Isoproterenol
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Tachycardia
Tilt table test

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

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