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Review
. 2000 Feb;38(2):109-11.
doi: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100959.

Midodrine hydrochloride and the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in tetraplegia: two cases and a review of the literature

D B Barber  1 , S J Rogers, M D Fredrickson, A C Able
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Review

Midodrine hydrochloride and the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in tetraplegia: two cases and a review of the literature

D B Barber et al. Spinal Cord. 2000 Feb.

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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