Imperial College London
Dr David Low

DrDavidLow

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Honorary Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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@article{Idiaquez:2015:10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.005,
author = {Idiaquez, J and Farias, H and Torres, F and Vega, J and Low, DA},
doi = {10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.005},
journal = {CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY},
pages = {188--191},
title = {Autonomic symptoms in hypertensive patients with post-acute minor ischemic stroke},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.005},
volume = {139},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundMost studies regarding autonomic dysfunction in ischemic stroke are limited to heart rate and blood pressure changes during the acute phase. However, there are few data on quantitative assessment of autonomic symptoms. We sought to assess autonomic symptoms in hypertensive ischemic stroke patients.MethodsIn 100 hypertensive patients (45 with symptomatic ischemic stroke (6 months after stroke onset) and 55 without stroke), we assessed autonomic symptoms using the Scale for Outcomes in Parkinson disease-Autonomic (SCOPA-AUT).ResultsThe age (mean ± standard deviation) for the stroke group was 66 ± 12 and 63 ± 15 for the without stroke group (P = 0.8). Orthostatic hypotension occurred in 3.6% of the stroke group and 4.4% in the group without stroke. The total SCOPA-AUT score was higher in the stroke group compared with the group without stroke (P = 0.001). Domain scores for gastrointestinal (P = 0.001), urinary (P = 0.005) and cardiovascular (P = 0.001) were higher in the stroke group. No differences were found when comparing the total SCOPA-AUT scores for stroke subtypes (P = 0.168) and for lateralization (P = 0.6). SCOPA AUT scores were correlated with depression scores (P = 0.001) but not with stroke severity (P = 0.2).ConclusionAutonomic symptoms, especially, gastrointestinal, urinary and cardiovascular function, were significantly increased in hypertensive patients with minor ischemic stroke. Symptoms were associated with depression but not with the characteristic of the stroke.
AU  - Idiaquez,J
AU  - Farias,H
AU  - Torres,F
AU  - Vega,J
AU  - Low,DA
DO  - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.005
EP  - 191
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 0303-8467
SP  - 188
TI  - Autonomic symptoms in hypertensive patients with post-acute minor ischemic stroke
T2  - CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.005
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/31295
VL  - 139
ER  -
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