ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION: CASE REPORT MENTIONING EFFECTIVE TREATMENT WITH BENZEDRINE SULPHATE
Authors: E. S. Brewster
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Case Reports1 August 1940ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION: CASE REPORT MENTIONING EFFECTIVE TREATMENT WITH BENZEDRINE SULPHATEE. S. BREWSTER, M.D., M.SC. (Med.)E. S. BREWSTER, M.D., M.SC. (Med.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-2-326 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe condition of orthostatic hypotension, according to a survey of contemporary medical literature, is rare. Since the recognition of this clinical entity in 1925 by Bradbury and Eggleston, who described three cases, probably not more than a total of 50 instances have been published to date. Andrus, in this connection, as recently as September 1937, stated that about 30 cases of this condition had been reported, and Baker, in March 1938, was able to find only 38 instances of this syndrome after a careful search of medical publications. Orthostatic hypotension, however, is probably more common than we suspect, as undoubtedly...References1. BRADBURYEGGLESTON SC: Postural hypotension: a report of 3 cases, Am. Heart Jr., 1925, i, 73-86. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. ANDRUS EC: The significance of acute hypotension: its etiology and treatment, Med. Clin. North Am., 1937, xxi, 1513-1522. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BAKER TW: Recognition of orthostatic hypotension: report of case, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1938, iii, 169-174. Google Scholar4. ELLISHAYNES LBFW: Postural hypotension with particular reference to its occurrence in disease of the central nervous system, Arch. Int. Med., 1936, lviii, 773-798. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MACLEANHORTON ARBT: Myasthenia gravis with postural hypotension. Part 1, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1937, xii, 787-792. Google Scholar6. BROWNCRAIGADSON GEMAA: The treatment of severe essential hypertension: effects of surgical procedures applied to the sympathetic nervous system, Minnesota Med., 1935, xviii, 124. Google Scholar7. GHRISTBROWN DGGE: Postural hypotension with syncope: its successful treatment with ephedrine, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1928, clxxv, 336. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. KORNSRANDALL HMWL: Orthostatic hypotension treated with benzedrine, Am. Heart Jr., 1937, xiii, 114-118. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. DAVISSHUMWAY-DAVIS PLM: Orthostatic hypotension: The treatment of two cases with benzedrine sulphate, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cviii, 1247-1249. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. CAPACCIODONALD GDCJ: Orthostatic hypotension: report of a case treated with neosynephrine hydrochloride, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cx, 1180-1182. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Elkins, West Virginia*Received for publication February 13, 1939. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBenzedrine Sulphate in Clinical Medicine 1 August 1940Volume 14, Issue 2Page: 326-331KeywordsHypotension ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...