In 1996, following a multi-specialty Consensus Conference sponsored by the American
Academy of Neurology and the American Autonomic Society, a brief definition of orthostatic …

To characterize the idiopathic postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), we
reviewed the records of all patients aged 20 to 51 who presented to the Mayo Autonomic …

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis is a clinically de־ fined
syndrome characterized by persistent or relapsing debilitating fatigue for longer than 6 …

Background Imprecise definitions of syncope and related conditions appear common in the
medical literature. To investigate the scope of the problem we systematically searched for …

Salt supplementation is a common non-pharmacological approach to the management of
recurrent orthostatic syncope or presyncope, particularly for patients with vasovagal syncope …

The current definition of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) dates back to a
small case series of patients with a subacute illness who presented with excessive …

This study aims to investigate the prevalence and pathophysiology of orthostatic intolerance
(OI) and its potential contribution to symptoms of a group of unselected patients with chronic …

What is the legal status of the Guantanamo Bay detainees? May an AI Qaeda member be
targeted while he is sleeping under his own roof? May members of the United States' armed …

To test whether cerebral autoregulation is impaired in patients with neurally mediated
syncope (NMS), we evaluated 15 normal subjects and 37 patients with recurrent NMS …

Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by orthostatic dizziness,
tremulousness, tachycardia and variable blood pressure changes. Since some POTS …