Relationship between orthostatic hypotension and white matter hyperintensity load in older patients with mild dementia.

Relationship between orthostatic hypotension and white matter hyperintensity load in older patients with mild dementia.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: White matter hyperintensities (WMH) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain, and orthostatic hypotension (OH) are both common in older people. We tested the hypothesis that OH is associated with WMH. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Secondary care outpati...

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Main Authors: Hogne Soennesyn, Dennis W Nilsen, Ketil Oppedal, Ole Jacob Greve, Mona K Beyer, Dag Aarsland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3526570?pdf=render

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