Orthostatic hypotension due to Shy-Drager syndrome.
A case of orthostatic hypotension is presented, as well as postmortem neuropathological findings. The features of this case are consistent with those of the Shy-Drager syndrome, which comprises primary orthostatic hypotension and neurological manifestations caused by degenerative disease of the central nervous system.
D001344:Autopsy; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000473:pathology*; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000473:pathology*