Orthostatic hypotension with lower brain stem glioma.
A patient with long standing orthostatic hypotension with fixed pulse rate due to involvement of the medullary regulatory centres by a lower brain stem glioma is described.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000473:pathology