title: Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension as the initial feature of Parkinson disease.
abstract: Autonomic failure is a common finding in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Here we describe a patient with PD in whom autonomic symptoms began 3 years before motor deficits.
authors.affiliation: Autonomic Unit and Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Corso Bramante 88, 10126 Turin, Italy. Valeria.Milazzo@libero.it
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Milazzo
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Servo
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zibetti
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lopiano
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maule
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D054970:Pure Autonomic Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D012791:Shy-Drager Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods