Abstract
Introduction/Results: In 17 patients, chronic idiopathic nausea was associated with orthostatic intolerance (OI) by abnormal tilt table tests (88%) or gastric dysrhythmias (71%). After fludrocortisone treatment, there was >26% nausea improvement in 71%, 1-25% in 6%, and no improvement in 24%. In six subjects, EGGs repeated after >50% nausea improvement all remained to be abnormal, suggesting nausea is independent of gastric dysrhythmias. Conclusion: Association of EGG abnormalities and OI in this subset of nausea patients suggests a generalized disturbance of autonomic regulation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-423 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Autonomic Research |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2011 |
Keywords
- Electrogastrography
- Fludrocortisone acetate chronic idiopathic nausea
- Neurally mediated hypotension (NMH)
- Orthostatic intolerance (OI)
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Tilt table testing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
- Clinical Neurology