| Orthostatic hypotension with meningoencephalitis involving the rostral ventrolateral medulla |
Young Ik Jung1 
, Mun Kyung Sunwoo1
, Hee Jin Lee1
, Jeong Hee Seo1
, and Jeongyeon Kim2
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1Department of Neurology, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
2Department of Neurology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medcine, Seoul, Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Jeongyeon Kim ,Tel: +82-2-950-1090, Fax: +82-2-950-1955, Email: jykimmd@paik.ac.kr |
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Received September 21, 2018 Revised: December 14, 2018 Accepted December 21, 2018 |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is commonly associated with autonomic failure in the peripheral
nervous system. Less often it is related to central lesions in brainstem and cerebellum. We
describe a patient with OH associated with tuberculosis meningoencephalitis involving the brainstem including rostral ventrolateral medulla. This is the first case of OH resulting from focal lesions in the dorsal medulla in a patient with meningoencephalitis. |
| Key words:
Orthostatic hypotension; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Meningoencephalitis |
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