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Otoneurological manifestations of the Shy-Drager syndrome

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Three patients with the chief complaints of dizziness while standing up or blackouts were diagnosed correctly as having the Shy-Drager syndrome at the Department of Otolaryngology. Both the electrocardiogram R-peak to R-peak interval and the Schellong test revealed disorders of the autonomic nervous system in each of these cases. Electronystagmography also demonstrated pathology of the oculomotor system and/or central vestibular system. Postural balance was also abnormal in one of the cases. Auditory brain-stem responses were normal in all three cases.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, 930-01, Toyama, Japan

    N. Ohashi, H. Nakagawa, K. Kanda & K. Mizukoshi

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Ohashi, N., Nakagawa, H., Kanda, K. et al. Otoneurological manifestations of the Shy-Drager syndrome. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 248, 150–152 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178926

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