Association of Orthostatic Hypotension With Cerebral Atrophy in Patients With Lewy Body Disorders

Andrea Pilotto1, Alberto Romagnolo2, Andrea Scalvini2

  • 1From the Neurology Unit (A. Pilotto, A.S., B.B., A.L., A. Padovani), Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, and Neuroradiology Unit (R.G.), Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia; Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Centre (A. Pilotto, M.C.R.), FERB ONLUS-S. Isidoro Hospital, Trescore Balneario, Bergamo; Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini" (A.R., E.M., L.L.) and Autonomic Unit (S.M.), Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy; Department of Medicine (Neurology) (M.M., C.O.-L., S.E.B.), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program (M.M., C.O.-L., S.E.B.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Neurology (Y.S., R.T., K.Y., T.H., N.H.), Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Sciences (L.B., S.D.P.), University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; Department of Medicine and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (R.C., M.G.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Department of Radiology (L.L.W.), and Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (A.J.E.), Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, OH; Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine (A.K.D.), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso; Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center (K.L., I.L.), Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla; Department of Neurology (F.R.-P.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston; Imaging Research Center (M.D), Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.D.), OH; Department of Neurology (J.A.V.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ASST Spedali Civili Hospital (R.G.), Brescia, Italy; and Department of Neurology (A.M.), The Ohio State University, Columbus . pilottoandreae@gmail.com.

Neurology
|June 8, 2021
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