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  • Cardiology
  • Physiology

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  • Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is essential for brain oxygen and nutrient supply.
  • Orthostatic intolerance (OI) involves impaired upright CBF regulation, causing debilitating symptoms.
  • Current diagnostic proxies like heart rate and blood pressure changes are insufficient for many OI syndromes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review literature on CBF dysfunction in OI syndromes.
  • To evaluate methods for measuring CBF in OI patients.
  • To highlight orthostatic hypoperfusion as a unifying pathophysiology for OI.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing scientific literature on CBF in OI.
  • Evaluation of diagnostic techniques for measuring CBF.
  • Analysis of studies involving transcranial Doppler ultrasound, extracranial cerebral blood flow ultrasound, near-infrared spectroscopy, and wearable devices.

Main Results:

  • Many OI syndromes, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID, exhibit normal heart rate and blood pressure despite significant CBF drops.
  • Reliance on heart rate and blood pressure can lead to misdiagnosis and lack of treatment.
  • Orthostatic hypoperfusion is identified as a common underlying issue across diverse OI conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Direct measurement of CBF is necessary for accurate OI diagnosis.
  • Standard hemodynamic measures are inadequate for identifying CBF abnormalities in certain OI conditions.
  • Accurate CBF assessment is vital for understanding and treating the full spectrum of OI.