Mother-induced hypertension in familial dysautonomia
Mother-induced hypertension in familial dysautonomia
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Here we report the case of a patient with familial dysautonomia (a genetic form of afferent baroreflex failure), who had severe hypertension (230/149 mmHg) induced by the stress of his mother taking his blood pressure. His hypertension subsided when he learnt to measure his blood pressure without his mother’s involvement. The case highlights how th...
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Mother-induced hypertension in familial dysautonomia
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4742405
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4742405
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0959-9851
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1619-1560
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10.1007/s10286-015-0323-9
