Orthostatic intolerance
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Prevalence[edit | edit source]
Orthostatic intolerance is a commonly dysfunction in ME/CFS[1] Estimates of the rate of orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis patients vary widely, with estimates as low as 50% to as high as 97% of patients.[2]
Orthostatic intolerance is also commonly associated with fibromyalgia[3]
Orthostatic intolerance is diagnosed by a tilt table test.
Type of orthostatic intolerance[edit | edit source]
Postural orthostatic tachycardia[edit | edit source]
Symptomatic Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome[edit | edit source]
Neurally mediated hypotension[edit | edit source]
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