Db. Barber et al., Midodrine hydrochloride and the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in tetraplegia: two cases and a review of the literature, SPINAL CORD, 38(2), 2000, pp. 109-111
Study Design: A report of two cases of orthostatic hypotension in acute tet
raplegia that were resistant to classic treatment interventions.
Objective: To discuss the use of midodrine hydrochloride for the treatment
of orthostatic hypotension in early tetraplegia.
Setting: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas Hea
lth Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Methods: Presentation of two cases.
Results: Midodrine hydrochloride successfully treated two cases of orthosta
tic hypotension that had been refractory to classic treatment interventions
.
Conclusion: Midodrine hydrochloride should be included in the armamentarium
of the physician treating orthostatic hypotension in spinal cord injury.