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Kazemi T, Rafatpanah N. Management of blood pressure in Parkinson's disease: Need for special attention of a neurologist. J Birjand Univ Med Sci. 2016; 23 (4) :349-352
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Management of blood pressure in Parkinson's disease: Need for special attention of a neurologist
Toba Kazemi *1, Niloofar Rafatpanah2
1- Birjand CardioVascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. , Drtooba.kazemi@gmail.com
2- Member of Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
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Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease. Changes in blood pressure in these patients varied from orthostatic hypotension to Hypertension in specific situations. On the other hand, some drugs used in Parkinson's disease  have paradoxical effects on blood pressure. Therefore, neurologists should be pay special attention to control blood pressure in such patients.

Keywords: Parkinson's disease, orthostatic hypotension, Hypertension.
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Type of Study: Editorial | Subject: Cardiology
Received: 2016/11/11 | Accepted: 2016/11/23 | ePublished: 2017/01/9
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