ramakentesh Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 http://europace.oxfordjournals.org/content/4/4/369.full.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724195/http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/23/1_MeetingAbstracts/613.1So clearly these studies indicate that in these POTS patients, absolute blood pressure was maintained in POTS orthostatically (and in some perhaps is increased) while cerebral autoregulation - the system designed to protect the brain from beat-by-beat fluctuations in blood pressure and maintain regular blood flow to the brain is abnormal in POTS.the consequences seem to be dizziness and mental clouding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 and here's one that isnt even published yet - an interesting result:http://www.clinsci.org/cs/122/cs1220227.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Interesting that in the 2009 study there was a difference between the POTS and control groups in CBFV but in the 2012 study it said there wasn't a difference in the CBFV between the CFS/POTS and control groups.Since I'm upright while reading these maybe I'm missing something. LOLThanks for posting these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeSprings Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 I noticed that contradiction some time back as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Thanks for the post with links to the studies. Very interesting, and I think it relates to many on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 " Individuals with CFS/POTS should be aware that orthostatic stress may impair their neurocognitive abilities."I am so glad they did a study to make me aware of this(stated very sarcastically!). WHEN are the researchers going to do the REAL research into POTS????? We need research into the whys and then that will help on the hows regarding treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeSprings Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 although i understand what you mean sue, i'm very glad that it's on paper now. a few years ago when i had my neurocognitive tests done it resulted in what should suite an 80 year old person where i was just 40. as the man in charge (prof) had nu clue why this was the outcome (and alzheimers was ruled out) he suggested a psychiatrist might be able to "fix" this. fortunately my ans doctor (though not convinced at that time it could be caused by my dysautonomia) didn't think seeing a psychiatrist would help me.of course we all here on dinet knew what was going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddm1960 Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 For as silly as this research sounds to us, it's new stuff for the medical community. This is what will draw more researchers and more research dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 There is some interesting stuff being done right now with POTS. Hopefully this will one day translate into treatments that at least allow me to work without having to struggle through most of the days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeSprings Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Yes, there are fifty million research studies... all very interesting - but don't seem to be leading to any conclusions on how to fix us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Yes, Naomi, because alot of researchers are just looking for that next grant to fund their paychecks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangle Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Interesting that the groups performed similarly on the n-back tests while supine. This seems to suggest that neurocognitive dysfunction is not permanent and may be reversible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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