futurehope Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Has anyone here had equipment measure their blood flow to the brain upon standing (or sitting)?I really believe that this "lack" of blood flow to my brain is causing me the most problems.At what hospital or teaching institution was this done?Have you been treated for reduced blood flow to the brain?Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukkychrm42 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I *think* that Dr. Stewart in NY is doing a study that may include this type of info. I don't know if I've had the flow to my brain tracked numerically, but I had the flow to/from my heart measured. Also they measured my forehead temperature during a tilt, and it dropped from 94 degrees to 91 while standing... but I don't have numbers beyond those. It's definitely an interesting topic, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hi,At Boston Medical Center for my 2 Tilt Table Tests they had me wear a helmet-type thing that measured my cerebral bloodflow. The results showed that I had a significant decrease in blood to my brain.Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 My old doctor did this in his office--he used a doppler of the brain's primary blood supply. I also had it done during a pilot for a study--I stood infront of a scanner that could "see" my blood flow. There are probably other ways to have it measured, I'm only speaking from the ones I've had done.Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 NIH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dionna Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 NIH for me as well. Dr. Goldstein I believe.dionna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Dionna, Ernie, Nina,What were the results of your blood flow study and were you or are you being treated for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 50% of blood left to the brain.Proamatine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 most certainly - in Australia its part of the diagnostic tests - the carotid arteries are tested for blood volume using an ultra sound and most reduce between 20-40% on standing or tilting duirng test caused by excessive venous dilation due to impaired norepinephrine reuptake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radha Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 what can we do to help or fix this?? any meds? radha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Butchers Broom helped with this more than any other med ive tried, but it also lost effectiveness within 7 days and sent me into a fortnight of adrenal surges... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoven Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I had hemodynamic testing at Cleveland that compared blood flow to heart sitting and lying. Echocardiograms were done in both positions, as well as some sort of pictures in both positions after I got a radioactive tracer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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