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Hypermobility has been associated with myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome) and fibromyalgia. Hypermobility causes physical trauma (in the form of joint dislocations, joint subluxations, joint instability, sprains, etc.). These conditions often, in turn, cause physical and/or emotional trauma and are possible triggers for ...
The newer term "generalised hypermobility spectrum disorder" includes people with generalised joint hypermobility, often determined using the Beighton score, and other symptoms. Those who do not meet the Beighton score criteria may be diagnosed with historical joint hypermobility spectrum disorder, peripheral hypermobility spectrum disorder, or ...
Guidelines for treating resistant hypertension have been published in the UK [45] and US. [46] It has been proposed that a proportion of resistant hypertension may be the result of chronic high activity of the autonomic nervous system, known as "neurogenic hypertension". [47] Low adherence to treatment is an important cause of resistant ...
The findings confirmed that an intensive treatment of hypertension was associated with a significantly lower risk of mild cognitive decline. “Over a median of almost 7 years of follow-up, we ...
Hypermobility may refer to: Hypermobility (joints), joints that stretch further than normal Hypermobility spectrum disorder, a heritable connective tissue disorder;
Professor Beighton was the author, co-author or editor of 20 monographs and editions, 34 chapters and more than >430 medical publications. Peter Beighton and his wife Greta Beighton shared an interest in the history of medical genetics and published two unique volumes of brief biographies of people for whom genetic syndromes have been named.
There are no set criteria to treat labile hypertension as there are many underlying mechanisms and symptoms. Because stressors are the main cause of labile hypertension, common treatment may involve prescription medications such as anti-anxiety tablets to reduce emotional stressors, and otherwise, as well as decrease the risk of labile ...
In medicine, systolic hypertension is defined as an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP). [1] If the systolic blood pressure is elevated (>140) with a normal (<90) diastolic blood pressure (DBP), it is called isolated systolic hypertension. [2] Eighty percent of people with systolic hypertension are over the age of 65 years old. [3]