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Methods We enrolled 42 patients, comprising 31 PD patients and 11 healthy controls. All the subjects underwent the following clinical assessments: the OH questionnaire, head-up tilt test (HUTT) with transcranial Doppler (TCD), near-infrared spectroscopy, measurement of the change in oxygenated hemoglobin (ΔHboxy) during the squat-to-stand test (SST), measurement of the time derivative of total hemoglobin (DHbtot), and time taken to reach the peak (peak time [PT]) of DHbtot after restanding.
Results The mean flow velocity change (ΔMFV) in the TCD during the HUTT failed to differentiate between the PD-OH(+) and PD-OH(-) groups. The change in oxygenated hemoglobin ΔHboxy was greater in the PD-OH(+) group, which persisted for 9 min until the end of the HUTT only in the left hemisphere. During SST, PT was significantly delayed in the left hemisphere in PD-OH(+) patients.
Conclusion Although TCD demonstrated no significant difference in ΔMFV, the parameters measured by near-infrared spectroscopy, such as ΔHboxy during HUTT and PT during the SST, significantly increased ΔHboxy or delayed PT in the left hemisphere of PD-OH(+). Positional changes have a detrimental effect on cerebral hemodynamics in patients with PD and OH, especially in the left hemisphere.
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