Palmer K T
N Z Med J. 1983 Jan 26;96(724):43-5.
Postural hypotension is common in elderly people. A study of 247 patients in Wellington showed an incidence of 33.1 percent. The causative factors included drugs such as diuretics and antihypertensive agents; the consequences of cerebrovascular accidents and peripheral neuropathies; and in a small number, the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. The test for autonomic function were difficult to apply to patients and any results likely to be unsatisfactory.
