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Stimulant medication and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a tale of two cases

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Stimulant medication may mimic the tachycardia of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Two case histories illustrate how missing the clinical distinction between a primary dysautonomia and a medication effect may have avoidable adverse consequences.

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Cheshire, W.P. Stimulant medication and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a tale of two cases. Clin Auton Res 26, 229–233 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0347-9

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