CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patients with neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy (MSA), may be experiencing symptoms associated with the rare condition, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (also known as Neurogenic OH or NOH). A new survey of these patients and their caregivers revealed that 92 percent of patients have experienced at least one symptom of Neurogenic OH, but only 24 percent have ever heard of the condition.1 Potentially contributing to low awareness, about two-thirds of these patients indicated that they attribute these, and any new, symptoms to their primary condition, rather than a secondary condition like Neurogenic OH.1 Additionally, patients surveyed estimate they spend as many as 8 hours per week, that’s 17 days per year, managing these symptoms, many of which have a tremendous impact on their emotional well-being and ability to continue doing the things they enjoy most.1
