Hearing loss may also present due to stroke of higher-level subcortical structures. Musiek and Baran (Musiek et al., 2007) reported a case of a patient with a subarachnoid bleed affecting both inferior colliculi.
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General Discussion. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common condition characterized as a drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person stands up. OH can cause lightheadedness, dizziness or even causing a person to faint. Symptoms can also be subtle or absent. By definition, the drop in blood pressure must be greater than 20mm Hg of mercury in systolic BP and/or more than 10 mm of mercury in diastolic BP within 3 minutes upon standing from sitting or from a lying down face-up (supine) position. There are numerous, varied causes of OH.