Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , June 2010

Orthostatic Intolerance and the Headache Patient

  • Kenneth J. Mack, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kenneth J. Mack, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Child and Adolescent Neurology, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
    • ,
  • Jonathan N. Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • ,
  • Peter C. Rowe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2010.04.006

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , June 2010

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