Effectiveness and Factors Associated with Epidural Decompression and Adhesiolysis Using a Balloon-Inflatable Catheter in Chronic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: 1-Year Follow-Up.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the combined balloon decompression with a balloon-inflatable catheter (ZiNeu) in addition to conventional epidural adhesiolysis, and to identify factors that predict patient responses.

Study Design: An institutional single-armed prospective observational study.

Subjects: Chronic refractory lumbar spinal stenosis.

Vagolytic atropine attenuates cerebral vasodilation response during acute orthostatic hypotension.

Background: Atropine is an anticholinergic drug which is commonly used in clinical practice. The effect of parasympathetic block with atropine on dynamic cerebrovascular regulation remains unclear. This study was aimed to identify effects of vagolytic atropine on cerebrovascular response during acute orthostatic hypotension in humans.