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Introduction: Orthostatic hypotension is common in people with Parkinson’s disease due to autonomic dysfunction and medication use, and can have a significant negative impact on quality of life. Pharmacological treatment is often complicated due to complex blood pressure regulation problems. This case report presents a patient whose symptoms of orthostatic intolerance were successfully treated with the non-pharmacological method of Head-Up Tilt Sleeping (HUTS). Case presentation: A 69-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease and prominent autonomic failure received recommendation from the neurologist to use HUTS to battle orthostatic intolerance, of which complaints were worst in the early morning. The patient noted a marked improvement of the orthostatic intolerance after a period in which he slowly step-by-step inclined the bed to an angle just over 10°. When ceasing HUTS for a brief period, complaints of orthostatic intolerance immediately returned and the patient returned to tilted sleeping right away. After a follow-up of three months the patient did not report orthostatic intolerance during a standing test. Conclusion: This case illuminates that, despite difficulties intrinsic to this method, whole-body head-up tilt sleeping can ameliorate orthostatic intolerance and improve the daily life of people with advanced movement disorders.

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