Rehabilitation medicine: 1. Autonomic dysreflexia

J Blackmer - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA IS AN ACUTE SYNDROME OF EXCESSIVE,
UNCONTROLLED SYMPATHETIC OUTPUT that can occur in patients who have had an …

Autonomic dysreflexia: a survey of current treatment

RL Braddom, JF Rocco - American journal of physical medicine & …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a syndrome that often occurs in patients with spinal cord
injuries above T-6 and can have life-threatening results if not properly managed. The …

Autonomic dysreflexia: an important cardiovascular complication in spinal cord injury patients

H Gunduz, DF Binak - Cardiology journal, 2012 - journals.viamedica.pl
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a life-threatening complication of spinal cord injury (SCI) at T6
or above that results in an uncontrolled sympathetic discharge in response to noxious …

Autonomic dysreflexia: recognizing a common serious condition in patients with spinal cord injury

J Milligan, J Lee, C McMillan, H Klassen - Canadian Family Physician, 2012 - cfp.ca
Objective To raise family physicians' awareness of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) in patients
with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to provide some suggestions for intervention. Sources of …

Autonomic dysreflexia

J Cragg, A Krassioukov - Cmaj, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Autonomic dysreflexia occurs to some extent in up to 90% of people with upper thoracic
(above the neurologic level of T6) and cervical spinal cord injury (Box 1). 1 Although it can …

[PDF][PDF] The importance of autonomic dysreflexia to the urologist

IS Shergill, M Arya, R Hamid, J Khastgir… - BJU …, 2004 - academia.edu
Autonomic dysreflexia is a life-threatening emergency in which uncontrolled sympathetic
activity occurs in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) above the splanchnic outflow, usually …

Autonomic dysreflexia: pharmacological management of hypertensive crises in spinal cord injured patients.

NE Naftchi, JS Richardson - The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1997 - europepmc.org
Interruption of autonomic pathways by spinal cord injury (SCI) causes dysfunctional
autonomic dysreflexia (AD), which was first described in 1917, still remains unrecognized by …

Autonomic dysreflexia: a medical emergency

J Bycroft, IS Shergill, EAL Choong… - Postgraduate medical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Autonomic dysreflexia is an important clinical diagnosis that requires prompt treatment to
avoid devastating complications. The condition may present itself to all members of medical …

Autonomic dysreflexia and sudden death in people with traumatic spinal cord injury

D Dolinak, E Balraj - The American Journal of Forensic Medicine …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening clinical
syndrome consisting of acute episodes of excessive, uncontrolled sympathetic output that …

Assessment of autonomic dysreflexia in patients with spinal cord injury.

A Curt, B Nitsche, B Rodic, B Schurch… - Journal of Neurology …, 1997 - jnnp.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: To assess the impairment of supraspinal control over spinal
sympathetic centres and the occurrence of autonomic dysreflexia in patients with spinal cord …