Erschienen in:
18.04.2023 | Editorial
Recent updates in autonomic research: advances in the understanding of autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury
verfasst von:
Vera-Ellen M. Lucci
Erschienen in:
Clinical Autonomic Research
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Ausgabe 2/2023
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Excerpt
Autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury (SCI) is profound and ranges greatly based on spinal level of injury and the extent to which autonomic pathways are disrupted. In high-level SCI (at or above T6), autonomic impairment often leads to cardiovascular consequences including resting and orthostatic
hypotension (OH) [
1], and
hypertensive episodes known as autonomic dysreflexia (AD; paroxysmal hypertension in response to noxious or non-noxious stimuli below injury level) [
1]. Both conditions are common, daily occurrences, and contribute to the early-onset of cardiovascular disease following SCI. …