"Autonomic Dysreflexia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome associated with damage to the spinal cord above the mid thoracic level (see SPINAL CORD INJURIES) characterized by a marked increase in the sympathetic response to minor stimuli such as bladder or rectal distention. Manifestations include HYPERTENSION; TACHYCARDIA (or reflex bradycardia); FEVER; FLUSHING; and HYPERHIDROSIS. Extreme hypertension may be associated with a STROKE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp538 and 1232; J Spinal Cord Med 1997;20(3):355-60)
| Descriptor ID |
D020211
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.177.090 C10.900.850.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Autonomic Dysreflexia- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Dysreflexias
- Dysreflexias, Autonomic
- Hyperreflexia, Autonomic
- Spinal Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia, Spinal
- Autonomic Dysreflexias, Spinal
- Dysreflexia, Spinal Autonomic
- Dysreflexias, Spinal Autonomic
- Spinal Autonomic Dysreflexias
- Autonomic Hyperreflexia
- Autonomic Hyperreflexias
- Hyperreflexias, Autonomic
- Dysreflexia, Autonomic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Autonomic Dysreflexia" by people in Profiles.
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Orthostatic hypotension in the first month following acute spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2008 Jan; 46(1):65-9.