Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has widespread physiological effects beyond the
disruption of sensory and motor function, notably the loss of normal autonomic and …

Both sensorimotor and autonomic dysfunctions often occur after spinal cord injury (SCI).
Particularly, a high thoracic or cervical SCI interrupts supraspinal vasomotor pathways and …

Spinal reflexes dominate cardiovascular control after spinal cord injury (SCI). These reflexes
are no longer restrained by descending control and they can be impacted by degenerative …

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD), a potentially dangerous complication of high-level spinal cord
injury (SCI) characterized by exaggerated activation of spinal autonomic (sympathetic) …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS), composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems, acts to maintain homeostasis in the body through autonomic influences on …

Cardiovascular (CV) issues after spinal cord injury (SCI) are of paramount importance
considering they are the leading cause of death in this population. Disruption of autonomic …

While autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is well recognized in the chronic stage of spinal cord injury
(SCI) this potentially life-threatening complication has been only rarely documented in the …

Cardiovascular issues following spinal cord injury (SCI) are of paramount importance
considering they are the leading cause of death in this population. The disruption of …

Context Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a life-threatening complication of chronic traumatic
spinal cord injury (SCI). Objective To document and provide insight into the life-threatening …

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD), which describes episodic hypertension, is highly prevalent in
people with spinal cord injury (SCI). In non-SCI, primary hypertension depresses cardiac …