Mapping the iceberg of autonomic recovery: mechanistic underpinnings of neuromodulation following spinal cord injury

S Samejima, C Shackleton, T Miller… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Spinal cord injury leads to disruption in autonomic control resulting in cardiovascular, bowel,
and lower urinary tract dysfunctions, all of which significantly reduce health-related quality of …

[HTML][HTML] Epidural spinal cord stimulation acutely modulates lower urinary tract and bowel function following spinal cord injury: a case report

M Walter, AHX Lee, A Kavanagh, AA Phillips… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Regaining control of autonomic functions such as those of the cardiovascular system, lower
urinary tract and bowel, rank among the most important health priorities for individuals living …

Therapeutic stimulation for restoration of function after spinal cord injury

A Ievins, CT Moritz - Physiology, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Paralysis due to spinal cord injury can severely limit motor function and independence. This
review summarizes different approaches to electrical stimulation of the spinal cord designed …

Toward rebalancing blood pressure instability after spinal cord injury with spinal cord electrical stimulation: A mini review and critique of the evolving literature

M Burns, R Solinsky - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
High-level spinal cord injury commonly leads to blood pressure instability. This manifests
clinically as orthostatic hypotension (OH), where blood pressure can drop to the point of loss …

[HTML][HTML] Autonomic dysfunction and management after spinal cord injury: a narrative review

AM Henke, ZJ Billington, DR Gater Jr - Journal of personalized medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
The autonomic nervous system (ANS), composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems, acts to maintain homeostasis in the body through autonomic influences on …

Autonomic consequences of spinal cord injury

JA Taylor - Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and …, 2018 - autonomicneuroscience.com
This special issue of Autonomic Neuroscience focuses on the autonomic repercussions of
spinal cord injury (SCI). The estimated worldwide prevalence of SCI ranges from~ 250 up to …

[HTML][HTML] A review of functional restoration from spinal cord stimulation in patients with spinal cord injury

A Lin, E Shaaya, JS Calvert, SR Parker, DA Borton… - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Traumatic spinal cord injury often leads to loss of sensory, motor, and autonomic function
below the level of injury. Recent advancements in spinal cord electrical stimulation (SCS) for …

Emergence of epidural electrical stimulation to facilitate sensorimotor network functionality after spinal cord injury

JS Calvert, PJ Grahn, KD Zhao, KH Lee - Neuromodulation: Technology at …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts signaling pathways between the
brain and spinal networks below the level of injury. In cases of severe SCI, permanent loss …

Spinal electrical stimulation to improve sympathetic autonomic functions needed for movement and exercise after spinal cord injury: a scoping clinical review

S Flett, J Garcia, KC Cowley - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction. Obesity,
cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disease are highly prevalent after SCI. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of non-invasive spinal cord stimulation on lower urinary tract, bowel, and sexual functions in individuals with chronic motor-complete spinal cord injury …

S Samejima, C Shackleton, L McCracken, RN Malik… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Electrical spinal cord neuromodulation has emerged as a leading intervention
for restoring autonomic functions, such as blood pressure, lower urinary tract (LUT), bowel …