[PDF][PDF] Autonomic consequences of spinal cord injury

S Hou, AG Rabchevsky - Compr Physiol, 2014 - researchgate.net
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results not only in motor and sensory deficits but also in autonomic
dysfunctions. The disruption of connections between higher brain centers and the spinal …

Characterization of vascular disruption and blood–spinal cord barrier permeability following traumatic spinal cord injury

SA Figley, R Khosravi, JM Legasto, YF Tseng… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Significant vascular changes occur subsequent to spinal cord injury (SCI), which contribute
to progressive pathophysiology. In the present study, we used female Wistar rats (300–350 …

Medical and surgical management after spinal cord injury: vasopressor usage, early surgerys, and complications

T Inoue, GT Manley, N Patel… - Journal of Neurotrauma, 2014 - liebertpub.com
The optimal mean arterial blood pressure for maintenance of spinal cord perfusion is not
known. Our aim was to describe vasopressor usage and examine their effects in patients …

Cardiovascular manifestations of neurologic disease

K Dombrowski, D Laskowitz - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
Cardiac manifestations of neurologic diseases are common in clinical practice. There are
numerous anatomic and pathophysiologic links between the normal and abnormal function …

Increased risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with spinal cord injury: a nationwide cohort prospective study

WS Chung, CL Lin, SN Chang, HA Chung, FC Sung… - Thrombosis research, 2014 - Elsevier
Background We investigated the effect of spinal cord injury (SCI) on the development of
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) by conducting a …

Predicting physical activity energy expenditure in manual wheelchair users

TE Nightingale, JP Walhim… - … and science in …, 2014 - researchportal.bath.ac.uk
PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess the influence of anatomical placement of an
accelerometer on physical activity energy expenditure prediction in manual wheelchair …

[HTML][HTML] Neurological deterioration during intubation in cervical spine disorders

P Durga, BP Sahu - Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Anaesthesiologists are often involved in the management of patients with cervical spine
disorders. Airway management is often implicated in the deterioration of spinal cord function …

Pressors and inotropes

J Kanter, P DeBlieux - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2014 - emed.theclinics.com
To effectively treat an aging and increasingly complex patient population, emergency
physicians and other acute-care providers must be comfortable with the use of …

Effectiveness of pseudoephedrine as adjunctive therapy for neurogenic shock after acute spinal cord injury: a case series

GC Wood, AB Boucher, JL Johnson… - … : The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Study Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of pseudoephedrine as adjunctive therapy for
neurogenic shock in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Case series. Setting …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the efficiency of electrical stimulation activities after spinal cord injury

DR Dolbow, WR Holcomb, AS Gorgey - Current physical medicine and …, 2014 - Springer
In order to enhance spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation programs using neuromuscular
electrical stimulation (NMES) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) it is important to …