Autonomic dysreflexia in response to pudendal nerve stimulation

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 539-542

  Reitz, A ^a   Schmid, D M ^b   Curt, A ^a   Knapp, P A ^a   Schurch, B ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Electric stimulation; Phentolamine; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

PHENTOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDEX FINGER; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; REST; RISK; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0141991278     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101509     Document Type: Article

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