Recognition and effective management of autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injuries

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 945-956

  Khastgir, Jay ^a   Drake, Marcus J ^a   Abrams, Paul ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Autonomic hyper reflexia; Hypertensive crisis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPTOPRIL; DIAZOXIDE; GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHANTHELINE BROMIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; SILDENAFIL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TADALAFIL; TERAZOSIN; TRIMETAPHAN; VARDENAFIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FATIGUE; FECES IMPACTION; FLUSHING; GANGLIONECTOMY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TACHYCARDIA; URINE RETENTION;

AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 34249683763     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.8.7.945     Document Type: Review

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