Assessment of the sympathetic level of lesion in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Previnaire, J G ^a   Soler, J M ^b   El Masri, W ^c   Denys, P ^d  

^a Centre J Calve Fondation Hopale   (France)

^b Centre Bouffard Vercelli   (France)

^c ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Axon reflex vasodilatation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; AXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VASODILATION;

EID: 59749098226     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.87     Document Type: Article

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