A Systematic Review of the Management of Autonomic Dysreflexia After Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 682-695

  Krassioukov, Andrei ^a   Warburton, Darren E ^a   Teasell, Robert ^b   Eng, Janice J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Lab   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CAPSAICIN; CAPTOPRIL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEPO NIT; DIAZOXIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MECAMYLAMINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRO BID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PRAZOSIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RESINIFERATOXIN; SILDENAFIL; TERAZOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLADDER DISTENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOTHING; DEATH; DENERVATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 63349106793     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.017     Document Type: Review

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