Autonomic dysreflexia in a man with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-203

  Kulcu, Duygu Geler ^a   Akbas, Berfu ^a   Citci, Beyza ^a   Cihangiroglu, Mutlu ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autonomic dysreflexia; Hypertension; Multiple sclerosis; Panic disorder; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CAPTOPRIL; ESCITALOPRAM; GLATIRAMER; LABETALOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLADDER DISTENSION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PANIC; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 66449105860     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760772     Document Type: Article

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