The isolated sympathetic spinal cord: Cardiovascular and sudomotor assessment in spinal cord injury patients: A literature survey;Évaluation non invasive de la sévérité de l'atteinte du système nerveux autonome chez le blessé médullaire. Revue de la littérature.

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 520-532

  Previnaire J G ^a   Mathias, C J ^b,c   El Masri, W ^d   Soler, J M ^e   Leclercq, V ^a   Denys, P ^f  

^a Centre J Calve Fondation Hopale   (France)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

^e Centre Bouffard Vercelli   (France)

^f RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Classification; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic lesion

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; REFLEX; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASODILATION;

EID: 77957717823     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2010.06.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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