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Descriptor
English
:
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Disreflexia Autónoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Disreflexia Autonômica
Synonyms
English
:
Autonomic Hyperreflexia
Dysreflexia, Autonomic
Hyperreflexia, Autonomic
Spinal Autonomic Dysreflexia
Tree Number:
C10.177.090
C10.900.850.250
Definition
English
:
A
syndrome
associated with damage to the
spinal cord
above the mid thoracic level (see
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
) characterized by a marked increase in the sympathetic response to minor stimuli such as bladder or rectal distention. Manifestations include
HYPERTENSION
;
TACHYCARDIA
(or
reflex
bradycardia
);
FEVER
;
FLUSHING
; and
HYPERHIDROSIS
. Extreme
hypertension
may be associated with a
STROKE
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp538 and 1232; J
Spinal Cord
Med 1997;20(3):355-60)
See Related
English
:
Reflex, Abnormal
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34215
Unique Identifier:
D020211
Occurrence in VHL
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