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. 2021 Spring;27(2):23-49.
doi: 10.46292/sci2702-23.

International Standards to document Autonomic Function following SCI (ISAFSCI): Second Edition

Jill M Wecht  1   2   3   4 , Andrei V Krassioukov  5   6   7   8 , Maralee Alexander  9   10   11 , John P Handrakis  1   2   12 , Stephen L McKenna  13   14 , Michael Kennelly  1   4   5 , Michele Trbovich  15   16 , Fin Biering-Sorensen  17   18 , Stephen Burns  19   20 , Stacy L Elliott  21 , Daniel Graves  22 , James Hamer  23 , Klaus Krogh  24 , Todd A Linsenmeyer  24   25   26 , Nan Liu  27 , Ellen Merete Hagen  28   29 , Aaron A Phillips  30   31 , Jean-Gabriel Previnaire  32 , Gianna M Rodriguez  33 , Chloe Slocum  11   34 , James R Wilson  35   36
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International Standards to document Autonomic Function following SCI (ISAFSCI): Second Edition

Jill M Wecht et al. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2021 Spring.
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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Autonomic efferent innervation of the cardiovascular system. RVLM: rostral ventrolateral medulla; DMNX: dorsal vagal motor nerve; NA: nucleus ambiguous. (Modified with permission from Inskip, J. A., et al. Spinal Cord. 2009;47:2–35.)
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Innervation of the respiratory system. NTS: nucleus of the solitary tract; NA: nucleus ambiguous; VLM: ventrolateral medulla. (Modified with permission from Inskip, J. A., et al. Spinal Cord. 2009;47:2–35.)
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Innervation of the lower urinary tract. DRG: dorsal root ganglion; Aδ, C fibers: mechanosensitive afferents. (Modified with permission from Inskip, J. A., et al. Spinal Cord. 2009;47:2–35.)
Figure 4:
Figure 4:
Innervation of the distal gastrointestinal track. (Modified with permission from Inskip, J. A., et al. Spinal Cord. 2009;47:2–35.)
Figure 5:
Figure 5:
Innervation of the pelvic organs and male genitalia. DRG: dorsal root ganglion. (Modified with permission from Inskip, J. A., et al. Spinal Cord. 2009;47:2–35.)
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