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. 2025 Feb;36(1):17-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2024.07.002. Epub 2024 Oct 21.

Making the Invisible Visible: Understanding Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury

Lucas Rempel  1 , Rahul Sachdeva  2 , Andrei V Krassioukov  3
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Making the Invisible Visible: Understanding Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury

Lucas Rempel et al. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2025 Feb.

Abstract

Autonomic dysfunctions are a major challenge to individuals following spinal cord injury. Despite this, these consequences receive far less attention compared with motor recovery. This review will highlight the major autonomic dysfunctions following SCI predominantly based on our present understanding of the anatomy and physiology of autonomic control and available clinical data.

Keywords: Autonomic dysreflexia; Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Neurogenic bowel; Neurogenic lower urinary tract; Orthostatic hypotension; Spinal cord injury; Thermoregulation.

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