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Autonomic hyperreflexia associated with recurrent cardiac arrest: case report
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, USA.
Spinal Cord
|April 1, 1997
Summary
Autonomic hyperreflexia, a condition in spinal cord injuries, causes dangerous sympathetic nervous system overactivity. This case highlights severe cardiac events like ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest due to this response.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Cardiology
- Physiology
Background:
- Autonomic hyperreflexia is a potentially life-threatening condition.
- It occurs in individuals with spinal cord injuries above the splanchnic sympathetic outflow.
- Noxious stimuli can trigger exaggerated sympathetic responses.