Autonomic nervous system dysfunction after spinal cord injury

Susan V Garstang; Stacey A Miller-Smith

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2007.02.003

Autonomic nervous system dysfunction after spinal cord injury

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2007 May;18(2):275-96, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.02.003.

Authors

Susan V Garstang¹, Stacey A Miller-Smith

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UMNDJ-New Jersey Medical School, 30 Bergen Street, ADMC 101, Newark, NJ 07039, USA. garstasv@umdnj.edu

PMID: 17543773
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.02.003

Abstract

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a key role in the regulation of many physiologic processes, mediated by supraspinal control from centers in the central nervous system. The role of autonomic dysfunction in persons with spinal cord injuries is crucial to understand because many aspects of the altered physiology seen in these individuals are directly caused by ANS dysregulation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Autonomic Nervous System / anatomy & histology
Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology*
Body Temperature Regulation / physiology
Bradycardia / physiopathology
Bradycardia / therapy
Catecholamines / blood
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Hypotension / physiopathology
Hypotension, Orthostatic / physiopathology
Pacemaker, Artificial
Pressoreceptors / anatomy & histology
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Spinal Cord Injuries / blood
Spinal Cord Injuries / physiopathology*
Sympathetic Nervous System / anatomy & histology
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology

Substances

Catecholamines