Population
8 patients with functionally complete spinal cord lesions mainly at cervical levels
Comparison
Various stimuli applied caudal to the spinal… vs Normal subjects
Design
Other
Authors
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Prolonged vasoconstriction may heighten hypertension risk after stimuli in spinal injury; leaves open whether spinal reflexes warrant targeted interventions.
In patients with complete spinal cord injury, sympathetic reflexes occur at the spinal level and cause prolonged vasoconstriction, which may contribute to attacks of high blood pressure.
Wallin et al. (1984) studied this question.
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