Autonomic dysreflexia associated with cervical spinal cord gliofibroma: case report

Abstract Background Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is an abnormal reflex of the autonomic nervous system normally observed in patients with spinal cord injury from the sixth thoracic vertebra and above. AD causes various symptoms including paroxysmal hypertension due to stimulus. Here, we report a case...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Mizuno, Fumiaki Honda, Hayato Ikota, Yuhei Yoshimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02271-z