Normalization of Blood Pressure With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation After Severe Spinal Cord Injury

Normalization of Blood Pressure With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation After Severe Spinal Cord Injury

Chronic low blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension remain challenging clinical issues after severe spinal cord injury (SCI), affecting health, rehabilitation, and quality of life. We previously reported that targeted lumbosacral spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) could promote stand and ste...

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Main Authors: Susan J. Harkema, Siqi Wang, Claudia A. Angeli, Yangsheng Chen, Maxwell Boakye, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Glenn A. Hirsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
spinal cord injuries
epidural stimulation
cardiovascular system
systolic blood pressure
heart rate
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00083/full

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