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autonomic hyperreflexia |
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hyperreflexia /hy·per·re·flex·ia/ (-re-flek´se-ah) disordered response to stimuli characterized by exaggeration of reflexes. autonomic hyperreflexia paroxysmal hypertension, bradycardia, forehead sweating, headache, and gooseflesh due to distention of the bladder and rectum, associated with lesions above the outflow of the splanchnic nerves. detrusor hyperreflexia increased contractile activity of the detrusor muscle of the bladder, resulting in urinary incontinence. autonomic hyperreflexia, a neurologic disorder characterized by a discharge of sympathetic nervous system impulses as a result of stimulation of the bladder, large intestine, or other visceral organs. It occurs in persons with certain spinal cord injuries. Symptoms may include bradycardia, profuse sweating, headache, and severe hypertension. autonomic hyperreflexia Neurology An exuberant autonomic response to various insults Etiology Upper spinal cord injury, cystoscopy or distention of bladder or colon Clinical HTN, sweating, bradycardia, severe headache How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The next chapter covers neurological trauma and includes impairment scales, spinal shock, and autonomic hyperreflexia. |
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