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dysreflexia

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dys·re·flex·i·a (dsr-flks-)
n.
Abnormally increased or decreased response to physiologic stimuli. Also called autonomic dysreflexia.

dysreflexia [dis″re-flek´se-ah]
a condition of disordered response to stimuli.
autonomic dysreflexia
1. an uninhibited and exaggerated response of the autonomic nervous system to stimulation, as seen in many patients with high spinal cord injuries; see also autonomic dysreflexia.
2. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a life-threatening uninhibited sympathetic response of the nervous system to a noxious stimulus after a spinal cord injury at T7 or above.


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Another complication may be the post-thrombotic syndrome, which includes persistent oedema, purpura (bleeding into the skin), increased skin pigmentation, pain, eczema-like dermatitis, pruritis (itchiness), cellulitis, ulceration, and possibly spasticity or autonomic dysreflexia (Powell et al 1999, Warrell et al 2003).
 
 
 
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