Autonomic dysreflexia

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• Synonyms

  • Acute autonomic dysreflexia

• Causes

  • Quadriplegia
  • Baroreceptor deafferentation syndrome
  • Adrenal insufficiency alacrima and achalasia syndrome
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome

• Effects

  • Sinus bradycardia
  • Sinus tachycardia
  • Rhinorrhoea
  • Malignant hypertension
  • Hot flush
  • Sweating
  • Autonomic nervous hyperactivity

• Parents

  • Dysautonomia

• Treatments

  • Clonidine

• Description

  • "Acute episodes of autonomic dysfunction Precipitated by catheter blockage
  • visceral distension
  • vesicoureteric reflux
  • labour"