Prevalence of resting bradycardia, resting hypotension and orthostatic hypotension in chronic spinal cord injury patients
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Management of Hypotension and Bradycardia Caused by Spinal Cord Injury. The Usefulness of Midodrine and Methylxanthines
Spinal cord injury is a devastating chronic condition resulting in temporary or permanent motor,sensory or autonomic dysfunction of the cord. The manifestation of spinal cord injury based onthe severity and involved areas could be different. Numerous studies have demonstrated thatbradycardia, hypotension, and orthostatic hypotension are present insignificant number ofpat...
متن کاملManagement of Hypotension and Bradycardia Caused by Spinal Cord Injury. The Usefulness of Midodrine and Methylxanthines
Spinal cord injury is a devastating chronic condition resulting in temporary or permanent motor,sensory or autonomic dysfunction of the cord. The manifestation of spinal cord injury based onthe severity and involved areas could be different. Numerous studies have demonstrated thatbradycardia, hypotension, and orthostatic hypotension are present insignificant number ofpat...
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I report a case of hypotension and bradycardia before spinal anesthesia in a pregnant woman with mild to moderate hypertension treated with nifedipine and methyldopa, scheduled for an elective cesarean delivery. She had the history of neurally-mediated syncopes. Two main factors (increased vagal tone and adverse effects of antihypertensive drugs) could explain the hypotension and bradycardia be...
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INTRODUCTION Upright posture confers numerous medical and social benefits to a spinal cord injured (SCI) patient. Doing so is limited by symptoms of orthostatic hypotension. This is a common secondary impairment among tetraplegic sufferers. OBJECTIVE Establish the proportion of SCI patients who are restricted from using standing apparatus, such as standing frames and standing wheelchairs, bec...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Advances in Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2349-3933,2349-3925
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20174146