S C Colachis1, L P Fugate. 1. The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1245, USA.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Case report of autonomic dysreflexia presenting with transient aphasia in a subject with C4 tetraplegia. OBJECTIVES: To report a rare case of autonomic dysreflexia. SETTING: Rehabilitation Service, The Ohio State University, USA. CASE REPORT: A 21-year-old man with a C4 spinal cord injury (ASIA B) developed aphasia associated with autonomic dysreflexia. He was treated with an adrenergic blocking agent. CONCLUSION: Autonomic dysreflexia manifested by a transient aphasia and seizures is uncommon.
STUDY DESIGN: Case report of autonomic dysreflexia presenting with transient aphasia in a subject with C4 tetraplegia. OBJECTIVES: To report a rare case of autonomic dysreflexia. SETTING: Rehabilitation Service, The Ohio State University, USA. CASE REPORT: A 21-year-old man with a C4 spinal cord injury (ASIA B) developed aphasia associated with autonomic dysreflexia. He was treated with an adrenergic blocking agent. CONCLUSION:Autonomic dysreflexia manifested by a transient aphasia and seizures is uncommon.
Authors: Colleen F McGillivray; Sander L Hitzig; B Cathy Craven; Mark I Tonack; Andrei V Krassioukov Journal: J Spinal Cord Med Date: 2009 Impact factor: 1.985