Pentolinium in the management of autonomic hyperreflexia.
Patients with high spinal cord injuries frequently will develop a syndrome of autonomic hyperreflexia when stimulated by urological instrumentation. Severe sustained hypertension is the most hazardous component encountered during this reaction. Herein we report a series of patients exhibiting this condition who were managed safely and successfully by the use of the ganglionic blocking agent, pentolinium.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010425:Pentolinium Tartrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery
D010425:Pentolinium Tartrate