Management of autonomic hyperreflexia associated with a low thoracic spinal cord lesion.
Autonomic hyperreflexia is a serious peripartum complication associated with spinal cord lesions. Although the majority of reported cases have occurred with lesions at T-5 or higher, we report a case occurring in a patient with a lesion at T-10. Management may be by regional anesthesia or primarily medical.
D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006830:Hydralazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010830:Physostigmine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
D006830:Hydralazine; D010830:Physostigmine; D011433:Propranolol