Treatment of acute autonomic dysreflexia.
Chlorpromazine has proved useful in the control of sustained dysreflexia in patients with spinal cord injury. Sustained autonomic dysreflexia can be life threatening and may occur after dysfunctional urethrovesical activity or after urological operations, such as external sphincterotomy. Given by injection chlorpromazine reduced blood pressure safely and effectively.
D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation
D002746:Chlorpromazine