Medical Complications in Spinal Cord Injury

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Autonomic dysreflexia

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a life-threatening condition and is considered a medical emergency which requires immediate intervention. AD occurs most often in individuals with spinal cord injuries with spinal lesions above the T6 spinal cord level, However it has been known to occur in patients with a lesion as low as T10.

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