Self-induced autonomic dysreflexia ('boosting') practised by some tetraplegic athletes to enhance their athletic performance
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Autonomic dysreflexia triggered by breastfeeding in a tetraplegic mother.
OBJECTIVE To highlight an unusual cause of autonomic dysreflexia in tetraplegia and present a review of the literature. STUDY DESIGN Case report of a patient in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK. METHODS A 33-year-old woman with C6 incomplete tetraplegia presented with signs and symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia attributed to breastfeeding. RESULTS Cessation of breastfeeding was effective in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1994.50