Autonomic Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury

Autonomic_Dysfunction_After_Spinal_Cord_Injury
by
Lynne Weaver and Canio Polosa
2005

‘‘Spinal cord injury is a ferocious assault on the body that leaves havoc in its wake. Paralysis is
certainly part of its legacy, but there are other equally devastating consequences including
autonomic dysfunction: compromised cardiovascular, bowel, bladder, and sexual function.
Treatments and cures for these losses would greatly improve the quality of life for all of us living
with spinal cord injury. I am hopeful that the multi-faceted and collaborative approach to spinal
cord repair evidenced by this book and its contributors means that there will be effective
therapies for autonomic dysfunction in the not too distant future.’’Christopher Reeve, September 30, 2004
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