Abstract
Study design: Case report of autonomic dysreflexia presenting with transient aphasia in a subject with C4 tetraplegia.
Objectives: To report a rare case of autonomic dysreflexia.
Setting: Rehabilitation Service, The Ohio State University, USA.
Case Report: A 21-year-old man with a C4 spinal cord injury (ASIA B) developed aphasia associated with autonomic dysreflexia. He was treated with an adrenergic blocking agent.
Conclusion: Autonomic dysreflexia manifested by a transient aphasia and seizures is uncommon.
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Colachis, S., Fugate, L. Autonomic dysreflexia associated with transient aphasia. Spinal Cord 40, 142–144 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101251
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