By J. Glen House, MD
What is it?
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a very serious medical emergency that can be life threatening. It is a sudden increase in blood pressure, which if left untreated can lead to stroke or death.
Who gets it?
This condition can occur in individuals injured at the T6 (sixth thoracic) level and above. For example, it can occur in anyone who has a spinal cord injury from C1 to T6. There are cases that have been described at the level of T8, but it is questionable whether these cases were related to another cause of increased blood pressure.
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