Autonomic dysreflexia associated with transient aphasia.

Colachis, S C; Fugate, L P · Spinal Cord · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Case report of autonomic dysreflexia presenting with transient aphasia in a subject with C4 tetraplegia. To report a rare case of autonomic dysreflexia. Rehabilitation Service, The Ohio State University, USA. 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. Autonomic dysreflexia manifested by a transient aphasia and seizures is uncommon.

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