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Autonomic dysreflexia — Autonomic dysreflexia, AD or autonomic hyperreflexia is a massive sympathetic discharge that can occur in association with spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis. AD is believed to be triggered by afferent stimuli (nerve… … Wikipedia
Autonomic nervous system — The autonomic nervous system Blue = parasympathetic Red = sympathetic Latin divisio autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous syste … Wikipedia
Autonomic neuropathy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1161 ICD10 = E10 E14, E85, G90.0, G99.0 ICD9 = ICD9|337.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 720 MeshID = Autonomic neuropathy (also called visceral… … Wikipedia
Bladder — The organ that stores urine. The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower abdomen. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and produce urine, which enters the bladder through two tubes called ureters. Urine leaves the bladder through another tube,… … Medical dictionary
bladder — n. 1) (urinary bladder) a sac shaped organ that has a wall of smooth muscle and stores the urine produced by the kidneys. Urine passes into the bladder through the ureters; the release of urine from the bladder is controlled by a sphincter at its … The new mediacal dictionary
autonomic nerv sys — ▪ Table Important physiological effects mediated by the autonomic nervous system organ response sympathetic activity receptor type parasympathetic activity eye pupil dilation α1 pupil constriction heart increase in rate and force β1 decrease in… … Universalium
autonomic nervous system — the part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for the control of involuntary muscles (e.g. the heart, bladder, bowels) and hence those bodily functions that are not consciously directed, including regular beating of the heart, intestinal… … Medical dictionary
autonomic dysreflexia — a syndrome affecting persons with lesions of the spinal cord above the midthoracic level, characterized by paroxysmal hypertension, bradycardia, excessive sweating, facial flushing, nasal congestion, pilomotor responses, and headache. It is due… … Medical dictionary
autonomic neuropathy — any neuropathy of the autonomic nervous system, causing symptoms such as orthostatic hypotension, disordered bowel, bladder, or sexual functions, or abnormal pupillary reflexes; it is a complication of many diseases including Adie syndrome,… … Medical dictionary
autonomic nervous system — the part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for the control of involuntary muscles (e.g. the heart, bladder, bowels) and hence those bodily functions that are not consciously directed, including regular beating of the heart, intestinal… … The new mediacal dictionary
