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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
hyperreflexia — n. autonomic dysreflexia, over activity of the autonomic nervous system caused by an injury to the spinal cord (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
ganglionic blocking agent — n a drug used to produce blockade at a ganglion * * * a drug that blocks nerve impulses at autonomic ganglionic synapses; used for initial control of blood pressure in patients with acute dissecting aortic aneurysm, production of controlled… … Medical dictionary
Goose bumps — For other uses, see Goose bumps (disambiguation). Goose bumps on a person s body Goose bumps, also called goose flesh, goose pimples, chill bumps, chicken skin, funky spots, Dasler Bumps, chicken bumps or the medical term cutis anserina, are the… … Wikipedia
AH — abdominal hysterectomy; absorptive hypercalciuria; accidental hypothermia; acetohexamide; acid hydrolysis; acute hepatitis; adrenal hypoplasia; affected hemisphere; after hyperpolarization; agnathia holoprosencephaly; alcoholic hepatitis;… … Medical dictionary
AH — • abdominal hysterectomy; • absorptive hypercalciuria; • accidental hypothermia; • acetohexamide; • acid hydrolysis; • acute hepatitis; • adrenal hypoplasia; • affected hemisphere; • after hyperpolarization; • agnathia holoprosencephaly; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Serotonin syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Serotonin syndrome Caption = Serotonin DiseasesDB = 30044 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|333.99 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2786 MeshName = Serotonin+Syndrome MeshNumber = C21.613.276.720 Serotonin … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — This article is about progressive Motor Neuron Disease (MND) affecting both the upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons. For MND affecting either but not necessarily both, see Motor neurone disease. ALS redirects here. For other uses, see ALS … Wikipedia
Guillain–Barré syndrome — Guillain Barré syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 G61.0 ICD 9 357.0 … Wikipedia
