Symtoms Paraplegia, Paraplegia syndrome, Paraplegia lesion, Transverse syndrome Medical: Paraplegia, (spinal)
Vegetative consequences of paraplegia
The vegetative symptoms of paraplegia are caused by damage to the autonomic nervous system. Put simply, this affects functions that cannot be controlled arbitrarily to a large extent, but are controlled without active participation. At the beginning of a paraplegia, in the phase of spinal shock, this leads to a drop in blood pressure.
In the course of paraplegia, the nervous system counteracts this drop in blood pressure, so that sometimes very stressful blood pressure peaks occur. This is also known as vegetative dysregulation. In addition, a sudden flush or outbreak of sweating can occur, which cannot be controlled by the person affected.
The recurring rise in blood pressure can lead to headaches like attacks. Especially when the bladder or intestine is stretched, the blood pressure derails and rises. In the context of vegetative symptoms, bladder and rectal disorders occur, which are accompanied by incontinence and voiding disorders, both of the stool and urine. Further interesting information from this field of neurology: An overview of all previously published topics from the field of neurology can be found at Neurology A-Z
- Paraplegia
- Cross-section syndrome
- Paraplegia Healing
- Nervous System
- Brain
- Spinal cord
