Autonomic Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury

Content: 
List of Contributors
Pages v-vii

Dedication
Page ix

Foreword
Pages xi-xii
Kim Anderson

Contents
Pages xiii-xv

Introduction
Pages xvii-xviii
Lynne Weaver, Canio Polosa

Overview: Autonomic dysfunction in spinal cord injury: clinical presentation of symptoms and signs Review Article
Pages 1-8
Ann-Katrin Karlsson

Effects of spinal cord injury on synaptic inputs to sympathetic preganglionic neurons Review Article
Pages 11-26
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Lynne C. Weaver, Janet R. Keast

Spinal sympathetic interneurons: Their identification and roles after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 27-37
Lawrence P. Schramm

Which pathways must be spared in the injured human spinal cord to retain cardiovascular control? Review Article
Pages 39-47
Andrei Krassioukov

Disordered control of the urinary bladder after human spinal cord injury: what are the problems? Review Article
Pages 51-57
Patrick J. Potter

Mechanisms underlying the recovery of lower urinary tract function following spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 59-84
William C. de Groat, Naoki Yoshimura

Spinal mechanisms contributing to urethral striated sphincter control during continence and micturition: “How good things might go bad” Review Article
Pages 85-95
Susan J. Shefchyk

Neurochemical plasticity and the role of neurotrophic factors in bladder reflex pathways after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 97-115
Margaret A. Vizzard

Effect of injury severity on lower urinary tract function after experimental spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 117-134
Jean R. Wrathall, Gregory S. Emch

Role of the urothelium in urinary bladder dysfunction following spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 135-146
Lori A. Birder

Plasticity in the injured spinal cord: can we use it to advantage to reestablish effective bladder voiding and continence? Review Article
Pages 147-162
Natasha D.T. Zinck, John W. Downie

Control of urinary bladder function with devices: successes and failures Review Article
Pages 163-194
Robert A. Gaunt, Arthur Prochazka

Novel repair strategies to restore bladder function following cauda equina/conus medullaris injuries Review Article
Pages 195-204
Thao X. Hoang, Leif A. Havton

Pelvic somato-visceral reflexes after spinal cord injury: measures of functional loss and partial preservation Review Article
Pages 205-219
Michael D. Craggs

The clinical problems in cardiovascular control following spinal cord injury: an overview Review Article
Pages 223-229
Andrei Krassioukov, Victoria E. Claydon

Orthostatic hypotension and paroxysmal hypertension in humans with high spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 231-243
Christopher J. Mathias

Autonomic dysreflexia after spinal cord injury: central mechanisms and strategies for prevention Review Article
Pages 245-263
Lynne C. Weaver, Daniel R. Marsh, Denis Gris, Arthur Brown, Gregory A. Dekaban

Segmental organization of spinal reflexes mediating autonomic dysreflexia after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 265-274
Alexander G. Rabchevsky

Spinal cord injury alters cardiac electrophysiology and increases the susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias Review Article
Pages 275-288
Heidi L. Collins, David W. Rodenbaugh, Stephen E. DiCarlo

Adaptations of peripheral vasoconstrictor pathways after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 289-297
Elspeth M. McLachlan, James A. Brock

Genetic approaches to autonomic dysreflexia Review Article
Pages 299-313
A. Brown, J.E. Jacob

Gastrointestinal symptoms related to autonomic dysfunction following spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 317-333
Eric A.L. Chung, Anton V. Emmanuel

Colorectal motility and defecation after spinal cord injury in humans Review Article
Pages 335-343
A.C. Lynch, F.A. Frizelle

Mechanisms controlling normal defecation and the potential effects of spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 345-358
A.F. Brading, T. Ramalingam

Alterations in eliminative and sexual reflexes after spinal cord injury: defecatory function and development of spasticity in pelvic floor musculature Review Article
Pages 359-372
Yvette S. Nout, Gail M. Leedy, Michael S. Beattie, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan

Upper and lower gastrointestinal motor and sensory dysfunction after human spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 373-384
Paul Enck, Irmgard Greving, Sibylle Klosterhalfen, Beate Wietek

Problems of sexual function after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 387-399
Stacy L. Elliott

Ascending spinal pathways from sexual organs: effects of chronic spinal lesions Review Article
Pages 401-414
Charles H. Hubscher

Descending pathways modulating the spinal circuitry for ejaculation: effects of chronic spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 415-426
Richard D. Johnson

Male fertility and sexual function after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 427-439
D.J. Brown, S.T. Hill, H.W.G. Baker

Female sexual function after spinal cord injury Review Article
Pages 441-447
Marca L. Sipski, Adriana Arenas

Subject Index
Pages 449-453