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Los síntomas pueden comprender algunos o todos los siguientes:
Algunas veces, a pesar de una elevación peligrosa en la presión arterial, no hay en absoluto ningún síntoma.
El médico llevará a cabo una evaluación médica y neurológica completa. Los pacientes deben comentarle al médico acerca de todos los medicamentos que están tomando actualmente y de todos los que han tomado en el pasado, con el fin de ayudar a determinar qué exámenes son necesarios.
Los exámenes pueden abarcar:
Khastgir J, Drake MJ, Abrams P. Recognition and effective management of autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injuries. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007;8:945-956.
Kirshblum SC, Priebe MM, Ho CH, Scelza WM, Chiodo AE, Wuermser LA. Spinal cord injury medicine: 3. Rehabilitation phase after acute spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007;88:S62-S70.
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