Abstract
Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an insult to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord's normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function. SCI may cause loss of cardiovascular reflexes mediated by sympathetic drive due to interruption supraspinal control of spinal sympathetic motoneurons. Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyze sympathovagal balance after acute spinal cord injury demonstrated by the linear measures in time and frequent domain of heart rate variability (HRV) and effect of corticosteroids on the HRV parameters.
Highlights
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an insult to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord's normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function
Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyze sympathovagal balance after acute spinal cord injury demonstrated by the linear measures in time and frequent domain of heart rate variability (HRV) and effect of corticosteroids on the HRV parameters
We have analyzed a sample of 40 tatraplegic patients after acute spinal cord injury and 40 healthy persons of the controls
Summary
Methods Results Conclusion KeywordsSpinal cord injury (SCI) is an insult to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord's normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function. Corticosteroids and heart rate variability in spinal cord injury Antonija Krstačić1*, Goran Krstačić2 1 University Hospital Centre Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia 2 Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation, Zagreb, Croatia * Corresponding author phone: +385 (1) 469-70-00, e-mail: akrstacic@gmail.com
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