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Relationships between cardiovascular disease risk, neuropathic pain, mental health, and autonomic function in chronic spinal cord injury.

Matthew C DortonJohn K KramerSonja de GrootMarcel W M PostVictoria E Claydon
Published in: Spinal cord (2023)
Clinical measures of MH-, but not NP, are important factors for increased CVD risk following SCI. NP tended to be more prevalent in those with more preserved cardiovascular autonomic function. The interrelationships between secondary consequences of SCI are complex and need further exploration.
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord injury
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord
  • mental health
  • cardiovascular disease
  • heart rate variability
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome