Association of Epidural Stimulation With Cardiovascular Function in an Individual With Spinal Cord Injury

Christopher R West; Aaron A Phillips; Jordan W Squair; Alexandra M Williams; Matthias Walter; Tania Lam; Andrei V Krassioukov

doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.5055

Association of Epidural Stimulation With Cardiovascular Function in an Individual With Spinal Cord Injury

JAMA Neurol. 2018 May 1;75(5):630-632. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.5055.

Authors

Christopher R West¹, Aaron A Phillips^{1

2}, Jordan W Squair¹, Alexandra M Williams¹, Matthias Walter¹, Tania Lam¹, Andrei V Krassioukov¹

Affiliations

¹ International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiac Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Abstract

This study assesses the association between lumbosacral epidural stimulation to the lumbosacral spinal cord with cardiovascular function in an individual with a spinal cord injury.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy*
Electric Stimulation / methods*
Epidural Space / physiology*
Humans
Male
Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*
Treatment Outcome