Neurogenic shock is a distributive type of shock resulting in hypotension, occasionally with bradycardia, that is attributed to the disruption of the autonomic pathways within the spinal cord. Hypotension occurs due to decreased systemic vascular resistance resulting in pooling of blood within the extremities lacking sympathetic tone. Bradycardia ...
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(from the article `cardiovascular disease`) The maintenance of the tone of the blood vessels by the autonomic nervous system may be affected by severance of one of these nerves or by its ...
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<neurology> This form of distributive shock results from a change in systemic vascular resistance, mediated by a neurologic injury (for example, head injury, spinal cord injury). ... Synonym: spinal shock. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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shock from vasodilation that has a neurogenic cause such as cerebral trauma or hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, deep general or spinal anesthesia, or toxic central nervous system depression. When the diameter of the blood vessels increases, the heart slows, and the blood pressure falls to the point where the supply of oxyg...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a state of shock similar to others (spinal shock, q.v.) in its ability to lead to inadequate perfusion. It is caused by interruption of vasomotor tone by injury to the autonomic nervous system. Often differentiated in clinical presentation, where the classic signs of tachycardia and cutaneous diaphoresis (cool clammy skin...
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Neurogenic shock: A type of shock (a lifeâ€`threatening medical condition in which there is insufficient blood flow throughout the body) that is caused by the sudden loss of signals from the sympathetic nervous system that maintain the normal muscle tone in blood vessel walls. The blood vessels relax and become dilated, resulting in pooling of t...
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