par Houssa, Pierre ;Heilporn, André ;Mone, M.
Référence Europa Medicophysica, 9, 2, page (56-67)
Publication Publié, 1973
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Defective sublesional circulatory regulation is seen in patients with medullary lesions. A comparative polygraphic study (E.E.G., respiratory volume, upper and lower extremity rheography, oscillometry and skin temperature) designed to detect clinical evidence of circulatory disturbance under 2 test conditions (orthostatic reflex and rapid variation of ambient temperature) was carried out on 30 paraplegic patients and 14 healthy controls. Difficulty in adaptation to the vertical position was indicated by the temperature curve with oscillometric and rheographic delay pointing to sluggishness in the vascular network. Examination of the respiratory curves suggested that variations were related to the extent of the motor lesion.

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