Patients with a spinal cord injury above T6 are at risk of developing autonomic dysreflexia,
an uncoordinated autonomic response to a noxious stimulus that occurs below the level of …

Autonomic dysreflexia is a relatively common condition in people who have a spinal cord
injury above the level of T6. It is a potentially life-threatening; without timely and effective …

Context Botulinum Toxin type A (BTX-A) has historically been used as a treatment to reduce
spasticity. However, its potential to treat neuropathic pain is increasingly being recognized …

Frozen shoulder is more common in the weakened hemiparetic shoulder post stroke than in
the general population. Increasing age, micro-vascular co-morbidities and the presence of …

Shoulder pain is common after neurological injury and can be disabling, lead to poor
functional outcomes and increase care costs. Its cause is multifactoral and several pathologies …

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at an 11-fold greater risk of vertebral fracture,
with higher mortality and morbidity rates than the general spinal cord injury (SCI) population. …

Methods Between August 2013 and 2014, 18 mentee (foundation trainees): mentor (middle-grade
trainees) pairs were established at Barnet Hospital. Mentees and mentors were …

Methods Over 30 days during winter months we identified patients admitted to Barnet district
general hospital with COPD exacerbations. Data gathered included: offer of preventative …

Objective: The recognition and the management of headache attributed to autonomic
dysreflexia after spinal cord injury (SCI) are challenging issues. Given this, I systematically …

Central poststroke pain (CPSP) is an infrequently recognized complication of lateral medullary
infarction (LMI). We determined the frequency, nature and predictors of this complication …