Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 1st, 2004
Abstract-
We examined the effect of the level and completeness of spinal cord injury (SCI), tetraplegia and paraplegia, on common carotid arterial (CCA) and common femoral arterial (CFA) functions supine and during head-up tilt (HUT), compared with able-bodied controls. Subjects (tetraplegia [n = 7 ], paraplegia [n = 8 ], and controls [n = 8 ]) were healthy males between the ages of 19 and 60 years. We used Doppler ultrasound to determine vessel diastolic diameters and flow velocities while supine and at 45° HUT. The results indicated that supine CCA diameter and flow were augmented in the t...
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