Les infections urinaires sont-elles un facteur de risque ?
Oui, les infections urinaires peuvent déclencher des épisodes de dysréflexie autonome.
Infections urinairesDysréflexie autonomeFacteurs de risque
#4
Le stress émotionnel peut-il aggraver la dysréflexie ?
Oui, le stress émotionnel peut être un déclencheur et aggraver les symptômes.
Stress émotionnelDysréflexie autonomeDéclencheurs
#5
Les problèmes de peau sont-ils un risque ?
Oui, les irritations cutanées peuvent provoquer des épisodes de dysréflexie autonome.
Problèmes de peauDysréflexie autonomeIrritations
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International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada.
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada. dr.matze@gmx.de.
Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. dr.matze@gmx.de.
International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. andrei.krassioukov@vch.ca.
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. andrei.krassioukov@vch.ca.
GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. andrei.krassioukov@vch.ca.
International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Cell & Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada.
G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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