Table 2.
Autonomic dysreflexia episode characteristics
| Percentage of total episodes per ASIA Impairment Scale | |
| A | 61.6% |
| B | 29.7% |
| C | 4.7% |
| D | 4.0% |
| Percentage of total episodes per neurologic level | |
| C1–C4 | 17.3% |
| C5–C8 | 74.4% |
| T1–T7 | 8.3% |
| Mean (SD) initial SBP | 188.1 mmHg (26.0) |
| Mean (SD) initial DBP (n = 444) | 102.5 mmHg (18.1) |
| Mean (AD) initial HR (n = 430) | 75.1 (19.1) |
| Presenting symptom* | |
| Headache | 50.9% |
| Asymptomatic | 30.8% |
| Flushing | 8.1% |
| Sweating | 7.8% |
| Piloerection | 1.5% |
| Nasal congestion | 0.7% |
| Blurred vision | 0.2% |
| Nursing identified presumed cause of AD | |
| Unknown | 64.5% |
| Urinary retention | 10.5% |
| Full bowel | 6.5% |
| Post op | 5.6% |
| Bowel care | 5.4% |
| UTI | 2.5% |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 2.5% |
| Abdominal pain | 2.0% |
| Urinary stone | 0.2% |
| Bladder spasm | 0.2% |
n = 445 unless indicated otherwise. *n = 158. Remainder of presenting symptoms unspecified.