Autonomic component of spinal cord injury:
Hypotension, Skin Hyperaemia, Bradycardia (unopposed vagatonia), Low body temperature - high skin temperature,
Spinal shock involves loss of sympathetic autonomic function.
Secondary changes:
-Accumulation of extracellular neurotransmitters: Serotonin, Catecholamines, Glutamate are TOXIC to cells
-Free radical accumulation
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