CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES Contents v iii Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Panel Members xii Consortium Member Organizations and Steering Committee Representatives xiii Reviewers 1 4 Summary of Recommendations The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS METHODOLOGY SUPPLEMENTAL LITERATURE REVIEW STRENGTH OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS STRENGTH OF PANEL OPINION 8 Overview PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA PREGNANT WOMEN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS POTENTIAL CAUSES 12 Recommendations and Supporting Evidence 19 Recommendations for Future Research 20 References 24 Glossary 25 Index