Your central nervous system has a central subsystem that consists of your brain and spinal cord. All other portions of your CNS are part of your peripheral subsystem.

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which also includes the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The sympathetic nervous system activates what is ...

Doctors estimate that about 48%-70% of people with a spinal cord injury above the T6 vertebra get autonomic dysreflexia. About 17,000 people in the U.S. have a spinal cord injury each year.

Kofler M et al (2009) Intrathecal baclofen for autonomic instability due to spinal cord injury. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical; 146: 1-2, 106-110. Krassioukov A et al (2009) A systematic ...

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life threatening condition common in people who have experienced spinal cord injury in the upper back. AD occurs when an injury disrupts the nervous ...

These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body. Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work ...

The CNS is made up of the brain and spinal cord, whereas the PNS is made up of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. Image Credit: VectorMine / Shutterstock.com The brain ...

Central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system — the nerves that make your muscles move and tell your brain what your body is feeling Autonomic nervous system — the ...

The autonomic nervous system is then split into the sympathetic division, parasympathetic division, and enteric division. The sympathetic nervous system responds to impending danger or stress, and ...