{"id":14094,"date":"2025-10-09T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neuro-concept.ca\/an-electric-hope-for-people-living-with-spinal-cord-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:40:09","slug":"an-electric-hope-for-people-living-with-spinal-cord-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neuro-concept.ca\/en\/an-electric-hope-for-people-living-with-spinal-cord-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"An electric hope for people living with spinal cord injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14094\" class=\"elementor elementor-14094 elementor-14079\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea69892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea69892\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab0e157\" data-id=\"ab0e157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed5806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aed5806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Breakthrough in Treating Autonomic Dysreflexia After Spinal Cord Injury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8056418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8056418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0145df\" data-id=\"d0145df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51375ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51375ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autonomic dysreflexia is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that affects people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). It causes sudden episodes of uncontrolled high blood pressure triggered by sensory stimuli, such as bladder or bowel distension. Until now, the underlying neuronal mechanisms were poorly understood, limiting treatment options.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a73c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a73c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mapping the Hidden Neural Circuit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d274d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d274d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Researchers from the University of Calgary, EPFL, and CHUV have identified the neuronal architecture responsible for autonomic dysreflexia. Using mouse models, single-nucleus RNA sequencing, and advanced neural tracing techniques, they uncovered a pathological chain of neurons that reorganizes after SCI:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Nociceptive sensory neurons (Calca\u207a)<\/strong> in the dorsal root ganglia send abnormal signals.<\/li>\n<li>These signals activate <strong>excitatory Vsx2\u207a neurons<\/strong> in the lumbosacral spinal cord.<\/li>\n<li>These neurons project to the lower thoracic spinal cord, activating local <strong>Vsx2\u207a neurons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These, in turn, stimulate <strong>ChAT\u207a sympathetic neurons<\/strong>, causing dangerous spikes in blood pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77a4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c77a4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Promising Electrical Therapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44ad1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a44ad1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The researchers also showed that targeted <strong>epidural electrical stimulation (EES)<\/strong> over the lower thoracic spinal cord can activate a competing, beneficial neural circuit. This stimulation recruits large-diameter proprioceptive fibers (PV\u207a), which activate the same Vsx2\u207a neurons but in a way that safely regulates blood pressure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c721b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c721b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toward Personalized Neurotherapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af776e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af776e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By applying EES daily (a protocol called <strong>autonomic neurorehabilitation<\/strong>), the team successfully reversed autonomic dysreflexia in mice, rats, and humans with SCI. Preliminary clinical trials showed a significant reduction in symptoms like headaches and heart palpitations, with no serious side effects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb7f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcb7f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Importance of Precision<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf08082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf08082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study warns against misdirected stimulation (e.g., over the lumbosacral spinal cord), which can worsen autonomic dysreflexia by reinforcing the pathological neural architecture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> This research paves the way for pivotal clinical trials to validate the safety and effectiveness of targeted EES as a mechanistic and personalized therapy for autonomic dysreflexia in people living with spinal cord injuries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f41b7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f41b7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-923e98d\" data-id=\"923e98d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bc2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74bc2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>References<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soriano, J.E., Hudelle, R., Mahe, L.\u00a0<i>et al.<\/i>\u00a0A neuronal architecture underlying autonomic dysreflexia.\u00a0<i>Nature<\/i>\u00a0(2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-025-09487-w<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, A.A., Gandhi, A.P., Hankov, N.\u00a0<i>et al.<\/i>\u00a0An implantable system to restore hemodynamic stability after spinal cord injury.\u00a0<i>Nat Med<\/i>\u00a0<b>31<\/b>, 2946\u20132957 (2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-025-03614-w<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Breakthrough in Treating Autonomic Dysreflexia After Spinal Cord Injury Autonomic dysreflexia is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that affects people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). 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