What complication is occurring for a person who has a spinal cord injury above T6 and is experiencing paroxysmal hypertension as well as piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion?
A)Craniosacral dysreflexia
B)Parasympathetic dysreflexia
C)Autonomic hyperreflexia
D)Healing of the spinal cord lesion

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Individuals most likely to be affected have lesions at the T6 level or above. Autonomic hyperreflexia is characterized by paroxysmal hypertension (up to 300 mm Hg systolic), a pounding headache, blurred vision, sweating above the level of the lesion with flushing of the skin, nasal congestion, nausea, piloerection caused by pilomotor spasm, and bradycardia (30 to 40 beats/minute).

What Complication Is Occurring for a Person Who Has a Spinal