Which condition involves a temporary loss of autonomic function leading to hypotension and bradycardia?

Neurogenic shock is characterized by a temporary loss of autonomic function that leads to both hypotension (low blood pressure) and bradycardia (slow heart rate). This condition typically arises following a significant injury to the spinal cord, particularly above the T6 vertebra, disrupting the sympathetic nervous system input that normally maintains vascular tone and heart rate.

In neurogenic shock, the body's inability to regulate blood vessel constriction results in widespread vasodilation, causing a drop in blood pressure. The accompanying bradycardia occurs because the parasympathetic nervous system remains unopposed, further slowing heart rate. This combination של both hypotension and bradycardia is a defining aspect of neurogenic shock, distinguishing it from other shock states that may not present with this specific combination of symptoms.

In contrast, spinal shock refers to a state of temporary loss of motor, sensory, and autonomic function below the level of a spinal injury but does not typically emphasize the cardiovascular symptoms of hypotension and bradycardia. Brown-Séquard syndrome is characterized by a hemisection of the spinal cord leading to specific motor and sensory deficits on opposite sides of the body, but it does not primarily involve changes in autonomic function. Autonomic