Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Primary neurogenic shock and its medico - legal aspects

  • Author:
  • Vijay Arora

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana.

Abstract

Primary neurogenic shock or vaso vagal shock or acute neurogenic cardiovascular failure is a common cause of sudden deaths. Its diagnosis is mainly based on exclusion of all other causes of death. In this article effort has been made to explain the mechanism and causes of neurogenic or vaso vagal shock.

Keywords

Shock, Neurogenic Shock, Vaso vagal Shock, Sympathetic nervous system, Parasympathetic nervous system