In Western Europe, France is more conservative than Spain, where marijuana is medically legal, but less conservative than Portugal, where possession is aggressively prosecuted. In 2010, the penalties for marijuana use and possession include a fine of 56 to 1680 euros and up to a year in prison.
Detrusor hyperreflexia (DH) is a frequently. occurring condition. The symptomatology is characterized. by frequency, urgency and urge incontinence. DH is de-. fined as involuntary, uninhibited detrusor contractions. The physiology and pathophysiology of the micturition. reflex is reviewed. The balance between cerebral stimu-. lation and supraspinal inhibition is discussed. DH is. caused by disturbances in this balance.
Physiology of Baroreceptors. Baroreceptors are mechanoreceptors located in the carotid sinus and in the aortic arch. Their function is to sense pressure changes by responding to change in the tension of the arterial wall. The baroreflex mechanism is a fast response to changes in blood pressure. sudden increase in blood pressure stretches the baroreceptors and the increased firing results in the vasomotor center inhibiting sympathetic drive and increasing vagal tone on the SA node of the heart. The SA node is slowed by the acetylcholine and heart rate slows to correct the increase in pressure.