Theophylline for bradycardia secondary to cervical spinal cord injury.

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating disease process that can occur as a consequence of motor vehicle collisions, falls, or other traumatic injuries. Persistent bradycardia was found to be universally present in all high cervical SCI patients. Limited data exists to suggest the most effective therapy for the bradycardia associated with high cervical SCI.