Central Autonomic Dysfunction Following Acquired Brain Injury in Children

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-45

  Krach, Linda E ^a   Kriel, Robert L ^b   Morris, William F ^b   Warhol, Bonnie L ^b   Luxenberg, Michael G ^c  

^a GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Professional Data Analysts   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired pediatric brain injury; Central autonomic dysfunction; Central fever; Dysautonomia

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHORESIS; DYSAUTONOMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIA; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030947252     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596839701100107     Document Type: Article

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