Autonomic function in narcolepsy: Power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 252-255

  Ferini Strambi, L ^a   Spera, A ^a   Oldani, A ^a   Zucconi, M ^a   Bianchi, A ^b   Cerutti, S ^b   Smirne, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate; Narcolepsy; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NARCOLEPSY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY;

EID: 0030979481     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050080     Document Type: Article

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