Autonomic involvement in Wilson's disease: A study of sympathetic skin response and RR interval variation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Chu, Eric C ^a   Chu, Nai Shin ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; RR interval variation; Sympathetic skin response; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 0030994160     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)05365-3     Document Type: Article

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