Corneal reflex responses to mechanical and electrical stimuli in coma and narcotic analgesia in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-36

  Cruccu, G ^a   Leardi, M G ^a   Ferracuti, S ^a   Manfredi, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coma; Corneal reflex; Electromyographic; Human; Narcotic analgesia; Nociceptive reflexes; Opiates

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; BLINKING; COMA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOTICS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0031036764     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13335-3     Document Type: Article

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