Cardiorespiratory variables and sensation during stimulation of the left vagus in patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Banzett, R B ^a,b   Guz, A ^c   Paydarfar, D ^d   Shea, S A ^a,b   Schachter, S C ^b   Lansing, R W ^a,e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Dyspnea; ECG; Epilepsy; Respiratory control; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SENSATION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032950173     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00126-0     Document Type: Article

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