Skin conductance responses in paediatric Harlequin syndrome

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-162

  Padda, Gurpreet Singh ^a   Cruz, Oscar A ^a   Silen, Mark L ^a   Krock, Jeremy L ^b  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cocaine test; Harlequin colour change; Horner's syndrome; Infant; Neuroblastoma; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANGIOOSTEOHYPERTROPHY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FACE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; INFANT; NECK; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; NEUROBLASTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033061862     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.9220266.x     Document Type: Article

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