Blood pressure and heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity before and after brain death

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 621-631

  Conci, F ^a   Di Rienzo, M ^b   Castiglioni, P ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain stem death; Computer assisted diagnosis; Power spectrum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; POWER SPECTRUM; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034776716     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.5.621     Document Type: Article

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