Electrical stimulation of abdominal muscles for control of blood pressure and augmentation of cough in a C3/4 level tetraplegic

Spinal Cord

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-36

  Taylor, P N ^a   Tromans, A M ^a   Harris, K R ^a   Swain, I D ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Cough; Function electrical stimulation (FES); Postural hypotension; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COUGHING; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COUGH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 0036144962     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101250     Document Type: Article

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