Eye examination-induced syncope: Role of trigeminal afferents

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 399-403

  Khurana, Ramesh K ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Situational syncope; Trigeminal afferents

Indexed keywords

PROXYMETACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SCHIRMER TEST; SENSORY NERVE; SYNCOPE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VISION TESTS;

EID: 0036912085     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-002-0021-2     Document Type: Article

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