Effect of cold face stimulation on cerebral blood flow in humans

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Brown, Clive M ^a   Sanya, Emmanuel O ^a,b   Hilz, Max J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UITH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cerebral autoregulation; Cerebral blood flow; Cold face test; Diving reflex; Doppler; Middle cerebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLD; COLD FACE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0037872640     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(03)00065-0     Document Type: Article

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