Effects of magnesium sulphate on cerebral haemodynamics in healthy volunteers: A transcranial Doppler study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-275

  Sherman, R ^a   Armory, P ^a   Moody, P ^a   Hope, T ^a   Mahajan, Ravi P ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood, haemodynamics; Brain, cerebral circulation; Ions, magnesium sulphate; Measurement techniques, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; HYPOTENSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0042701708     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg170     Document Type: Article

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