Respiratory pattern changes in sleep in children on Vagal Nerve Stimulation for refractory epilepsy

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 224-227

  Nagarajan, Lakshmi ^a,b   Walsh, Peter ^a   Gregory, Pauline ^a   Stick, Stephen ^a   Maul, Jennifer ^a   Ghosh, Soumya ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION DISORDER; SENSORY NERVE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TIDAL VOLUME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0042864440     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002638     Document Type: Article

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