Stellate ganglion block increases blood flow into the optic nerve head and the peripapillary retina in human

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 53-57

  Yu, Hyeong Gon ^a   Chung, Hum ^a   Yoon, Tae Gyoon ^a   Yum, Kwang Won ^b   Kim, Hyun Jeong ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b BK 21 Plus   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autonomic nerve block; Human; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Retinal blood flow; Stellate ganglion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 0345724830     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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