The effects of stellate ganglion block on visual evoked potential and blood flow of the ophthalmic and internal carotid arteries in patients with ischemic optic neuropathy

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1193-1196

  Liu, Feng ^a   Xu, Guozhong ^a   Liu, Zheli ^a   Zhao, Yan ^b   Lv, Xiaojun ^b   Wang, Junke ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIAONING CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STELLATE GANGLION;

EID: 15544372861     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000144784.09919.2C     Document Type: Article

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