Evidence for a central pathway in the cerebrovascular effects of spinal cord stimulation

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 201-206

  Patel, Sachin ^a   Huang, Dah Luen ^b   Sagher, Oren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Electric stimulation; Rat; Spinalization; Superior cervical ganglion; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; INOSINE PHOSPHATE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL GANGLION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ISOTOPE LABELING; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SYMPATHECTOMY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 3042740684     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000126949.28912.71     Document Type: Article

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