Deep brain stimulation: A new treatment for hypertension?

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 592-595

  Green, A L ^a   Wang, S ^b   Bittar, R G ^c   Owen, S L F ^b   Paterson, D J ^b   Stein, J F ^b   Bain, P G ^d   Shlugman, D ^a   Aziz, T Z ^a,b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Deep brain stimulation; Hypertension; Periaqueductal grey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; FELODIPINE; GABAPENTIN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PERINDOPRIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; GRAY MATTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUTH CAVITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; THALAMIC NUCLEI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047254347     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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