Cerebral blood flow increase in cancer patients by applying cervical spinal cord stimulation

Neurocirugia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-32

  Clavo, B ^b   Robaina, Francisco ^a   Catala L ^b   Lloret, M ^b   Pinar, B ^b   Carames M A ^b   Ruiz, A ^b   Cabezon A ^b   Gonzalez G ^b   Lara, P ^b   Ruiz Egea, E ^b   Hernandez M A ^b  

^a Dr Negrin University Hospital   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Cerebral blood flow; Ischemia; Spinal cord stimulation; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34147209562     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(07)70305-6     Document Type: Article

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