Lymphatic drainage of the neuraxis in chronic fatigue syndrome: A hypothetical model for the cranial rhythmic impulse

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 218-224

  Perrin, Raymond N ^a,b,c  

^a Perrin Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b Fund for Osteopathic Research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANALYSIS; BREATHING MECHANICS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRANIAL RHYTHMIC IMPULSE; FLUID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; PALPATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; RHYTHM;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUROGLIA; PERIODICITY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 34447536516     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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