Sympathetic skin responses in multiple sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 226-231

  Saari, A ^a   Tolonen, U ^a   Paakko E ^a   Suominen, K ^a   Pyhtinen, J ^a   Sotaniemi, K A ^a   Jauhiainen, J ^a   Myllyla V V ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SKIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 51349135684     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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