Diagnosing Dysautonomia After Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence for Overresponsiveness to Afferent Stimuli

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 580-586

  Baguley, Ian J ^a,b   Nott, Melissa T ^a   Slewa Younan, Shameran ^a,b   Heriseanu, Roxana E ^a   Perkes, Iain E ^c,d  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Brain injuries; Diagnosis; Heart rate; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY RATING SCALE; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; RATING SCALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY DYSAUTONOMIAS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 63349111616     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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