Reflections on the brainstem dysfunction in neurologically disabled children

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 529-536

  Saito, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apneusis; Dorsal brainstem; Respiratory center; Self mutilation; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; LEVODOPA; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

APNEA; AUTOMUTILATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM INJURY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSTONIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FUKUYAMA CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HICCUP; HUMAN; LEIGH DISEASE; LESCH NYHAN SYNDROME; LUNG INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STRIDOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TRACHEOTOMY; VAGUS REFLEX; VOMITING; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSTONIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; LEIGH DISEASE; LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NEURONS; RESPIRATION; SELF MUTILATION; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNDROME; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

EID: 67649418052     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.01.009     Document Type: Review

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