Tinnitus as a warning for preventing vasovagal syncope

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 370-371

  Pirodda, Antonio ^a   Brandolini, Cristina ^a   Raimondi, Maria Chiara ^a   Ferri, Gian Gaetano ^a   Borghi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INNER EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TINNITUS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; REFLEX; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TINNITUS; VAGUS NERVE;

SYNCOPE;

EID: 67649626048     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.02.041     Document Type: Article

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