Cold face test in persons with spinal cord injury: Age versus inactivity

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-229

  Wecht, Jill M ^a,b   Weir, Joseph P ^c   Demeersman, Ronald E ^f   Schilero, Gregory J ^a,b   Handrakis, John P ^d   Lafountaine, Michael F ^a   Cirnigliaro, Christopher M ^a,e   Kirshblum, Steven C ^e   Bauman, William A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NYIT   (United States)

^e KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^f Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Facial cooling; Heart rate variability; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic activity; Vagal activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; EXERCISE; FACE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849129109     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-009-0009-2     Document Type: Article

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