Sustained reduction of hypertension by deep brain stimulation

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-127

  Pereira, Erlick A C ^a,b   Wang, Shouyan ^b   Paterson, David J ^b   Stein, John F ^b   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a,b   Green, Alexander L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Deep brain stimulation; Pain; Periaqueductal gray; Periaqueductal grey area

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DOSULEPIN; FELODIPINE; MIRTAZAPINE; NICORANDIL; PERINDOPRIL; PREGABALIN; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FACE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SEIZURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72449128523     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.02.041     Document Type: Article

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