Cerebral vasomotor reactivity in epilepsy patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 833-838

  Bek, Semai ^a   Kaşikçi, Tayfun ^a   Koç, Güray ^a   Genç, Gençer ^a   Demirkaya, Şeref ^a   Gökçil, Zeki ^a   Odabaşi, Zeki ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Neurovascular coupling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VIDEORECORDING;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RESPIRATION; SEIZURES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954459905     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5428-4     Document Type: Article

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