Plantar flexion with noxious dorsal foot stimulation in brain death

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 268-270

  Hernandez, Amanda L ^a   Blondin, Nicholas A ^a   Curiale, Gioacchino ^a   Greer, David M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxic brain injury; Brain death; Plantar flexion; Spinally mediated reflexes; Spontaneous or reflexive movements

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LUNG EMBOLISM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; ONSET AGE; PLANTAR FLEXION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIDEORECORDING;

BRAIN DEATH; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION IMAGING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 84869219620     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-012-9697-x     Document Type: Article

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