Controlling the heart via the brain: a potential new therapy for orthostatic hypotension.
OBJECTIVE: Electrical stimulation of the midbrain is known to influence blood pressure in animals. In humans, it is used for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain. Our aim was to assess whether orthostatic hypotension can be successfully treated with deep brain stimulation of the periventricula...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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