Cortical Structures Associated With Human Blood Pressure Control.

ABSTRACT: Importance:A better understanding of the role of cortical structures in blood pressure control may help us understand cardiovascular collapse that may lead to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Objective:To identify cortical control sites for human blood pressure regulation. Design, Setting, and Participants:Patients with intractable epilepsy undergoing intracranial electrode implantation as a prelude to epilepsy surgery in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center were potential candidates for this study. Inclusion criteria were patients 18 years or older who had electrodes implanted in one or more of the regions of interest and in whom deep brain electrical stimulation was indicated for mapping of ictal onset or eloquent cortex as a part of t

SUBMITTER: Lacuey N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838633 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature