title: Reactivity of skin blood flow and heart rate to external thermal stimulation in anencephaly.
abstract: Oscillations of skin blood flow and heart rate can be synchronised using external rhythmic thermal stimulation in healthy adults and infants. We examined the effect of thermal stimulation on the cutaneous circulation and heart rate of an anencephalic neonate using cutaneous laser Doppler flowmetry and ECG monitoring. The results suggest that synchronisation of SBF and HR to thermal stimulation can also be induced in an anencephalic newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jahnukainen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aärimaa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kero
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Välimäki
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010507:Periodicity; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*