Open AccessFeeling Lightheaded: The Role of Cerebral Blood Flow
Author(s) -
Johan Bresseleers,
Ilse Van Diest,
Steven De Peuter,
Peter Verhamme,
Omer Van den Bergh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181e68e94
Subject(s) - feeling , cerebral blood flow , psychology , medicine , neuroscience , cardiology , social psychology
The main aims of this study were a) to investigate the relationship between lightheadedness and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFv) during hyperventilation-induced hypocapnia, and b) to investigate whether and why the relationship between lightheadedness and CBFv may change after several episodes of this sensation.
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