Activation of the Prefrontal Cortex Is Associated with Exertional Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Yuji Higashimoto,
Noritsugu Honda,
Toshiyuki Yamagata,
Toshiki Matsuoka,
Kazushige Maeda,
Rhyuji Satoh,
Osamu Nishiyama,
Hiroyuki Sano,
Takashi Iwanaga,
Takayuki Miyara,
Masato Muraki,
Katsuyuki Tomita,
Hiroaki Kume,
Ichiro Miyai,
Yuji Tohda,
Kanji Fukuda
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000324571
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , prefrontal cortex , cardiology , oxygenation , incremental exercise , anesthesia , heart rate , blood pressure , cognition , psychiatry
Exertional dyspnea is the primary symptom that limits exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unknown which activated brain area is associated with this symptom in COPD patients.
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