TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Human studies concerning thermal-induced shivering, postoperative "shivering," and cold-induced vasodilation
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Pozos, R. S.
A1  - Israel, D.
A1  - McCutcheon, R.
A1  - Wittmers, L. E.
A1  - Sessler, D.
SP  - 1037
EP  - 1041
VL  - 16
IS  - 9
N2  - Human reaction to cold stress and hypothermia involves shivering. Another form of overt shaking, postoperative shivering, has been attributed as a thermoregulatory response to postoperative hypothermia. Analysis of the normal human shivering pattern showed a synchronized, slow amplitude modulation (six to eight cycles/min) over all muscles sampled. In addition, there was a frequency of 8 to 10 Hz associated with each low-frequency amplitude modulation. EMG signals from postoperative patients revealed none of the major patterns seen in thermal-induced shivering. Cold-induced vasodilation also was studied and found to occur simultaneously in all cold-stressed fingers regardless of size or innervation. Thermal shivering and cold-induced vasodilation are considered to be manifestations of central neural oscillators.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -