Synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: Clinical assessment using quantitative EEG

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-23

  Cook, I A ^a   Leuchter, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Coherence; Cordance; Plasticity; Quantative EEG; Regional brain activity; Synapse

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEAFFERENTATION; DEMENTIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029895264     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00214-6     Document Type: Article

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