Electrophysiologic responses to varying mnemonic demand: A 'stress test' is not diagnostic in very mild Alzheimer's disease

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1073-1075

  Swanwick, Gregory R J ^a   Rowan, Michael J ^a,b   Coen, Robert F ^a   Lawlor, Brian A ^a   Walsh, J Bernard ^a   Coakley, Davis ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; event related potentials; mnemonic demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030708743     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(97)00328-4     Document Type: Article

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