Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) improves circadian rhythm disturbances in Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-118

  Van Sormeren, Eus J W ^b   Scherder, Erik J A ^a   Swaab, Dick F ^c  

^a Institute of Physiotherapy   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Alzheimer disease; Circadian rhythm; Sleep; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CAREGIVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SLEEP; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0032466992     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199806000-00010     Document Type: Article

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