Mild cognitive impairment in old-age depression is associated with increased EEG slow-wave power

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 218-222

  Adler, Georg ^a   Bramesfeld, Anke ^a   Jajcevic, Ana ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; EEG; Old age depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032743919     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026623     Document Type: Article

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