Timing of disease progression by quantitative EEG in Alzheimer's patients

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 566-573

  Nobili, Flavio ^b   Copello, Francesco ^a   Vitali, Paolo ^c   Prastaro, Tiziana ^c   Carozzo, Simone ^c   Perego, Germana ^c   Rodriguez, Guido ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Prognosis; Quantitative EEG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TIME;

EID: 0032748821     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199911000-00008     Document Type: Article

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