Bright light therapy: Improved sensitivity to its effects on rest- activity rhythms in Alzheimer patients by application of nonparametric methods

Chronobiology International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-518

  Van Someren, Eus J W ^a   Swaab, Dick F ^a   Colenda, Christopher C ^b   Cohen, Wayne ^c   McCall, W Vaughn ^c   Rosenquist, Peter B ^c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Alzheimer's disease; Bright light; Circadian rhythm; Complex demodulation; Cosinor; Dementia; Lomb Scargle periodogram; Periodogram; Sleep; Statistical Methodology

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032814897     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529908998724     Document Type: Article

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