Orthostatic hypotension in Alzheimer's disease: Result or cause of brain dysfunction?

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-160

  Siennicki Lantz, A ^a   Lilja, B ^b   Elmstahl S ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Autonomic dysfunction; Cerebral blood flow; Dementia; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032829295     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03399657     Document Type: Article

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