Attenuation of brain high frequency electrocortical response after thiopental in early stages of Alzheimer's dementia

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  Holschneider, D P ^a,c   Leuchter, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Barbiturates; Beta activity; Cortex; Electroencephalography; Spindle activity; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOPENTAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEAFFERENTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034074927     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002139900330     Document Type: Article

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