The pupillary light reflex in aging and alzheimer's disease

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 473-478

  Tales, A ^a   Troscianko, T ^a   Lush, D ^a   Haworth, J ^a   Wilcock, G K ^a   Butler, S R ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Clinical evaluation; Neuro ophthalmology; Pupilary light reflex; Vision

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LABORATORY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MESENCEPHALON; MONITORING; NERVE DEGENERATION; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOMETER; TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 0035692429     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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