Carotid sinus syndrome is common in dementia with Lewy bodies and correlates with deep white matter lesions

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 966-971

  Kenny, R A ^a   Shaw, F E ^a   O'Brien, J T ^a   Scheltens, P H ^b   Kalaria, R ^a   Ballard, C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ISOSORBIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PRAZOSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN INJURY; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREVALENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 2942625364     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.023812     Document Type: Article

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