Effects of high-frequency cranial electrostimulation on the rest-activity rhythm and salivary cortisol in Alzheimer's disease: A pilot study

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Scherder, Erik ^a,b   Knol, Dirk ^c   Van Tol, Marie Jose ^d   Van Someren, Eus ^e   Deijen, Jan Berend ^b   Swaab, Dick ^e   Scheltens, Philip ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; High frequency cranial electrostimulation; Rest activity rhythm; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACTIMETRY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; RESTLESSNESS; SALIVA LEVEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SALIVA;

EID: 33750492283     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095108     Document Type: Article

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