Peripheral electrical nerve stimulation and rest-activity rhythm in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-423

  Van Dijk, Koene R A ^a   Luijpen, Marijn W ^b   Van Someren, Eus J W ^c,d   Sergeant, Joseph A ^b   Scheltens, Philip ^d   Scherder, Erik J A ^b,e  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Circadian rhythm; Dementia; Rest activity rhythm; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; PLACEBO; RIVASTIGMINE;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WRIST;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751161419     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2006.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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