Cerebrovascular disease and hippocampal atrophy are differently linked to functional coupling of brain areas: An EEG coherence study in MCI subjects

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-299

  Moretti, Davide Vito ^a   Frisoni, Giovanni Battista ^a   Pievani, Michela ^a   Rosini, Sandra ^a   Geroldi, Cristina ^a   Binetti, Giuliano ^a   Rossini, Paolo Maria ^a,b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain rhythms; Cognitive tests; Electroencephalography; Linear coherence; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; EDUCATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 47849118213     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2008-14303     Document Type: Article

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