Severe psychological stress in elderly individuals: A proposed model of neurodegeneration and its implications

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-94

  Tsolaki, Magda ^a   Kounti, Fotini ^a   Karamavrou, Sofia ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b New York College Group   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Neurodegeneration; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENKEPHALIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SOMATOMEDIN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 65249131689     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508329813     Document Type: Review

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