Relationship between cortisol levels and memory performance may be modulated by the presence or absence of cognitive impairment: Evidence from healthy elderly, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease subjects

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 839-848

  Souza Talarico, Juliana N ^a   Chaves, Eliane C ^a   Lupien, Sonia J ^b   Nitrini, Ricardo ^a   Caramelli, Paulo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Glucocorticoids; Memory; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 77149128667     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1282     Document Type: Article

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