Cardiac autonomic modulation and cognitive status in Alzheimers disease

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Toledo, Maria Alice De Vilhena ^a   Junqueira Jr , Luiz Fernando ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimers disease; CAMCOG and MMSE tests; Cardiac sympathovagal modulation; Cognitive function; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROMODULATION; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; RR INTERVAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUPINE POSITION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77249158319     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-009-0035-0     Document Type: Article

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