Global functional coupling of resting EEG rhythms is abnormal in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: A multicenter EEG study

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 224-234

  Babiloni, Claudio ^a,b   Frisoni, Giovanni ^c   Vecchio, Fabrizio ^c   Lizio, Roberta ^d   Pievani, Michela ^c   Geroldi, Cristina ^c   Fracassi, Claudia ^c   Vernieri, Fabrizio ^e   Ursini, Francesca ^e   Rodriguez, Guido ^f   Nobili, Flavio ^f   Salinari, Serenella ^g   van Dijkman, Sven ^g   Ferri, Raffaele ^h   Rossini, Paolo M ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino ^*  (Italy)

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

^d IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^h OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease (AD); EEG rhythms; Electroencephalography (EEG); Mild cognitive impairment (MCI); Mini mental state evaluation (MMSE); Spectral coherence; Total coherence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; EEG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; REST; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 77952324756     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803.23.4.224     Document Type: Article

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