Dysfunction of the magnocellular stream in Alzheimer's disease evaluated by pattern electroretinograms and visual evoked potentials

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 169-176

  Sartucci, F ^a,b   Borghetti, D ^a   Bocci, T ^a,c   Murri, L ^a   Orsini, P ^a   Porciatti, V ^d   Origlia, N ^b   Domenici, L ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chromatic stimuli; Magno , parvo , konio cellular subsystem; Pattern electroretinograms; Pattern visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VISUAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; GENICULATE BODY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953534664     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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