MCI patients' EEGs show group differences between those who progress and those who do not progress to AD

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-571

  Moretti, D V ^a   Frisoni, G B ^a   Fracassi, C ^a   Pievani, M ^a   Geroldi, C ^a   Binetti, G ^a   Rossini, P M ^a,b,c   Zanetti, O ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha rhythm; Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive tests; Electroencephalography; Gamma rhythm; Mild cognitive impairment; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; THINKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATROPHY; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 79953059607     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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