The role of carotid atherosclerosis in alzheimer's disease progression

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 719-726

  Silvestrini, Mauro ^a   Viticchi, Giovanna ^a   Falsetti, Lorenzo ^b   Balucani, Clotilde ^c   Vernieri, Fabrizio ^d   Cerqua, Raffaella ^a   Luzzi, Simona ^a   Bartolini, Marco ^a   Provinciali, Leandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; carotid stenosis; cerebrovascular disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052846249     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-101968     Document Type: Article

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