Autonomic dysfunction in mild cognitive impairment: A transcranial Doppler study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 403-409

  Anzola, G P ^a   Galluzzi, S ^b   Mazzucco, S ^c   Frisoni, G B ^b  

^a S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Cerebrovascular reserve; Heart brain relationships; Mild cognitive impairment; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERPNEA; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 80054955326     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01495.x     Document Type: Article

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