Dynamic cerebral autoregulation in subjects with alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and controls: Evidence for increased peripheral vascular resistance with possible predictive value

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-813

  Gommer, Erik D ^a   Martens, Esther G H J ^a   Aalten, Pauline ^a   Shijaku, Eri ^a   Verhey, Frans R J ^a   Mess, Werner H ^a   Ramakers, Inez H G B ^a   Reulen, Jos P H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; autoregulation; cerebral blood flow; mild cognitive impairment; transcranial doppler ultrasonography; transfer function analysis; windkessel model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84863006425     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-111628     Document Type: Article

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