Psychophysiological correlates of cognitive deficits in family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer Disease

Neuroscience

Volumn 286, Issue , 2015, Pages 371-382

  Correa M S ^a,c   Vedovelli, K ^a,c   Giacobbo, B L ^a,c   de Souza, C E B ^a,c   Ferrari, P ^b,c   de Lima Argimon, I I ^a   Walz, J C ^b,c,d   Kapczinski, F ^b,c   Bromberg, E ^a,c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Nacional Ciência e Tecnologia Medicina Translacional INCT TM   (Brazil)

^d Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BDNF; Caregivers; Chronic stress; Cognitive deficits; Cortisol; DHEA

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; WORKING MEMORY; AGED; BLOOD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84921291206     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.11.052     Document Type: Article

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