Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 681-689

  Jensen Dahm, Christina ^a   Waldemar, Gunhild ^a   Jensen, Troels Staehelin ^b   Malmqvist, Lasse ^a   Moeller, Michelle Mai ^a   Andersen, Birgitte Bo ^a   Høgh, Peter ^a   Ballegaard, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; autonomic function; orthostatic hypotension; tilt test; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP BREATHING TECHNIQUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEAD UP TILT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC HANDGRIP TEST; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HAND STRENGTH; HEART; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 84938698297     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-150169     Document Type: Article

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