Effectiveness of Exercise- and Cognitive-Based Treatments on Salivary Cortisol Levels and Sundowning Syndrome Symptoms in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1631-1640

  Venturelli, Massimo ^a   Sollima, Alessio ^a   Cè, Emiliano ^a   Limonta, Eloisa ^a   Bisconti, Angela V ^a   Brasioli, Anna ^b   Muti, Ettore ^b   Esposito, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Mons Mazzali Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behavioral disorders; Cortisol; Exercise

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; HYDROCORTISONE; LORAZEPAM; METFORMIN; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PROMAZINE; QUETIAPINE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; TRAZODONE;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; AGITATED BEHAVIOR SCALE; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUNDOWNING SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY ELDERLY; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPLICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84981748204     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-160392     Document Type: Article

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