Severe impairment of circadian rhythm in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 888-890

  Volicer, Ladislav ^a   Harper, D G ^b   Stopa, E G ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; circadian rhythm; core body termperature; termporal changes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PLAQUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSTIPATION; CORE TEMPERATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 85027957539     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0413-5     Document Type: Article

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