The brain needs continuous oxygen supply even in resting-state. Hypoxia enhances resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms in the delta range, and reduces those in the alpha range, with a pattern similar to that observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we tested whether resting-state cortical EEG rhythms in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), as a model of acute hypoxia, present frequency similarities with AD patients, comparable by cognitive status revealed by the mini mental state examination (MMSE).
Vecchio, F. M., Valeriani, L., Buffo, P., Scarpellini, M., Frisoni, G., Mecarelli, O., Babiloni, C., Rossini, P. M., Cortical sources of EEG rhythms in congestive heart failure and Alzheimer's disease, <<INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY>>, 2012; 86 (1): 98-107. [doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.06.053] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41170]
Cortical sources of EEG rhythms in congestive heart failure and Alzheimer's disease
Vecchio, Fabio Maria;Rossini, Paolo Maria
2012
Abstract
The brain needs continuous oxygen supply even in resting-state. Hypoxia enhances resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms in the delta range, and reduces those in the alpha range, with a pattern similar to that observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we tested whether resting-state cortical EEG rhythms in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), as a model of acute hypoxia, present frequency similarities with AD patients, comparable by cognitive status revealed by the mini mental state examination (MMSE).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.