Journal article
Psychophysiological correlates of cognitive deficits in family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer Disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The progressive loss of memory and autonomy of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients, together with their characteristic behavioral and psychological symptoms, subjects their family caregivers to chronic stress. Several studies indicate that these caregivers are predisposed to cognitive impairments, but the physiological correlates of these alterations remain to be elucidated.
OBJECTIVE: Analyze the effects of chronic stress of family …
Authors
Corrêa MS; Vedovelli K; Giacobbo BL; de Souza CEB; Ferrari P; de Lima Argimon II; Walz JC; Kapczinski F; Bromberg E
Journal
Neuroscience, Vol. 286, , pp. 371–382
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.11.052
ISSN
0306-4522