Cerebral autoregulation: an overview of current concepts and methodology with special focus on the elderly

AHEA Van Beek, JAHR Claassen… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Cerebral autoregulation (CA) refers to the properties of the brain vascular bed to maintain
cerebral perfusion despite changes in blood pressure (BP). Whereas classic studies have …

Postprandial hypotension: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management

RWMM Jansen, LA Lipsitz - Annals of internal medicine, 1995 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To show the clinical relevance of postprandial hypotension and to review its
pathophysiology and management. Data Sources: Articles on postprandial hypotension were …

Amyloid beta protein and tau in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma as biomarkers for dementia: a review of recent literature

SV Frankfort, LR Tulner… - Current clinical …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
This review addresses recent developments in amyloid β (Aβ), total tau (t-tau) and phosporylated
tau (p-tau) protein analysis, in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma as biomarkers for …

Simultaneous measurements of cerebral oxygenation changes during brain activation by near‐infrared spectroscopy and functional magnetic resonance imaging in …

DJ Mehagnoul‐Schipper… - Human brain …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) both
allow non‐invasive monitoring of cerebral cortical oxygenation responses to various stimuli. …

Cerebral oxygenation declines in healthy elderly subjects in response to assuming the upright position

DJ Mehagnoul-Schipper, LCM Vloet, WNJM Colier… - Stroke, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—With increasing age, assuming the upright position is more often
accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness, possibly as a result of …

The influence of glycyrrhetinic acid on plasma cortisol and cortisone in healthy young volunteers

MA MACKENZIE, WHL HOEFNAGELS… - The Journal of …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Based on studies in laboratory animals and on measurements of the urinary metabolites (allo)tetrahydrocortisol
and tetrahydrocortisone in human volunteers it has been claimed that …

CSF neurofilament proteins in the differential diagnosis of dementia

D De Jong, R Jansen, YAL Pijnenburg… - Journal of Neurology …, 2007 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background: Neurofilament (NF) proteins are major cytoskeletal constituents of neurons.
Increased CSF NF levels may reflect neuronal degeneration. Objective: To investigate the …

High prevalence of postprandial and orthostatic hypotension among geriatric patients admitted to Dutch hospitals

LCM Vloet, RE Pel-Little, PAF Jansen… - The Journals of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
… Vloet LCM, Smits R, Jansen RWMM. The effect of meals at different mealtimes on blood
pressure and symptoms in geriatric patients with postprandial hypotension. …

Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid β42/Phosphorylated Tau Ratio Discriminates Between Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia

D De Jong, RWMM Jansen, BPH Kremer… - The Journals of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background. The differentiation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) from vascular dementia (VaD)
is hampered by clinical diagnostic criteria with disappointing sensitivity and specificity. The …

Cholinergically mediated augmentation of cerebral perfusion in alzheimer's disease and related cognitive disorders: the cholinergic–vascular hypothesis

JAHR Claassen, RWMM Jansen - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) is based
on the cholinergic hypothesis. This hypothesis fails to account for the global nature of the …