Age-Related Changes in Both Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms of Rectal Temperature with Special Reference to Senile Dementia of Alzheimer Type
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Gerontology
- Vol. 32 (2), 110-118
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000212774
Abstract
The biological rhythms of rectal temperature were documented in young (circadian variations) and elderly (circadian and seasonal variations) human subjects either in apparent good health or suffering from senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT). All the subjects were synchronized. Data obtained showed a decrease of the body core temperature rhythm amplitude in the healthy elderly for each documented season but not in patients with SDAT. Seasonal variations in these rhythms were observed in these elderly groups of persons.Keywords
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