2018
The effect of age and smoking on the hippocampus and memory in late middle age
Hawkins KA, Emadi N, Pearlson GD, Taylor B, Khadka S, King D, Blank K. The effect of age and smoking on the hippocampus and memory in late middle age. Hippocampus 2018, 28: 846-849. PMID: 30070068, DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking historyHippocampal volumeHeavy smoking historyVascular risk factorsMiddle-aged subjectsMRI brain scanningAPOE e4 genotypeEffect of ageHeavy smokingHippocampal atrophyAlcohol historyRisk factorsE4 genotypeBrain scanningAPOE e4Neuropsychological assessment batteryHippocampus atrophyFemale subjectsGlobal cognitionMemory disordersData extractionMemory declineAssessment BatteryAgeSmoking
2011
Mini-Mental State Exam Performance of Older African Americans: Effect of Age, Gender, Education, Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Inclusion of Serial 7s Subtraction Versus “World” Backward on Score
Hawkins KA, Cromer JR, Piotrowski AS, Pearlson GD. Mini-Mental State Exam Performance of Older African Americans: Effect of Age, Gender, Education, Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Inclusion of Serial 7s Subtraction Versus “World” Backward on Score. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2011, 26: 645-652. PMID: 21813555, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research