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
2017
Cognition and the course of prodromal Parkinson's disease
Weintraub D, Chahine LM, Hawkins KA, Siderowf A, Eberly S, Oakes D, Seibyl J, Stern MB, Marek K, Jennings D, Investigators T. Cognition and the course of prodromal Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders 2017, 32: 1640-1645. PMID: 29063713, PMCID: PMC5722226, DOI: 10.1002/mds.27189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeed/attentionCognitive declineProdromal participantsBaseline neuropsychological test performanceExecutive function/Role of cognitionNeuropsychological test performanceFuture cognitive declineBaseline cognitive scoresCognitive domainsGlobal cognitionBaseline cognitionCognitive scoresCognitionTest performanceFuture declinePD-convertersDopamine systemHyposmic individualsProdromal PDLongitudinal changesFunction/ParticipantsDopamine transporter bindingIndividuals
2015
Cognition in individuals at risk for Parkinson's: Parkinson associated risk syndrome (PARS) study findings
Chahine M, Weintraub D, Hawkins KA, Siderowf A, Eberly S, Oakes D, Seibyl J, Stern MB, Marek K, Jennings D, Investigators T. Cognition in individuals at risk for Parkinson's: Parkinson associated risk syndrome (PARS) study findings. Movement Disorders 2015, 31: 86-94. PMID: 26293177, PMCID: PMC4827252, DOI: 10.1002/mds.26373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyAttentionCocaineCognition DisordersCohort StudiesExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansLanguageMaleMemoryMiddle AgedNeurogenic BowelNeuropsychological TestsOlfaction DisordersParkinson DiseaseProtein BindingRadiopharmaceuticalsSelf ReportSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurveys and QuestionnairesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVisual PerceptionConceptsExecutive function/Global cognitionRelative impairmentSpecific cognitive domainsSpeed/attentionGlobal cognitive abilityNeuropsychological test batteryLower global cognitionFunction/Cognitive abilitiesCognitive domainsCognitive profileVisuospatial abilitiesLanguage domainsCognitive testingTest batteryCognitionNormative scoresMemoryLower mean scoresHealthy adultsNon-motor featuresIndividualsStudy findingsNon-motor symptoms
2011
Age and Gender but Not Common Chronic Illnesses Predict Odor Identification in Older African Americans
Hawkins KA, Pearlson GD. Age and Gender but Not Common Chronic Illnesses Predict Odor Identification in Older African Americans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2011, 19: 777-782. PMID: 21873833, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181f7d8e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Smell Identification TestOlder African AmericansChronic illnessBSIT scoresHealthy older African AmericansCommon chronic illnessCommon chronic conditionsLoss of smellSmell Identification TestAfrican AmericansSpecific neurodegenerative diseasesThyroid disordersChronic conditionsLimited normative dataClinical utilityOlder subjectsAge 55Odor identificationNeurodegenerative diseasesGeneral communityEarly detectionMinority cohortGlobal cognitionDemographic predictorsIdentification Test