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
2015
RBANS Norms based on the Relationship of Age, Gender, Education, and WRAT-3 Reading to Performance within an Older African American Sample
Andreotti C, Hawkins KA. RBANS Norms based on the Relationship of Age, Gender, Education, and WRAT-3 Reading to Performance within an Older African American Sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2015, 29: 442-465. PMID: 26035646, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2015.1039589.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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