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
2012
Impaired olfaction and other prodromal features in the Parkinson At‐Risk Syndrome study
Siderowf A, Jennings D, Eberly S, Oakes D, Hawkins KA, Ascherio A, Stern MB, Marek K, Investigators T. Impaired olfaction and other prodromal features in the Parkinson At‐Risk Syndrome study. Movement Disorders 2012, 27: 406-412. PMID: 22237833, PMCID: PMC6342466, DOI: 10.1002/mds.24892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCohort StudiesConstipationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMood DisordersOlfaction DisordersParkinson DiseaseRisk FactorsConceptsNonmotor featuresProdromal featuresOlfactory testingRapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder symptomsSyndrome StudyPennsylvania Smell Identification TestDopamine transporter imagingPercent of subjectsSmell Identification TestRisk of PDFuture neurodegenerationHyposmic subjectsOlfactory dysfunctionImpaired olfactionTransporter imagingMotor functionMotor featuresSmell testNeurological diagnosisUndiagnosed individualsHyposmiaScreening testSpecific markersDisorder symptomsFurther assessment
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