2019
Randomized placebo-controlled trial of galantamine in individuals with cocaine use disorder
DeVito EE, Carroll KM, Babuscio T, Nich C, Sofuoglu M. Randomized placebo-controlled trial of galantamine in individuals with cocaine use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 107: 29-37. PMID: 31757262, PMCID: PMC6918721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderSignificant treatment group differencesUse disordersEfficacy of galantamineTreatment-seeking cocaine usersCurrent cocaine use disordersGroup differencesCocaine use outcomesSample of individualsTreatment group differencesComorbid opioid use disorderMethadone-maintained individualsMemory capacityAbstinent individualsCocaine useCognitive improvementCognitive outcomesCocaine use reductionCognitive functionUse outcomesCocaine usersGalantamine groupIndividualsDisordersInitial promise
2015
Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Peterson KA, Housden CR, Killikelly C, DeVito EE, Keong NC, Savulich G, Czosnyka Z, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ. Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus. British Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 30: 38-42. PMID: 25968325, DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1029429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal pressure hydrocephalusMini-Mental State ExaminationApathy Evaluation ScaleGeriatric Depression ScaleShunt surgeryApathetic symptomsPressure hydrocephalusBicaudate ratioSubcortical atrophyCaudate atrophyFunctional outcomeGDS scoresNeurocognitive improvementDepression ScaleCognitive recoveryLevel of apathyState ExaminationVentriculomegalySurgerySymptomsCognitive outcomesHydrocephalusAtrophyEvaluation ScaleGoal-directed behavior