2018
Structural correlates of cognitive impairment in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Peterson KA, Mole TB, Keong NCH, DeVito EE, Savulich G, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ. Structural correlates of cognitive impairment in normal pressure hydrocephalus. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 2018, 139: 305-312. PMID: 30428124, PMCID: PMC6492129, DOI: 10.1111/ane.13052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal pressure hydrocephalusNPH patientsNeuropsychiatric symptomsPressure hydrocephalusNeuropsychiatric measuresNeuropsychological testsStructure volumesStriatal volume lossDeep gray matter structuresMeasures of apathySubcortical deep gray matter structuresT1-weighted magnetic resonanceGray matter structuresNAcc volumeSmaller caudateNeuropsychiatric changesHealthy controlsPathological basisNPH groupCaudate nucleusNucleus accumbensCaudate volumePatientsSubcortical regionsCognitive impairment
2017
Diffusion tensor imaging profiles reveal specific neural tract distortion in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Keong NC, Pena A, Price SJ, Czosnyka M, Czosnyka Z, DeVito EE, Housden CR, Sahakian BJ, Pickard JD. Diffusion tensor imaging profiles reveal specific neural tract distortion in normal pressure hydrocephalus. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0181624. PMID: 28817574, PMCID: PMC5560677, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal pressure hydrocephalusWhite matter injuryDiffusion tensor imagingPressure hydrocephalusInternal capsulePosterior limbDTI measuresPatterns of injuryDifferent white matter tractsNon-invasive biomarkersWhite matter tractsInferior longitudinal fasciculusClinical outcomesInjury patternsNPH patientsEarly diagnosisLongitudinal fasciculusAxial diffusivityTensor imagingInjuryHydrocephalusPatientsImaging profileIndividual tractsTract
2016
Anticipatory reward processing among cocaine-dependent individuals with and without concurrent methadone-maintenance treatment: Relationship to treatment response
Yip SW, DeVito EE, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Anticipatory reward processing among cocaine-dependent individuals with and without concurrent methadone-maintenance treatment: Relationship to treatment response. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 166: 134-142. PMID: 27430401, PMCID: PMC5082418, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentCocaine-dependent individualsBOLD responseCocaine dependenceSignificant public health problemMethadone-maintained individualsMethadone-maintained populationsMethadone-maintained patientsElevated relapse ratesPublic health problemCocaine-negative urinesCocaine-dependent patientsAnticipatory reward processingPosterior cingulate cortexLoss processingDuration of abstinenceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCD patientsRelapse rateWhole-brain ANOVAInferior frontal gyrusTreatment outcomesRight caudateHealthy comparison participantsPatients
2014
Hippocampal volume mediates the relationship between measures of pre-treatment cocaine use and within-treatment cocaine abstinence
Xu J, Kober H, Wang X, DeVito EE, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Hippocampal volume mediates the relationship between measures of pre-treatment cocaine use and within-treatment cocaine abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 143: 74-80. PMID: 25115748, PMCID: PMC4165405, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent patientsHippocampal volumeTreatment outcomesCocaine useCocaine use severityCocaine-negative urine samplesGreater hippocampal volumePoor treatment outcomesPatient groupTreatment trialsContinuous abstinenceHigh-resolution magnetic resonance brain imagesTreatment responseIndividualized treatmentHealthy comparison individualsPatientsCocaine abstinenceCocaine dependenceBehavioral therapyCocaine-related cuesMore daysUrine samplesContingency managementSignificant differencesSignificant correlation