2018
Demoralization in Parkinson disease
Koo BB, Chow CA, Shah DR, Khan FH, Steinberg B, Derlein D, Nalamada K, Para KS, Kakade VM, Patel AS, de Figueiredo JM, Louis ED. Demoralization in Parkinson disease. Neurology 2018, 90: e1613-e1617. PMID: 29618626, PMCID: PMC5931805, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease Rating ScaleParkinson's diseasePD cohortPatient Health Questionnaire-9 scoreOutpatient movement disorder clinicYounger ageUnified Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleParkinson's Disease Rating ScaleMovement Disorders ClinicPart III scoreStepwise logistic regressionOverall cohortMotor dysfunctionDisorders ClinicDiagnostic criteriaTreatment approachesScale scoreLogistic regressionRating ScaleCohortControl participantsMarital statusPsychosomatic researchDepressed individualsDepression
2014
Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep and Prevalent Hypertension in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Koo BB, Sillau S, Dean DA, Lutsey PL, Redline S. Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep and Prevalent Hypertension in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Hypertension 2014, 65: 70-77. PMID: 25287399, PMCID: PMC4268086, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.04193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressurePLMS-arousal indexPeriodic limb movementsPrevalent hypertensionBlood pressureOverall cohortPLMS indexArousal indexObserved systolic blood pressureLimb movementsCardiovascular risk factorsBlood pressure outcomesApnea-hypopnea indexCommunity-dwelling menBody mass indexType/doseMulti-Ethnic StudyRace/ethnicityAntihypertensive medicationsPLMS frequencyDiastolic BPMass indexPressure outcomesRisk factorsSBP values