2015
Cognitive performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms in early, untreated Parkinson's disease
Weintraub D, Simuni T, Caspell‐Garcia C, Coffey C, Lasch S, Siderowf A, Aarsland D, Barone P, Burn D, Chahine M, Eberling J, Espay AJ, Foster ED, Leverenz JB, Litvan I, Richard I, Troyer MD, Hawkins KA, Initiative T. Cognitive performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms in early, untreated Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders 2015, 30: 919-927. PMID: 25737166, PMCID: PMC4855523, DOI: 10.1002/mds.26170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's Progression Markers InitiativeNeuropsychiatric symptomsPD patientsHealthy controlsProgression Markers InitiativeParkinson's diseaseCognitive impairmentUntreated PD patientsDopamine replacement therapySignificant depressive symptomsGroup differencesSymptoms of depressionQuality of lifeMild cognitive impairmentUntreated patientsDisease courseReplacement therapyICD symptomsControl disordersDepressive symptomsGeneral populationPatientsMeeting criteriaMulti-site studyBiological predictors
2012
Glycine treatment of the risk syndrome for psychosis: Report of two pilot studies
Woods SW, Walsh BC, Hawkins KA, Miller TJ, Saksa JR, D'Souza DC, Pearlson GD, Javitt DC, McGlashan TH, Krystal JH. Glycine treatment of the risk syndrome for psychosis: Report of two pilot studies. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 23: 931-940. PMID: 23089076, PMCID: PMC4028140, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot studyRisk syndromeSyndrome patientsNegative symptomsShort-term pilot studyEffect sizeAdjunctive antipsychotic medicationOpen-label studyPatients meeting criteriaNMDA receptor functionDurability of effectPsychosis risk symptomsGlycine site agonistsGroup effect sizesWeeks of evaluationAntipsychotic medicationSyndrome subjectsPromising effect sizesTreatment needsLarge effect sizesMeeting criteriaCognitive impairmentReduced symptomsReceptor functionSymptoms