2017
Hyperinsulinemia and elevated systolic blood pressure independently predict white matter hyperintensities with associated cognitive decrement in the middle-aged offspring of dementia patients
Hawkins KA, Emadi N, Pearlson GD, Winkler AM, Taylor B, Dulipsingh L, King D, Pittman B, Blank K. Hyperinsulinemia and elevated systolic blood pressure independently predict white matter hyperintensities with associated cognitive decrement in the middle-aged offspring of dementia patients. Metabolic Brain Disease 2017, 32: 849-857. PMID: 28255864, DOI: 10.1007/s11011-017-9980-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureWMH volumeVascular riskBlood pressurePlasma insulinDementia patientsMRI white matter hyperintensity volumeCognitive declineElevated systolic blood pressureSmall dense LDL-cholesterolWhite matter hyperintensity volumeH systolic BPIndependent risk factorDense LDL cholesterolCognitive decrementsBody mass indexWhite matter damageWhite matter hyperintensitiesApoE ε4 effectMiddle-aged offspringCerebral infarctsLifestyle modificationAggressive treatmentCerebrovascular damageLDL cholesterol
2015
RBANS Norms based on the Relationship of Age, Gender, Education, and WRAT-3 Reading to Performance within an Older African American Sample
Andreotti C, Hawkins KA. RBANS Norms based on the Relationship of Age, Gender, Education, and WRAT-3 Reading to Performance within an Older African American Sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2015, 29: 442-465. PMID: 26035646, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2015.1039589.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Mini-Mental State Exam Performance of Older African Americans: Effect of Age, Gender, Education, Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Inclusion of Serial 7s Subtraction Versus “World” Backward on Score
Hawkins KA, Cromer JR, Piotrowski AS, Pearlson GD. Mini-Mental State Exam Performance of Older African Americans: Effect of Age, Gender, Education, Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Inclusion of Serial 7s Subtraction Versus “World” Backward on Score. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2011, 26: 645-652. PMID: 21813555, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research