H H Fernandez

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The course of tardive dyskinesia and parkinsonism in psychiatric inpatients: 14-year follow-up
    H H Fernandez
    Division of Neurology, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860, USA
    Neurology 56:805-7. 2001
  2. ncbi Is altropane SPECT more sensitive to fluoroDOPA PET for detecting early Parkinson's disease?
    H H Fernandez
    Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
    Med Sci Monit 7:1339-43. 2001
  3. ncbi Predictors of depressive symptoms among spouse caregivers in Parkinson's disease
    H H Fernandez
    Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Mov Disord 16:1123-5. 2001

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Publications3

  1. ncbi The course of tardive dyskinesia and parkinsonism in psychiatric inpatients: 14-year follow-up
    H H Fernandez
    Division of Neurology, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860, USA
    Neurology 56:805-7. 2001
    ..8 versus 6.3; p < 0.001) were noted between 1984 and 1998. Over a 14-year period, tardive dyskinesia improved and parkinsonism worsened in patients who continued to receive neuroleptic drugs...
  2. ncbi Is altropane SPECT more sensitive to fluoroDOPA PET for detecting early Parkinson's disease?
    H H Fernandez
    Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
    Med Sci Monit 7:1339-43. 2001
    ..When radiolabeled with the gamma emitting isotope [123I], altropane serves as a SPECT ligand with high affinity and selectivity for the dopamine transporter. It is a good marker for dopamine neurons and is useful in detecting PD...
  3. ncbi Predictors of depressive symptoms among spouse caregivers in Parkinson's disease
    H H Fernandez
    Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Mov Disord 16:1123-5. 2001
    ..17; P = 0.003). No difference was noted with hallucinations, delusions or incontinence. We concluded that the duration of PD appears to be the strongest predictor of depressive symptoms among spouse-caregivers in this small cohort...