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Caregivers' judgments of the functional abilities of the Alzheimer's disease patient: a comparison of proxy reports and objective measuresD A Loewenstein
Center for Adult Development and Aging and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 56:P78-84. 2001....- The use of amnestic and nonamnestic composite measures at different thresholds in the neuropsychological diagnosis of MCIDavid A Loewenstein
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 29:300-7. 2007..3%) and the composite measure of both impaired memory and nonmemory measures (sensitivity of 85.0%/specificity of 100%) had high levels of discrimination and may have utility as indices of early impairment as well as severity of MCI... - Stability of neurocognitive impairment in different subtypes of mild cognitive impairmentDavid A Loewenstein
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 23:82-6. 2007.... - Using different memory cutoffs to assess mild cognitive impairmentDavid A Loewenstein
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:911-9. 2006.... - Cognitive profiles in Alzheimer's disease and in mild cognitive impairment of different etiologiesDavid A Loewenstein
Wein Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Fla, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 21:309-15. 2006..MCI-AD and MCI-vascular patients frequently exhibit both common and overlapping amnestic and nonamnestic features. The implication of these findings for future clinical research is discussed... - Cognitive rehabilitation of mildly impaired Alzheimer disease patients on cholinesterase inhibitorsDavid A Loewenstein
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 12:395-402. 2004..The authors evaluated the efficacy of a new cognitive rehabilitation program on memory and functional performance of mildly impaired Alzheimer disease (AD) patients receiving a cholinesterase inhibitor... - Semantic interference in mild Alzheimer disease: preliminary findingsDavid A Loewenstein
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:252-5. 2003..The authors evaluated the usefulness and psychometric properties of the Semantic Interference Test (SIT) in patients with mild Alzheimer disease (AD)... - Semantic interference deficits and the detection of mild Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment without dementiaDavid A Loewenstein
Department of Psychiatry, Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 10:91-100. 2004..6% and specificity of 96.2% in differentiating mild AD patients from normal older adults. Susceptibility to proactive semantic interference may be an early cognitive feature of MCI and AD patients presenting for clinical evaluation... 
Cognitive and structural magnetic resonance imaging features of Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's diseaseMiriam Jocelyn Rodriguez
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
Alzheimers Dement 8:211-8. 2012....- The effect of a memory screening program on the early diagnosis of Alzheimer diseaseWarren W Barker
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 19:1-7. 2005..Alzheimer Disease (AD) is often diagnosed at a moderately advanced stage, even though its early detection has become increasingly important, because of the continuing development of treatments that may improve its outcome... 
Depression and risk for Alzheimer disease: systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression analysisRaymond L Ownby
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla 33140, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:530-8. 2006..A history of depression may increase risk for developing Alzheimer disease (AD) later in life. Clarifying this relation might improve understanding of risk factors for and disease mechanisms in AD...- A clinical perspective of mild cognitive impairment: what radiologists should knowRanjan Duara
Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 15:779-88, x. 2005..Treatment trials show no disease-modifying effect. The radiologists' role is to determine whether or not the hallmarks of degenerative and vascular disease of the brain are present, aiding in the diagnosis of the cause of MCI... - A comparative analysis of structural brain MRI in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's diseaseJason Appel
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Wien Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Behav Neurol 21:13-9. 2009..Multiple neuroimaging methods utilizing visual rating scales, volumetric measurements, and automated methods have been developed to identify, quantify, and track anatomic sequelae of Alzheimer's Disease... - The basis for disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease: the Sixth Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment SymposiumRanjan Duara
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
Alzheimers Dement 5:66-74. 2009..The issues were discussed from multiple perspectives by a panel that included a lay representative, neurologist, psychiatrist, primary care physician, and a psychosocial researcher... - Relative frequencies of Alzheimer disease, Lewy body, vascular and frontotemporal dementia, and hippocampal sclerosis in the State of Florida Brain BankWarren W Barker
Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 16:203-12. 2002..These estimates of the a priori probabilities of dementing disorders have implications for clinicians and researchers... - Nonpharmacological cognitive interventions in aging and dementiaAmarilis Acevedo
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 20:239-49. 2007..It is concluded that cognitive interventions in the elderly show considerable promise and deserve further study... - Vulnerability to proactive semantic interference and progression to dementia among older adults with mild cognitive impairmentDavid A Loewenstein
Wein Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 24:363-8. 2007..Vulnerability to proactive interference may be an early manifestation of an early dementing process and may have utility in predicting future progression to dementia... - Influence of sociodemographic variables on neuropsychological test performance in Spanish-speaking older adultsAmarilis Acevedo
Center on Aging and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33140, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 29:530-44. 2007..These results underscore the impact of educational attainment on neuropsychological test performance among the cognitively normal Spanish-speaking older adult... - Caregiver appraisals of functional dependence in individuals with dementia and associated caregiver upset: psychometric properties of a new scale and response patterns by caregiver and care recipient characteristicsLaura N Gitlin
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
J Aging Health 17:148-71. 2005..DISCUSSION: The CAFU is easily administered, reliable, and valid for evaluating appraisals of dependencies and upsetting care areas... - Conversion to dementia among two groups with cognitive impairment. A preliminary reportCheryl A Luis
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Fla 33140, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 18:307-13. 2004..To determine the conversion rates to dementia in patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) thought to be caused by incipient Alzheimer's disease (MCI-AD) or with MCI with features of vascular disease (MCI-Vas)... - Psychiatric aspects of mild cognitive impairmentElizabeth A Crocco
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, MRI Building, 2nd Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 7:32-6. 2005..This article presents current information on psychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment, their suggested role in the pathophysiology of AD and future research considerations on the subject... - Assessing the cognitive abilities that differentiate patients with Alzheimer's disease from normals: single and multiple factor modelsRaymond L Ownby
Center on Aging and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33140, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:232-42. 2004..As deficits in cognitive abilities may reflect the pathological process or processes occurring in AD, determination of the structure of abilities in AD is important... - Performance on the Boston Naming Test in English-Spanish bilingual older adults: some considerationsAmarilis Acevedo
Center on Aging and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 13:212-4; discussion 215-8. 2007..In light of the methodology employed, we weigh different potential interpretations of the findings and make recommendations for future studies... - Towards an earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (Proceedings of the 5th MCI Symposium, 2007)Lisa J Bain
Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 22:99-110. 2008..As was intended, the symposium delivered no consensus; however, there was substantial support for the idea that AD can and probably should be diagnosed before the onset of dementia, particularly as new interventions become available... - The effect of a family therapy and technology-based intervention on caregiver depressionCarl Eisdorfer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1695 N W 9th Avenue, Suite 3204, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Gerontologist 43:521-31. 2003....
Research Grants
- NEW COGNITIVE TREATMENT FOR EARLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEDavid Loewenstein; Fiscal Year: 2003..In addition to the direct benefit to AD patients, the proposed cognitive rehabilitation intervention is also expected to reduce the caregiver's perceived burden and psychological distress. ..
- Semantic Interference and Early Detection of DementiaDavid Loewenstein; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..