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Greater improvement in quality of life following unilateral deep brain stimulation surgery in the globus pallidus as compared to the subthalamic nucleusLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, PO Box 100165, Gainesville, FL 32610 0165, USA
J Neurol 256:1321-9. 2009..Patients receiving GPi DBS reported greater improvements that cannot be explained by differential mood or motor effects; however, verbal fluency changes may have partially contributed to lesser QoL improvements amongst STN patients...
Components of depression in Parkinson diseaseLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 25:131-7. 2012..Future studies should examine the specific neural correlates and treatment response patterns unique to these 3 components...
Mood and motor trajectories in Parkinson's disease: multivariate latent growth curve modelingLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, P O Box 100165, Gainesville, FL 32610 0165, USA
Neuropsychology 26:71-80. 2012..The present study sought to characterize and compare trajectories of apathy, depression, and motor symptoms in PD over 18 months...
Education does not slow cognitive decline with aging: 12-year evidence from the victoria longitudinal studyLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 17:1039-46. 2011..In this large longitudinal cohort, education was related to cognitive performance but unrelated to cognitive decline, supporting the hypothesis of passive cognitive reserve with aging...
Examination of the Lille Apathy Rating Scale in Parkinson diseaseLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0165, USA
Mov Disord 24:677-83. 2009..Although the present study does not compare the LARS to a diagnostic gold standard or promote its utility for diagnosing apathy, it provides further support for the LARS as a promising instrument to examine apathy in PD...
Cognitive declines one year after unilateral deep brain stimulation surgery in Parkinson's disease: a controlled study using reliable changeLaura B Zahodne
Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0165, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 23:385-405. 2009..Finally, use of Reliable Change highlights the impact of individual variability and indicates that fluency declines likely reflect significant changes in a subset of patients who demonstrate a poorer surgical outcome overall...
How cautious should we be when assessing apathy with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale?Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0165, USA
Mov Disord 24:684-8. 2009..g., 3, 4) continues to increase specificity at the expense of dramatically reducing sensitivity. These findings suggest the use of caution when screening for apathy with item 4 due to its poor sensitivity in relation to the AS...
Are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors associated with greater apathy in Parkinson's disease?Laura B Zahodne
Department of Neurology, Center for Movement Disorders and Neuro restoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 24:326-30. 2012..Use of monoamine oxidase B inhibitors was associated with less apathy. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate a potential SSRI-induced apathy syndrome in PD...
The case for testing memory with both stories and word lists prior to dbs surgery for Parkinson's DiseaseLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 25:348-58. 2011..One should not rely solely on a word list task because patients exhibiting poor memory for word lists may perform better with stories and therefore deserve an interdisciplinary discussion for DBS surgery...
Pathophysiology and treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease: a reviewLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Drugs Aging 25:665-82. 2008..Finally, studies in the schizophrenia literature indicate that psychological approaches are effective in psychosis management but, to date, this strategy has been supported only qualitatively in PD, and further studies are warranted...
Course, prognosis, and management of psychosis in Parkinson's disease: are current treatments really effective?Laura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
CNS Spectr 13:26-33. 2008..An emerging treatment option is acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. This article reviews what is currently known about the course, prognosis, and treatment strategies in Parkinson's disease psychosis...
Parkinson's psychosisLaura B Zahodne
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, P O Box 100165, Gainesville, FL, 32610 0165, USA
Curr Treat Options Neurol 12:200-11. 2010..Emerging treatment options include the use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, antidepressants, and cognitive behavioral therapy. This article reviews what is currently known about treatment strategies in PD psychosis...
