Laura B Zahodne

Summary

Affiliation: University of Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Greater improvement in quality of life following unilateral deep brain stimulation surgery in the globus pallidus as compared to the subthalamic nucleus
    Laura 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
  2. ncbi Components of depression in Parkinson disease
    Laura B Zahodne
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 25:131-7. 2012
  3. ncbi Mood and motor trajectories in Parkinson's disease: multivariate latent growth curve modeling
    Laura 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
  4. ncbi Education does not slow cognitive decline with aging: 12-year evidence from the victoria longitudinal study
    Laura B Zahodne
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 17:1039-46. 2011
  5. ncbi Examination of the Lille Apathy Rating Scale in Parkinson disease
    Laura B Zahodne
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0165, USA
    Mov Disord 24:677-83. 2009
  6. ncbi Cognitive declines one year after unilateral deep brain stimulation surgery in Parkinson's disease: a controlled study using reliable change
    Laura B Zahodne
    Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0165, USA
    Clin Neuropsychol 23:385-405. 2009
  7. ncbi 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
  8. ncbi 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
  9. ncbi The case for testing memory with both stories and word lists prior to dbs surgery for Parkinson's Disease
    Laura B Zahodne
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    Clin Neuropsychol 25:348-58. 2011
  10. ncbi Pathophysiology and treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease: a review
    Laura B Zahodne
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
    Drugs Aging 25:665-82. 2008

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Greater improvement in quality of life following unilateral deep brain stimulation surgery in the globus pallidus as compared to the subthalamic nucleus
    Laura 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...
  2. ncbi Components of depression in Parkinson disease
    Laura 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...
  3. ncbi Mood and motor trajectories in Parkinson's disease: multivariate latent growth curve modeling
    Laura 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...
  4. ncbi Education does not slow cognitive decline with aging: 12-year evidence from the victoria longitudinal study
    Laura 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...
  5. ncbi Examination of the Lille Apathy Rating Scale in Parkinson disease
    Laura 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...
  6. ncbi Cognitive declines one year after unilateral deep brain stimulation surgery in Parkinson's disease: a controlled study using reliable change
    Laura 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...
  7. ncbi 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...
  8. ncbi 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...
  9. ncbi The case for testing memory with both stories and word lists prior to dbs surgery for Parkinson's Disease
    Laura 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...
  10. ncbi Pathophysiology and treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease: a review
    Laura 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...
  11. ncbi 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...
  12. ncbi Parkinson's psychosis
    Laura 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...