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An Indigenous-Led Approach for Regional Knowledge Partnerships in the Kimberley Region of Australia by Austin, B. J., Robinson, C. J., Mathews, D., Oades, D., Wiggin, A., Dobbs, R. J., Lincoln, G., Garnett, S. T.

“…Scientists, Indigenous peoples, and local communities are increasingly seeking to combine their expertise to support sustainable management of…”
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Significantly higher frequency of Helicobacter suis in patients with idiopathic parkinsonism than in control patients by Blaecher, C., Smet, A., Flahou, B., Pasmans, F., Ducatelle, R., Taylor, D., Weller, C., Bjarnason, I., Charlett, A., Lawson, A. J., Dobbs, R. J., Dobbs, S. M., Haesebrouck, F.

“…Summary Background There is increased proportional mortality from Parkinson's disease amongst livestock farmers. The hypokinesia of Parkinson's disease has…”
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Association of circulating TNF-α and IL-6 with ageing and parkinsonism by Dobbs, R. J., Charlett, A., Purkiss, A. G., Dobbs, S. M., Weller, C., Peterson, D. W.

“…Introduction ‐ We propose that the increase in TNF‐α and IL‐6 in the brain in idiopathic parkinsonism is in response to a peripheral immune/ inflammatory…”
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Link between Helicobacter pylori infection and idiopathic parkinsonism by Dobbs, S.M., Dobbs, R.J., Weller, C., Charlett, A.

“…The conventional concept for an environmental cause of idiopathic parkinsonism is an insult (e.g. neurotoxin or encephalitis), superimposed on age-related…”
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Parkinsonism: siblings share Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and facets of syndrome by Charlett, A., Dobbs, R. J., Dobbs, S. M., Weller, C., Brady, P., Peterson, D.W.

“…Objective ‐ Given a history of peptic ulcer is more frequent in parkinsonism, to investigate the role of Helicobacter pylori in its pathogenesis and of…”
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Cortisol is higher in parkinsonism and associated with gait deficit by Charlett, A., Dobbs, R. J., Purkiss, A. G., Wrighe, D. J., Peterson, D. W., Weller, C., Dobbs, S. M.

“…Introduction– We propose an active pathogenic mechanism, involving circulating cortisol, in parkinsonism. Materials and methods– Serum cortisol was measured in…”
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Parkinsonism: differential age‐trend in Helicobacter pylori antibody by DOBBS, R. J, CHARLETT, A, DOBBS, S. M, WELLER, C, PETERSON, D. W

“…Background: Parkinsonism is associated with prodromal peptic ulceration. Dopamine antagonists provoke experimental ulcer, dopaminergic agents protect, and…”
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Objective measurement of activation of rigidity: diagnostic, pathogenetic and therapeutic implications in parkinsonism by KIROLLOS, C., CHARLETT, A., O'NEILL, C. J. A., KOSIK, R., MOZOL, K., PURKISS, A. G., BOWES, S. G., NICHOLSON, P. W., HUNT, W. B., WELLER, C., DOBBS, S. M., DOBBS, R. J.

“…1Quantification of the effect on rigidity of its ‘activation’, by isometric grip, of standardized pressure, of the contralateral hand, was explored. Torque…”
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Is This Walk Normal? by DOBBS, R. J., CHARLETT, A., BOWES, S. G., O'NEILL, C. J. A., WELLER, C., HUGHES, J., DOBBS, S. M.

“…Data from 144 volunteers, aged 30–89 years, judged to be healthy according to stated criteria, are used to construct speed and height-specific reference ranges…”
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Downward Shift in Serum IgM with Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity by Dobbs, R.J., Dobbs, S.M., Charlett, A., Weller, C.

“…Objective: To determine whether Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with premature immune ageing, with respect to circulating immunoglobulins. Methods:…”
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Hypothesis: Age-associated Changes in Gait Represent, in Part, a Tendency towards Parkinsonism by DOBBS, R. J., LUBEL, D. D., CHARLETT, A., BOWES, S. G., O'NEILL, C. J. A., WELLER, C., DOBBS, S. M.

“…In 144 healthy, active, asymptomatic volunteers (aged 30–88 years), age explained 33% of the variance in free walking speed. This could not be ascribed simply…”
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Hypothesis: the bradyphrenia of parkinsonism is a nosological entity by Dobbs, R J, Bowes, S G, Charlett, A, Henley, M, Frith, C, Dickins, J, Dobbs, S M

“…Reaction time was studied in 103 subjects with idiopathic parkinsonism and 144 without. Central processing time, as measured by the response to a warning, had…”
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Quantification of the Cardinal Signs of Parkinsonism and of Associated Disability in Spouses of Sufferers by KIROLLOS, C., O'NEILL, C. J. A., DOBBS, R. J., CHARLETT, A., BOWES, S. G., WELLER, C., PURKISS, A. G., HUNT, W. B., DOBBS, S. M.

“…Work on the causation of idiopathic parkinsonism is limited by relying on gross clinical definition and lack of studies in the old. A prognostic index for…”
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Multi‐centre trials: U‐turns by bandwagons and the patient left by the wayside by Dobbs, S M, Dobbs, R J, Charlett, A

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Could seborrhoeic dermatitis be implicated in the pathogenesis of parkinsonism? by O'Neill, C J, Richardson, M D, Charlett, A, McHugh, L, Bowes, S G, Purkiss, A G, Weller, C, Dobbs, S M, Dobbs, R J

“…The spouses of a group of aged sufferers have been demonstrated to have multifarious differences relevant to parkinsonism from matched controls, which were…”
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Reduced Axial Rotation in the Spouses of Sufferers from Clinical Idiopathic Parkinsonism by WELLER, C., NICHOLSON, P. W., DOBBS, S. M., BOWES, S. G., PURKISS, A., DOBBS, R. J.

“…Axial rotation during recumbency was used to quantify the tendency towards parkinsonism with respect to one cardinal sign, brady/hypokinesia. Twenty-four…”
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Gait on a Shoestring: Falls and Foot Separation in Parkinsonism by WELLER, C., HUMPHREY, S. J. E., KIROLLOS, C., BOWES, S. G., CHARLETT, A., DOBBS, S. M., DOBBS, R. J.

“…A novel device for monitoring gait, which can be used in confined spaces, is described. In addition to distance/time assessment of gait, it measures foot…”
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Assessment of the bradyphrenia of parkinsonism: a novel use of delayed auditory feedback by Dobbs, R J, Bowes, S G, Henley, M, Charlett, A, O'Neill, C J, Dickins, J, Nicholson, P W, Dobbs, S M

“…Sufferers from parkinsonism have difficulty shifting or developing an appropriate mental set. Delayed auditory feedback may, therefore, disrupt their speech…”
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Objective evidence for tolerance, against a background of improvement, during maintenance therapy with controlled release levodopa/carbidopa by BOWES, S. G, DOBBS, R. J, HENLEY, M, CHARLETT, A, O'NEILL, C. J. A, NICHOLSON, P. W, PURKISS, A. G, WELLER, C, DOBBS, S. M

“…We have investigated whether the potential benefits of a controlled release formulation of levodopa (200 mg)/carbidopa (50 mg), Sinemet CR, are realised during…”
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Response of forearm resistance vessels to verapamil and sodium nitroprusside in normotensive and hypertensive men: evidence for a functional abnormality of vascular smooth muscle in primary hypertension by Robinson, B F, Dobbs, R J, Bayley, S

“…1. The response of the forearm resistance vessels to local intra-arterial infusion of verapamil and sodium nitroprusside has been assessed by a…”
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