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Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI scans and the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease by DUARA, R, LOEWENSTEIN, D. A, SCHOFIELD, E, WU, Y, POTTER, H, POTTER, E, APPEL, J, GREIG, M. T, URS, R, SHEN, Q, RAJ, A, SMALL, B, BARKER, W

“…Despite convenience, accessibility, and strong correlation to severity of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology, medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) has not been…”
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Mild cognitive impairment: directions for future research by Luis, C A, Loewenstein, D A, Acevedo, A, Barker, W W, Duara, R

“…Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an intermediate state between normal aging and dementia, is characterized by acquired cognitive deficits, without significant…”
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Association of White Matter Hyperintensity Measurements on Brain MR Imaging with Cognitive Status, Medial Temporal Atrophy, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Appel, J, Potter, E, Bhatia, N, Shen, Q, Zhao, W, Greig, M.T, Raj, A, Barker, W.W, Potter, H, Schofield, E, Wu, Y, Loewenstein, D.A, Duara, R

“…White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are frequently characterized as markers of cerebrovascular disease, whereas medial temporal atrophy (MTA) is a recognized…”
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Caregivers' judgments of the functional abilities of the Alzheimer's disease patient : A comparison of proxy reports and objective measures by LOEWENSTEIN, David A, ARGÜELLES, Soledad, BRAVO, Marina, FREEMAN, Rhonda Q, ARGÜELLES, Trinidad, ACEVEDO, Amarilis, EISDORFER, Carl

“…The assessment of functional capacity is essential for the diagnosis of dementia by DSM-IV criteria and has important implications for patient intervention and…”
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Alzheimer's disease: Interaction of apolipoprotein E genotype, family history of dementia, gender, education, ethnicity, and age of onset by Duara, R, Barker, W W, Lopez-Alberola, R, Loewenstein, D A, Grau, L B, Gilchrist, D, Sevush, S, St. George-Hyslop, P H

“…We evaluated 197 patients with predominantly late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) who belonged to several ethnic groups and analyzed the relationship of age of…”
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A cross-ethnic analysis of risk factors for AD in white Hispanics and white non-Hispanics by HARWOOD, D. G, BARKER, W. W, LOEWENSTEIN, D. A, OWNBY, R. L, GEORGE-HYSLOP, P. S, MULLAN, M, DUARA, R

“…The prevalence of AD appears to vary widely in different ethnic groups. Certain risk factors for AD are well established for the general population, but there…”
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Effect of age, ethnicity, sex, cognitive status and APOE genotype on amyloid load and the threshold for amyloid positivity by Duara, R, Loewenstein, D A, Lizarraga, G, Adjouadi, M, Barker, W W, Greig-Custo, M T, Rosselli, M, Penate, A, Shea, Y F, Behar, R, Ollarves, A, Robayo, C, Hanson, K, Marsiske, M, Burke, S, Ertekin-Taner, N, Vaillancourt, D, De Santi, S, Golde, T, St, DeKosky

“…The threshold for amyloid positivity by visual assessment on PET has been validated by comparison to amyloid load measured histopathologically and…”
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A comparison of familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease by DUARA, R, LOPEZ-ALBEROLA, R. F, BARKER, W. W, LOEWENSTEIN, D. A, ZATINSKY, M, EISDORFER, C. E, WEINBERG, G. B

“…Using a liberal criterion, a conservative probability-based criterion, and a criterion for autosomal dominant inheritance, we classified 36%, 13.5%, and 6.4%…”
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A Novel Computerized Cognitive Stress Test to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment by Curiel Cid, Rosie E., Crocco, E. A., Kitaigorodsky, M., Beaufils, L., Peña, P. A., Grau, G., Visser, U., Loewenstein, D. A.

“…Background The Loewenstein Acevedo Scales of Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L) is a novel and increasingly employed instrument that has outperformed…”
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Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment is Characterized by the Inability to Recover from Proactive Semantic Interference across Multiple Learning Trials by Loewenstein, David A., Curiel Cid, R. E., Kitaigorodsky, M., Crocco, E. A., Zheng, D. D., Gorman, K. L.

“…Background Difficulties in inhibition and self-monitoring are early features of incipient Alzheimer’s disease and may manifest as susceptibility to proactive…”
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Depressive symptomatology in first-degree family caregivers of Alzheimer disease patients: a cross-ethnic comparison by Harwood, D G, Barker, W W, Cantillon, M, Loewenstein, D A, Ownby, R, Duara, R

“…This study investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms among White Hispanic (WH) and White non-Hispanic (WNH) first-degree family caregivers. We…”
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An Evaluation of the NINCDS-ADRDA Neuropsychological Criteria for the Assessment of Alzheimers Disease: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Single Versus Multi-Factor Models by Loewenstein, David A., Ownby, Raymond M.D., Schram, Lynn, Acevedo, Amarilis, Rubert, Mark, Argelles, Trinidad

“…Neuropsychological test batteries are frequently used to assess the nature and severity of cognitive deficits among patients with early Alzheimers Disease (AD)…”
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MR signal abnormalities in memory disorder and dementia by Bowen, BC, Barker, WW, Loewenstein, DA, Sheldon, J, Duara, R

“…MR imaging of the brain, performed in 86 normal subjects and 113 patients with objective memory disorder or dementia, demonstrated white- and gray-matter areas…”
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The Effect of a Family Therapy and Technology-Based Intervention on Caregiver Depression by Eisdorfer, Carl, Czaja, Sara J., Loewenstein, David A., Rubert, Mark P., Argüelles, Soledad, Mitrani, Victoria B., Szapocznik, José

“…Purpose: The majority of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are cared for at home by a family member such as a spouse or daughter. Caregiving places…”
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Cerebral metabolic effects of a verbal fluency test: a PET scan study by Parks, R W, Loewenstein, D A, Dodrill, K L, Barker, W W, Yoshii, F, Chang, J Y, Emran, A, Apicella, A, Sheramata, W A, Duara, R

“…Sixteen normal volunteers were studied with [F-18] fluorodeoxyglucose and positron emission tomography scans during behavioral activation with a verbal fluency…”
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Category fluency test: normative data for English- and Spanish-speaking elderly by Acevedo, A, Loewenstein, D A, Barker, W W, Harwood, D G, Luis, C, Bravo, M, Hurwitz, D A, Aguero, H, Greenfield, L, Duara, R

“…Category fluency tasks are an important component of neuropsychological assessment, especially when evaluating for dementia syndromes. The growth in the number…”
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Viability of neocortical function shown in behavioral activation state PET studies in Alzheimer disease by Duara, R, Barker, W W, Chang, J, Yoshii, F, Loewenstein, D A, Pascal, S

“…Twenty subjects with mildly to moderately severe Alzheimer disease (AD) and 14 normal elderly control subjects were studied using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose and…”
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Cerebrocerebellar relationship during behavioral activation: a PET study by Barker, W W, Yoshii, F, Loewenstein, D A, Chang, J Y, Apicella, A, Pascal, S, Boothe, T E, Ginsberg, M D, Duara, R

“…The effect of behavioral activation on cerebral and cerebellar glucose metabolism was studied in normal subjects when performing either a verbal memory task or…”
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The occurrence of different intrusive errors in patients with Alzheimer's disease, multiple cerebral infarctions, and major depression by Loewenstein, D A, D'Elia, L, Guterman, A, Eisdorfer, C, Wilkie, F, LaRue, A, Mintzer, J, Duara, R

“…Recent evidence suggests that specific types of intrusive errors may occur more often in the protocols of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients than in those of…”
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MR signal abnormalities in memory disorder and dementia by Bowen, BC, Barker, WW, Loewenstein, DA, Sheldon, J, Duara, R

“…MR imaging of the brain, performed in 86 normal subjects and 113 patients with objective memory disorder or dementia, demonstrated white- and gray-matter areas…”
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