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Premature cognitive decline in specific domains found in young veterans with mTBI coincide with elder normative scores and advanced-age subjects with early-stage Parkinson's disease by Nejtek, Vicki A, James, Rachael N, Salvatore, Michael F, Alphonso, Helene M, Boehm, Gary W

“…Epidemiologists report a 56% increased risk of veterans with (+) mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) developing Parkinson's disease (PD) within 12-years…”
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PINK1 knockout rats show premotor cognitive deficits measured through a complex maze by Soto, Isabel, Nejtek, Vicki A, Siderovski, David P, Salvatore, Michael F

“…Cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a critical premotor sign that may occur in approximately 40% of PD patients up to 10 years prior to clinical…”
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A pilot mobile integrated healthcare program for frequent utilizers of emergency department services by Nejtek, Vicki A., Ph.D, Aryal, Subhash, Ph.D, Talari, Deepika, MBBS, MPH, Wang, Hao, M.D., Ph.D, O'Neill, Liam, Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose To examine whether or not a mobile integrated health (MIH) program may improve health-related quality of life while reducing emergency…”
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Aging-related limit of exercise efficacy on motor decline by Arnold, Jennifer C, Cantu, Mark A, Kasanga, Ella A, Nejtek, Vicki A, Papa, Evan V, Bugnariu, Nicoleta, Salvatore, Michael F

“…Identifying lifestyle strategies and allied neurobiological mechanisms that reduce aging-related motor impairment is imperative, given the accelerating number…”
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The Role of Charity Care and Primary Care Physician Assignment on ED Use in Homeless Patients by Wang, Hao, MD, PhD, Nejtek, Vicki A., PhD, Zieger, Dawn, Robinson, Richard D., MD, Schrader, Chet D., MD, Phariss, Chase, DO, Ku, Jocelyn, DO, Zenarosa, Nestor R., MD

“…Abstract Objective Homeless patients are a vulnerable population with a higher incidence of using the emergency department (ED) for noncrisis care. Multiple…”
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Homelessness and ED use: myths and facts- the author's reply by Wang, Hao, MD, PhD, Nejtek, Vicki A., PhD, Robinson, Richard D., MD

“…[...]questions include the following: (1) where do ill homeless patients go for after-hour nonemergency care and (2) does it make more sense for shelters to…”
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Aging accelerates locomotor decline in PINK1 knockout rats in association with decreased nigral, but not striatal, dopamine and tyrosine hydroxylase expression by Soto, Isabel, McManus, Robert, Navarrete, Walter, Kasanga, Ella A., Doshier, Kirby, Nejtek, Vicki A., Salvatore, Michael F.

“…Parkinson's disease (PD) rodent models provide insight into the relationship between nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) signaling and locomotor function. Although…”
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Nigral-specific increase in ser31 phosphorylation compensates for tyrosine hydroxylase protein and nigrostriatal neuron loss: Implications for delaying parkinsonian signs by Kasanga, Ella A., Han, Yoonhee, Shifflet, Marla K., Navarrete, Walter, McManus, Robert, Parry, Caleb, Barahona, Arturo, Nejtek, Vicki A., Manfredsson, Fredric P., Kordower, Jeffrey H., Richardson, Jason R., Salvatore, Michael F.

“…Compensatory mechanisms that augment dopamine (DA) signaling are thought to mitigate onset of hypokinesia prior to major loss of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in…”
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Moderate intensity aerobic exercise alleviates motor deficits in 6-OHDA lesioned rats and reduces serum levels of biomarkers of Parkinson's disease severity without recovery of striatal dopamine or tyrosine hydroxylase by Kasanga, Ella A., Soto, Isabel, Centner, Ashley, McManus, Robert, Shifflet, Marla K., Navarrete, Walter, Han, Yoonhee, Lisk, Jerome, Ehrhardt, Travis, Wheeler, Ken, Mhatre-Winters, Isha, Richardson, Jason R., Bishop, Christopher, Nejtek, Vicki A., Salvatore, Michael F.

“…Alleviation of motor impairment by aerobic exercise (AE) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients points to activation of neurobiological mechanisms that may be…”
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Prolonged increase in ser31 tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation in substantia nigra following cessation of chronic methamphetamine by Salvatore, Michael F., Nejtek, Vicki A., Khoshbouei, Habibeh

“…•Previous methamphetamine exposure reduced tyrosine hydroxylase expression.•Tyrosine hydroxylase expression was reduced only in somatodendritic…”
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Differential expression of RET and GDNF family receptor, GFR-α1, between striatum and substantia nigra following nigrostriatal lesion: A case for diminished GDNF-signaling by Kasanga, Ella A., Han, Yoonhee, Navarrete, Walter, McManus, Robert, Shifflet, Marla K., Parry, Caleb, Barahona, Arturo, Manfredsson, Fredric P., Nejtek, Vicki A., Richardson, Jason R., Salvatore, Michael F.

“…Although glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) showed efficacy in preclinical and early clinical studies to alleviate parkinsonian signs in…”
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Adolescent mental health: Challenges with maternal noncompliance by Nejtek, Vicki A, Hardy, Sarah, Winter, Scott

“…The leading cause of suicide ideation, attempts, and completion in adolescents is persistent and unresolved parental conflict. National statistics show…”
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Iowa Gambling Task scores predict future drug use in bipolar disorder outpatients with stimulant dependence by Nejtek, Vicki A, Kaiser, Kathryn A, Zhang, Bin, Djokovic, Marija

“…Abstract Poor decision-making is associated with poor recovery in persons with bipolar disorder and drug relapse in persons with stimulant dependence…”
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Establishing Equivalent Aerobic Exercise Parameters Between Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease and Pink1 Knockout Rats by Salvatore, Michael F, Soto, Isabel, Kasanga, Ella A, James, Rachael, Shifflet, Marla K, Doshier, Kirby, Little, Joel T, John, Joshia, Alphonso, Helene M, Cunningham, J Thomas, Nejtek, Vicki A

“…Rodent Parkinson's disease (PD) models are valuable to interrogate neurobiological mechanisms of exercise that mitigate motor impairment. Translating these…”
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Sex disparities in depression prevalence are lost when male-type depression symptoms are considered alongside traditional symptoms by Nejtek, Vicki A

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Roles of disease severity and post-discharge outpatient visits as predictors of hospital readmissions by Wang, Hao, Johnson, Carol, Robinson, Richard D, Nejtek, Vicki A, Schrader, Chet D, Leuck, JoAnna, Umejiego, Johnbosco, Trop, Allison, Delaney, Kathleen A, Zenarosa, Nestor R

“…Risks prediction models of 30-day all-cause hospital readmissions are multi-factorial. Severity of illness (SOI) and risk of mortality (ROM) categorized by All…”
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Do Atypical Antipsychotics Effectively Treat Co-Occurring Bipolar Disorder and Stimulant Dependence? A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial by NEJTEK, Vicki A, AVILA, Matthew, CHEN, Li-Ann, ZIELINSKI, Tanya, DJOKOVIC, Marija, PODAWILTZ, Alan, KAISER, Kathryn, BAE, Sejong, RUSH, A. John

“…The primary objective was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine and risperidone in the treatment of mood symptoms, drug cravings, and drug use…”
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GFR-α1 Expression in Substantia Nigra Increases Bilaterally Following Unilateral Striatal GDNF in Aged Rats and Attenuates Nigral Tyrosine Hydroxylase Loss Following 6‑OHDA Nigrostriatal Lesion by Kasanga, Ella A, Owens, Catherine L, Cantu, Mark A, Richard, Adam D, Davis, Richard W, McDivitt, Lisa M, Blancher, Blake, Pruett, Brandon S, Tan, Christopher, Gajewski, Austin, Manfredsson, Fredric P, Nejtek, Vicki A, Salvatore, Michael F

“…Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) improved motor function in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients in Phase I clinical trials, and these effects…”
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Race- and gender-related differences in clinical characteristics and quality of life among outpatients with psychotic disorders by Nejtek, Vicki A, Allison, Nanette, Hilburn, Craig

“…Historically, the literature suggests that African Americans with mental illness are diagnosed with psychotic disorders at a higher rate and receive higher…”
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High and low emotion events influence emotional stress perceptions and are associated with salivary cortisol response changes in a consecutive stress paradigm by Nejtek, Vicki A.

“…Numerous studies over the last few decades have successfully utilized “psychological” stressors to examine stress-induced cortisol release as a function of the…”
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