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Cardiovascular risk factors and small vessel disease of the brain: Blood pressure, white matter lesions, and functional decline in older persons by Abraham, Hazel Mae A, Wolfson, Leslie, Moscufo, Nicola, Guttmann, Charles R G, Kaplan, Richard F, White, William B

“…Several potential vascular risk factors exist for the development and accumulation of subcortical white matter disease in older people. We have reported that…”
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Consensus statement for diagnosis of subcortical small vessel disease by Korczyn, Amos D, O], [A.

“…Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is the diagnostic term used to describe a heterogeneous group of sporadic and hereditary diseases of the large and small…”
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Functional Reach of Older Adults: Normative Reference Values Based on New and Published Data by Bohannon, Richard W, Wolfson, Leslie I, White, William B

“…Abstract Objectives : To provide normative reference values for the standing functional reach test for older adults. Design : Observational study and…”
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Timed mobility: description of measurement, performance, and dimensionality among older adults by Bohannon, Richard W, Wolfson, Leslie I, White, William B

“…To describe the measurement, performance, and dimensionality of five timed mobility activities completed by older adults. Cross-sectional observational study…”
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Decreasing Fall Risk: Intensive Cognitive Training and Blood Pressure Control by Manning, Kevin J., Wolfson, Leslie I.

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The Blood-Brain Barrier: Geriatric Relevance of a Critical Brain-Body Interface by Zeevi, Neer, Pachter, Joel, McCullough, Louise D., Wolfson, Leslie, Kuchel, George A.

“…The blood–brain barrier (BBB) represents the interface between the brain and other body tissues. Its ability to protect the brain from harmful compounds has…”
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Mobility Assessment: Sensitivity and Specificity of Measurement Sets in Older Adults by Panzer, Victoria P., PhD, Wakefield, Dorothy B., MS, Hall, Charles B., PhD, Wolfson, Leslie I., MD

“…Abstract Panzer VP, Wakefield DB, Hall CB, Wolfson LI. Mobility assessment: sensitivity and specificity of measurement sets in older adults. Objective To…”
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Longitudinal microstructural changes of cerebral white matter and their association with mobility performance in older persons by Moscufo, Nicola, Wakefield, Dorothy B, Meier, Dominik S, Cavallari, Michele, Guttmann, Charles R G, White, William B, Wolfson, Leslie

“…Mobility impairment in older persons is associated with brain white matter hyperintensities (WMH), a common finding in magnetic resonance images and one…”
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An Obese Body Mass Increases the Adverse Effects of HIV/AIDS on Balance and Gait by Bauer, Lance O, Wu, Zhao, Wolfson, Leslie I

“…Balance and gait problems have been detected among patients with HIV/AIDS. The extent to which these problems are exacerbated by either frailty or obesity has…”
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White Matter Hyperintensities Predict Functional Decline in Voiding, Mobility, and Cognition in Older Adults by Wakefield, Dorothy B., Moscufo, Nicola, Guttmann, Charles R., Kuchel, George A., Kaplan, Richard F., Pearlson, Godfrey, Wolfson, Leslie

“…OBJECTIVES: To compare magnetic resonance imaging data with functional assessments of mobility, urinary control, and cognition to determine common or…”
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INtensive versus Standard Ambulatory Blood Pressure Lowering to Prevent Functional DeclINe In The ElderlY (INFINITY) by White, William B., MD, Marfatia, Ravi, MD, Schmidt, Julia, BA, Wakefield, Dorothy B., MS, Kaplan, Richard F., PhD, Bohannon, Richard W., EdD, Hall, Charles B., PhD, Guttmann, Charles R., MD, Moscufo, Nicola, PhD, Fellows, Douglas, MD, Wolfson, Leslie, MD

“…Reductions in mobility and cognitive function linked to accrual of brain microvascular disease related white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) on magnetic…”
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Gait and Balance Dysfunction: A Model of the Interaction of Age and Disease by Wolfson, Leslie

“…This article reviews age-associated changes in gait, balance, and sensorimotor function and contrasts them to the changes that occur as a result of disease…”
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Balance and strength training in older adults: intervention gains and Tai Chi maintenance by Wolfson, L, Whipple, R, Derby, C, Judge, J, King, M, Amerman, P, Schmidt, J, Smyers, D

“…To determine the effect on balance and strength of 3 months of intensive balance and/or weight training followed by 6 months of low intensity Tai Chi training…”
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The performance enhancement project: Improving physical performance in older persons by King, Mary B., Whipple, Robert H., Gruman, Cynthia A., Judge, James O., Schmidt, Julia A., Wolfson, Leslie I.

“…King MB, Whipple RH, Gruman CA, Judge JO, Schmidt JA, Wolfson LI. The Performance Enhancement Project: improving physical performance in older persons. Arch…”
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Lower standing systolic blood pressure as a predictor of falls in the elderly: a community-based prospective study by Kario, Kazuomi, Tobin, Jonathan N, Wolfson, Leslie I, Whipple, Robert, Derby, Carol A, Singh, Devender, Marantz, Paul R, Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia

“…OBJECTIVES We investigated prospectively the relationships among falls, physical balance, and standing and supine blood pressure (BP) in elderly persons…”
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Attrition in an Exercise Intervention: A Comparison of Early and Later Dropouts by Schmidt, Julia A, Gruman, Cynthia, King, Mary B, Wolfson, Leslie I

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify reasons for dropout and factors that may predict dropout from an exercise intervention aimed at improving physical function in frail…”
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Sensorimotor dysfunction in HIV/AIDS : Effects of antiretroviral treatment and comorbid psychiatric disorders by BAUER, Lance O, CEBALLOS, Natalie A, SHANLEY, John D, WOLFSON, Leslie I

“…Balance and gait problems have repeatedly been mentioned in case descriptions of patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1). Objective…”
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Reliability and Responsiveness of Two Physical Performance Measures Examined in the Context of a Functional Training Intervention by King, M B, Judge, J O, Whipple, R, Wolfson, L

“…The reliability and responsiveness of 2 physical performance measures were assessed in this nonrandomized, controlled pilot exercise intervention. Forty-five…”
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Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Effects of Intensive Versus Standard Ambulatory Blood Pressure Control on Cerebrovascular Outcomes in Older People (INFINITY)” by White, William B., Wolfson, Leslie

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Effects of Intensive Versus Standard Ambulatory Blood Pressure Control on Cerebrovascular Outcomes in Older People (INFINITY) by White, William B, Wakefield, Dorothy B, Moscufo, Nicola, Guttmann, Charles R.G, Kaplan, Richard F, Bohannon, Richard W, Fellows, Douglas, Hall, Charles B, Wolfson, Leslie

“…BACKGROUND:Subcortical microvascular disease represented by brain white matter hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging is associated with functional…”
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