Publications by authors named "S L Reminger"
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- The study explores the link between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in the brain, often seen in individuals with hypertension, and how these may affect adherence to medication among middle-aged and older adults managing high blood pressure.
- Researchers used MRI scans to assess WMH and conducted cognitive tests related to executive function, revealing an expected association between greater WMH and poorer cognitive performance.
- Preliminary findings indicate that more WMH correlate with lower medication adherence and certain cognitive measures, suggesting that brain changes related to hypertension may influence how well patients stick to their prescribed treatments.
Background: Fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive impairment are prevalent and clinically important problems among head and neck cancer patients. Our study aim was to determine the most important correlates of these problems among patients with head and neck cancer.
Methods: A cross-sectional, self-administered survey was completed by 58 (response rate 79%) patients with head and neck cancer in an academic oncology clinic.
Background And Purpose: To our knowledge, no published studies have examined whole-brain regional differences to identify more discrete volumetric changes in the brains of childhood leukemia survivors. We used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to examine regional gray and white matter differences in a group of long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) compared with a group of healthy controls. Differences in regional white matter volume were expected, given previous reports of white matter changes during treatment for ALL and reduced brain white matter volumes in long-term survivors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This investigation examines the association of personality factors and medication adherence among older adults.
Method: The Six-Factor Personality Questionnaire was mailed to participants involved in a medication adherence investigation. Medication adherence was monitored with an electronic monitoring cap for 8 weeks for one prescribed daily medication.
The present study used quantitative volume estimates of the hippocampus based on structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict memory performance of individuals with epilepsy of temporal lobe origin (TLE). Twenty individuals with TLE completed standardized neuropsychological tests and a quality of life inventory, and participated in a brain MRI protocol designed to obtain high-resolution images of the hippocampus. The combined volume of the left and right hippocampi was found to be the best predictor of objective verbal memory performance.
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