Publications by authors named "Y M Valenzuela"
Cognitive Performance of Latino and White Non-Latino Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci
January 2025
Objective: Cognitive impairment is a common nonmotor symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Individuals of Latino background are traditionally underrepresented in research on PD. Despite the fact that Latinos comprise 18% of the U.
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- - The study investigates health disparities in Parkinson's disease (PD) between Latinx and White non-Latinx individuals, emphasizing the underrepresentation of Latinx participants in PD research.
- - Findings indicate that Latinx individuals with PD experience higher levels of depressive symptoms and poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to their White non-Latinx counterparts, although no significant differences in cognitive complaints or motor severity were observed.
- - Perceived discrimination in healthcare was linked to worse mental health outcomes, highlighting the need for improved representation and understanding of health disparities to enhance patient care for Latinx individuals with PD.
Objective: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder. About 40%-50% of PD patients experience depression, making it one of the most common neuropsychiatric disturbances in PD. Cognitive deficits (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Cognitive impairment is common among individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Intraindividual variability (IIV) is a measure of variability across multiple tasks of cognitive functioning. Due to the limited amount of research, particularly among individuals with PD, IIV has been an underutilized metric of cognitive functioning both in research and clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) encompass a wide variety of tumors arising from neuroendocrine cells, which produce bioactive substances. The incidence of NETs increased significantly lately, becoming one of the most common tumors of the digestive tract. Their clinical presentation is as diverse as their capacity for hormone production.
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