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Jody Corey-Bloom, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurosciences
Verified email at ucsd.edu
Cited by 18160

Quantification of five neuropsychological approaches to defining mild cognitive impairment

…, L Delano-Wood, C Wierenga, J Corey-Bloom… - The American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objectives: Operational definitions of cognitive impairment have varied widely in diagnosing
mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Identifying clinical subtypes of MCI has further challenged …

The importance of neuritic plaques and tangles to the development and evolution of AD

P Tiraboschi, LA Hansen, LJ Thal, J Corey-Bloom - Neurology, 2004 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the relation of neuritic plaques (NPs) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs)
to the development and evolution of Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: An autopsy …

Increased light exposure consolidates sleep and strengthens circadian rhythms in severe Alzheimer's disease patients

…, T Shochat, M Marler, J Corey-Bloom… - Behavioral sleep …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Sleep in the nursing home environment is extremely fragmented, possibly in part as a result
of decreased light exposure. This study examined the effect of light on sleep and circadian …

Cholinergic dysfunction in diseases with Lewy bodies

…, B Schoos, E Masliah, LJ Thal, J Corey-Bloom - Neurology, 2000 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate cholinergic activity in diseases with Lewy bodies (LB; LB variant of
AD [LBV], diffuse LB disease [DLBD], and Parkinson’s disease [PD]) to determine if 1) AD …

Cognitive effects of treating obstructive sleep apnea in Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled study

…, BW Palmer, JR Cooke, J CoreyBloom… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) results in …

CAG repeat expansion in Huntington disease determines age at onset in a fully dominant fashion

…, P Chua, RJ Connell, C Connor, J Corey-Bloom… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Age at onset of diagnostic motor manifestations in Huntington disease (HD) is
strongly correlated with an expanded CAG trinucleotide repeat. The length of the normal CAG …

Weight loss precedes dementia in community‐dwelling older adults

…, SL Edelstein, J CoreyBloom… - Journal of the …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the weight loss associated with Alzheimer's disease
precedes or follows the dementia. DESIGN: Older community‐dwelling men (n = 134) and …

What best differentiates Lewy body from Alzheimer's disease in early-stage dementia?

…, LA Hansen, RC Hofstetter, LJ Thal, J Corey-Bloom - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
To determine which clinical feature(s) [among visual hallucinations (VH), extrapyramidal
signs (EPS) and visuospatial impairment] in the earliest stages of disease best predicted a …

Smoked cannabis for spasticity in multiple sclerosis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

J Corey-Bloom, T Wolfson, A Gamst, S Jin, TD Marcotte… - Cmaj, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Spasticity is a common and poorly controlled symptom of multiple sclerosis.
Our objective was to determine the short-term effect of smoked cannabis on this symptom. …

Sustained use of CPAP slows deterioration of cognition, sleep, and mood in patients with Alzheimer's disease and obstructive sleep apnea: a preliminary study

…, BW Palmer, JS Loredo, J Corey-Bloom… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - jcsm.aasm.org
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among patients with Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Untreated OSA exacerbates the cognitive and functional deficits. Continuous …