Scholars@Duke

• Background
• 

  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Arizona 1986
• 

  Duke Appointment History

  • Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2011 - 2013
  • Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2011
  • Associate Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2002 - 2006
  • Assistant Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1996 - 2002
• Recognition
• 

  In the News

  • MAY 7, 2015

    Durham Herald-Sun

    War on Alzheimer's: Durham firms lead push in treatment R&D
• Research
• 

  Selected Grants

  • Pesticides, Olfaction, and Prodromal Neurodegeneration Among US Farmers awarded by Michigan State University 2019 - 2024
  • NC Registry for Brain Health Phase 2 2019 - 2021
  • Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning-CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2017 - 2021
  • Determinants of TBI and Risk of Dementia: Effects of Race, Comorbidities and Health Behaviors 2018 - 2020
  • Improving Oral Health of Individuals with Mild Dementia awarded by New York University 2018 - 2020
  • Behavior and Physiology in Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
  • NC Registry for Brain Health 2018 - 2020
  • Life Course Process of Alzheimer's Disease: Sex Difference and Biosocial Mechanisms awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2017 - 2020
  • Decision Making for Cardiovascular Therapy in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment awarded by University of Michigan 2016 - 2020
  • Metabolic Signatures Underlying Vascular Risk Factors for Alzheimer-type Dementias awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Genes, and Pesticide Use in the Agricultural Health Study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2020
  • National Health and Aging Trends Study awarded by Johns Hopkins University 2019 - 2020
  • VRFCAT Supplement 2019 - 2020
  • Validation of a Performance Based Measure of Functioning in MCI and Early AD (VRFCAT) 2018 - 2020
  • Innovating Tablet-Based Cognitive Assessment for CNS Disorders of Aging 2016 - 2018
  • Genes, environments, interactions, and cognitive decline in the HRS awarded by Wake Forest University 2015 - 2018
  • Assessing feasibility of computer virtual reality instrument 2018
  • The Greatest Generation: The NAS-NRC WWII Twins Registry as a Scientific Resource - Data Archiving awarded by University of Southern California 2017 - 2018
  • Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia - Evidence for Amyloid Scanning - CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2016 - 2017
  • Epidemiology of mTBI and Neurosensory Outcomes awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University 2014 - 2016
  • Developing an Oral Health Intervention for Individuals with Mild Dementia awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2016
  • Behavior And Physiology In Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2015
  • Genes, environments, interactions, and cognitive decline in the HRS awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2015
  • Trend and Trajectories of Oral Health among Older Americans awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2014
  • Cognitive Endophenotypes for Genetic Studies of Alzheimer's Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2012
  • Epidemiology of dementia in Cache County, Utah awarded by National Institutes of Health 1994 - 2011
  • IPA - Plassman awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2010
  • NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2008 - 2010
  • IPA - Brenda Plassman awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2008 - 2009
  • Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Twins awarded by National Institutes of Health 1989 - 2008
  • IPA - Brenda Plassman awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2006 - 2008
  • Job Complexity and Cognition in Older Twin Pairs awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2005
• Publications & Artistic Works
• 

  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Jutkowitz, Eric, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Brenda L. Plassman, and Vincent Mor. “Willingness to Undergo a Risky Treatment to Improve Cognition Among Persons With Cognitive Impairment Who Received an Amyloid PET Scan..” Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, August 13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000338.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lutz, Michael W., Ramon Casanova, Santiago Saldana, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Brenda L. Plassman, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “Analysis of pleiotropic genetic effects on cognitive impairment, systemic inflammation, and plasma lipids in the Health and Retirement Study..” Neurobiol Aging 80 (August 2019): 173–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.10.028.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gatz, Margaret, Brenda L. Plassman, Caroline M. Tanner, Samuel M. Goldman, Gary E. Swan, Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, Ellen E. Walters, and David A. Butler. “The NAS-NRC Twin Registry and Duke Twins Study of Memory in Aging: An Update..” Twin Res Hum Genet, July 29, 2019, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.45.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Anderson, Ruth A., Jing Wang, Brenda L. Plassman, Kathleen Nye, Melanie Bunn, Patricia A. Poole, Connor Drake, Hanzhang Xu, Zhao Ni, and Bei Wu. “Working together to learn new oral hygiene techniques: Pilot of a carepartner-assisted intervention for persons with cognitive impairment..” Geriatr Nurs 40, no. 3 (May 2019): 269–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.11.002.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Kuchibhatla, Maragatha, Jaimie C. Hunter, Brenda L. Plassman, Michael W. Lutz, Ramon Casanova, Santiago Saldana, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors, and cognitive decline in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)..” Aging Ment Health, April 25, 2019, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1594169.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Burns, Daniel K., Carl Chiang, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Stephen K. Brannan, Meredith Culp, Janet O’Neil, Grant Runyan, et al. “The TOMMORROW study: Design of an Alzheimer's disease delay-of-onset clinical trial..” Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 5 (2019): 661–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.09.010.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Knodt, Annchen R., James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel K. Burns, Stephen K. Brannan, Michael Kukulka, Jingtao Wu, and Ahmad R. Hariri. “Effects of pioglitazone on mnemonic hippocampal function: A blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging study in elderly adults..” Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 5 (2019): 254–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.05.004.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Freedman, Vicki A., Judith D. Kasper, Brenda C. Spillman, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Short-Term Changes in the Prevalence of Probable Dementia: An Analysis of the 2011-2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study..” J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 73, no. suppl_1 (April 16, 2018): S48–56. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx144.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hunter, Jaimie C., Elizabeth P. Handing, Ramon Casanova, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Michael W. Lutz, Santiago Saldana, Brenda L. Plassman, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “Neighborhoods, sleep quality, and cognitive decline: Does where you live and how well you sleep matter?.” Alzheimers Dement 14, no. 4 (April 2018): 454–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.10.007.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Atkins, A. S., A. Khan, D. Ulshen, A. Vaughan, D. Balentin, H. Dickerson, L. E. Liharska, B. Plassman, K. Welsh-Bohmer, and R. S. E. Keefe. “Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline Using the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT)..” J Prev Alzheimers Dis 5, no. 4 (2018): 216–34. https://doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2018.28.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Romero, Heather R., Andreas U. Monsch, Kathleen M. Hayden, Brenda L. Plassman, Alexandra S. Atkins, Richard S. E. Keefe, Shyama Brewster, et al. “TOMMORROW neuropsychological battery: German language validation and normative study..” Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 4 (2018): 314–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2018.06.009.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Whitson, Heather E., Guy G. Potter, Jody A. Feld, Brenda L. Plassman, Kelly Reynolds, Richard Sloane, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Dual-Task Gait and Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Risk in Cognitively Normal Adults: A Pilot Study..” J Alzheimers Dis 64, no. 4 (2018): 1137–48. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180016.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hybels, Celia F., Bei Wu, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Joan M. Bennett, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Trends in decayed teeth among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time..” J Public Health Dent 76, no. 4 (September 2016): 287–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12153.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Brenda L. Plassman, and Liang Guo. “Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review..” J Am Geriatr Soc 64, no. 8 (August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14572.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Qin, Bo, Anthony J. Viera, Paul Muntner, Brenda L. Plassman, Lloyd J. Edwards, Linda S. Adair, Barry M. Popkin, and Michelle A. Mendez. “Visit-to-Visit Variability in Blood Pressure Is Related to Late-Life Cognitive Decline..” Hypertension 68, no. 1 (July 2016): 106–13. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07494.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lee, Kyung Hee, Brenda L. Plassman, Wei Pan, and Bei Wu. “Mediation Effect of Oral Hygiene on the Relationship Between Cognitive Function and Oral Health in Older Adults..” J Gerontol Nurs 42, no. 5 (May 1, 2016): 30–37. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20151218-03.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Oh, Gabriel, Sasha Ebrahimi, Sun-Chong Wang, Rene Cortese, Zachary A. Kaminsky, Irving I. Gottesman, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, and Art Petronis. “Epigenetic assimilation in the aging human brain..” Genome Biol 17 (April 28, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-0946-8.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Arden, Rosalind, Michelle Luciano, Ian J. Deary, Chandra A. Reynolds, Nancy L. Pedersen, Brenda L. Plassman, Matt McGue, Kaare Christensen, and Peter M. Visscher. “Authors' Response to Kaufman and Muntaner..” Int J Epidemiol 45, no. 2 (April 2016): 578–79. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw020.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Brenda L. Plassman, and Liang Guo. “Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review..” J Am Geriatr Soc 64, no. 4 (April 2016): 739–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14036.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Arden, Rosalind, Michelle Luciano, Ian J. Deary, Chandra A. Reynolds, Nancy L. Pedersen, Brenda L. Plassman, Matt McGue, Kaare Christensen, and Peter M. Visscher. “The association between intelligence and lifespan is mostly genetic..” Int J Epidemiol 45, no. 1 (February 2016): 178–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv112.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hybels, Celia F., Joan M. Bennett, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, and Bei Wu. “Trajectories of depressive symptoms and oral health outcomes in a community sample of older adults..” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 31, no. 1 (January 2016): 83–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4292.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gurland, Barry J., William Page, Brent Small, John J. McArdle, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Heritability of Health and Aging Limitations on Personally Desired Activities..” Health Psychol Res 3, no. 2 (September 30, 2015). https://doi.org/10.4081/hpr.2015.1981.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Qin, Bo, Linda S. Adair, Brenda L. Plassman, Carolina Batis, Lloyd J. Edwards, Barry M. Popkin, and Michelle A. Mendez. “Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Decline Among Chinese Older Adults..” Epidemiology 26, no. 5 (September 2015): 758–68. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000338.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Holsinger, Tracey, Brenda L. Plassman, Karen M. Stechuchak, James R. Burke, Cynthia J. Coffman, and John W. Williams. “Stability of Diagnoses of Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia in a Veterans Affairs Primary Care Population..” J Am Geriatr Soc 63, no. 6 (June 2015): 1105–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13455.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lee, Kyung Hee, Bei Wu, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Dental care utilization among older adults with cognitive impairment in the USA..” Geriatr Gerontol Int 15, no. 3 (March 2015): 255–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12264.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Kotagal, Vikas, Kenneth M. Langa, Brenda L. Plassman, Gwenith G. Fisher, Bruno J. Giordani, Robert B. Wallace, James R. Burke, et al. “Factors associated with cognitive evaluations in the United States..” Neurology 84, no. 1 (January 6, 2015): 64–71. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001096.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Michael W. Lutz, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Cassandra Germain, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Effect of APOE and CD33 on Cognitive Decline..” Plos One 10, no. 6 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130419.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Michael W. Lutz, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Cassandra Germain, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Correction: Effect of APOE and CD33 on Cognitive Decline..” Plos One 10, no. 7 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134887.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, Brenda L., and Jordan Grafman. “Traumatic brain injury and late-life dementia..” Handb Clin Neurol 128 (2015): 711–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63521-1.00044-3.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Celia Hybels, Jersey Liang, Lawrence Landerman, and Brenda Plassman. “Social stratification and tooth loss among middle-aged and older Americans from 1988 to 2004..” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 42, no. 6 (December 2014): 495–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12116.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Chuang, Yi-Fang, John C. S. Breitner, Yen-Ling Chiu, Ara Khachaturian, Kathleen Hayden, Chris Corcoran, JoAnn Tschanz, et al. “Use of diuretics is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease: the Cache County Study..” Neurobiol Aging 35, no. 11 (November 2014): 2429–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.05.002.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Heather R. Romero, Brenda L. Plassman, James R. Burke, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Pre-clinical cognitive phenotypes for Alzheimer disease: a latent profile approach..” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 22, no. 11 (November 2014): 1364–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.07.008.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Oksana A. Makeeva, L Kristin Newby, Brenda L. Plassman, Valentina V. Markova, Ashley Dunham, Heather R. Romero, et al. “A comparison of neuropsychological performance between US and Russia: preparing for a global clinical trial..” Alzheimers Dement 10, no. 6 (November 2014): 760-768.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.02.008.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Alzheimer’s Association National Plan Milestone Workgroup, Maria C., Keith N. Fargo, Paul Aisen, Marilyn Albert, Rhoda Au, Maria M. Corrada, Steven DeKosky, et al. “2014 Report on the Milestones for the US National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease..” Alzheimers Dement 10, no. 5 Suppl (October 2014): S430–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.08.103.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Qin, Bo, Brenda L. Plassman, Lloyd J. Edwards, Barry M. Popkin, Linda S. Adair, and Michelle A. Mendez. “Fish intake is associated with slower cognitive decline in Chinese older adults..” J Nutr 144, no. 10 (October 2014): 1579–85. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.193854.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Liang, Jersey, Bei Wu, Brenda Plassman, Joan M. Bennett, and Jim Beck. “Social stratification, oral hygiene, and trajectories of dental caries among old Americans..” J Aging Health 26, no. 6 (September 2014): 900–923. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314534891.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Romero, Heather R., Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Lisa P. Gwyther, Henry L. Edmonds, Brenda L. Plassman, Cassandra M. Germain, Michelle McCart, Kathleen M. Hayden, Carl Pieper, and Allen D. Roses. “Community engagement in diverse populations for Alzheimer disease prevention trials..” Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 28, no. 3 (July 2014): 269–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000029.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Liang, Jersey, Bei Wu, Brenda Plassman, Joan Bennett, and James Beck. “Racial disparities in trajectories of dental caries experience..” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 41, no. 6 (December 2013): 517–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12045.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lee, K., B. Wu, and B. L. Plassman. “COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND DENTAL CARE UTILIZATION AMONG OLDER ADULTS.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 608–608.
       Link to Item
    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. L. Plassman, and J. M. Bennett. “TRAJECTORIES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND EDENTUALISM AMONG OLDER AMERICANS.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 210–210.
       Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., K. Lee, and B. Wu. “DRILLING DOWN ON THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 608–608.
       Link to Item
    • Wu, B., B. L. Plassman, and R. A. Anderson. “AN ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP ORAL HEALTH INTERVENTION FOR CAREGIVERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD DEMENTIA.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 11–11.
       Link to Item
    • Wu, B., G. Fillenbaum, B. L. Plassman, L. Guo, and L. Qin. “ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE STATUS: REVIEW OF LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 608–608.
       Link to Item
    • Lee, Kyung Hee, Bei Wu, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Cognitive function and oral health-related quality of life in older adults..” J Am Geriatr Soc 61, no. 9 (September 2013): 1602–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12402.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Jersey Liang, Lawrence Landerman, and Brenda Plassman. “Trends of edentulism among middle-aged and older Asian Americans..” Am J Public Health 103, no. 9 (September 2013): e76–82. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301190.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gure, Tanya R., Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, John D. Piette, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Functional limitations in older adults who have cognitive impairment without dementia..” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 26, no. 2 (June 2013): 78–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988713481264.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Potter, Guy G., H Ryan Wagner, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, and David C. Steffens. “Neuropsychological predictors of dementia in late-life major depressive disorder..” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 21, no. 3 (March 2013): 297–306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2012.12.009.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Brainerd, C. J., V. F. Reyna, R. C. Petersen, G. E. Smith, A. E. Kenney, C. J. Gross, E. S. Taub, B. L. Plassman, and G. G. Fisher. “The apolipoprotein E genotype predicts longitudinal transitions to mild cognitive impairment but not to Alzheimer's dementia: findings from a nationally representative study..” Neuropsychology 27, no. 1 (January 2013): 86–94. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030855.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Germain, C. M., B. L. Plassman, and M. Kuchibhatla. “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT NOT DEMENTIA (CIND) IN LATE LIFE.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 656–656.
       Link to Item
    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. L. Plassman, J. M. Bennett, and J. Beck. “TRAJECTORIES OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE AMONG OLDER AMERICANS. DOES SOCIAL STRATIFICATION MATTER?.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 720–720.
       Link to Item
    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. L. Plassman, J. M. Bennett, and J. Beck. “ORAL HYGIENE AND THE DYNAMICS OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG OLD ADULTS.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 71–71.
       Link to Item
    • Wu, B., C. Hybels, J. Liang, B. L. Plassman, and L. R. Landerman. “TREND OF DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCES: ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) (1988-1994) AND NHANES (1999-2004).” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 720–720.
       Link to Item
    • Holsinger, T., B. L. Plassman, and K. M. Stechuchak. “The Mini-Cog had sensitivity similar to the longer 3MS for detecting cognitive impairment or dementia.” Annals of Internal Medicine 157, no. 8 (October 16, 2012).
    • Cockburn, Andrew F., Jonathan M. Dehlin, Tiffany Ngan, Richard Crout, Goran Boskovic, James Denvir, Donald Primerano, Brenda L. Plassman, Bei Wu, and Christopher F. Cuff. “High throughput DNA sequencing to detect differences in the subgingival plaque microbiome in elderly subjects with and without dementia..” Investig Genet 3, no. 1 (September 21, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/2041-2223-3-19.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Holsinger, Tracey, Brenda L. Plassman, Karen M. Stechuchak, James R. Burke, Cynthia J. Coffman, and John W. Williams. “Screening for cognitive impairment: comparing the performance of four instruments in primary care..” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 6 (June 2012): 1027–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03967.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, B., J. Liang, B. L. Plassman, C. Remle, and X. Luo. “Erratum: Edentulism trends among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: Comparison of five racial/ethnic groups (Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (2012) 40 (145-153)).” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 40, no. 3 (June 1, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00700.x.
       Full Text
    • Wu, Bei, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, Corey Remle, and Xiao Luo. “Edentulism trends among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: comparison of five racial/ethnic groups..” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 40, no. 2 (April 2012): 145–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00640.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Potter, G. G., H. R. Wagner, J. R. Burke, B. L. Plassman, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, and D. C. Steffens. “Neuropsychological Predictors of Dementia in Late-Life Major Depressive Disorder..” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, March 11, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e318248764e.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wiener, R Constance, Bei Wu, Richard J. Crout, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel W. McNeil, Michael A. Wiener, Elizabeth Kao, and Daniel J. Caplan. “Hygiene self-care of older adults in West Virginia: effects of gender..” J Dent Hyg 86, no. 3 (2012): 231–38.
       Link to Item
    • Wu, B., R. Furter, B. L. Plassman, J. Liang, and L. R. Landerman. “RACIAL AND ETHNIC VARIATIONS IN NUMBER OF TEETH MISSING AMONG ADULTS AGED 50 AND ABOVE IN THE U.S.” Gerontologist 51 (November 1, 2011): 429–429.
       Link to Item
    • Wu, B., M. Guo, I. Chi, and B. L. Plassman. “Social network and health: A comparison of Chinese older adults in Shanghai and elderly immigrants in Boston.” International Journal of Social Welfare 20, no. SUPPL. 1 (October 1, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00820.x.
       Full Text
    • Daviglus, Martha L., Brenda L. Plassman, Amber Pirzada, Carl C. Bell, Phyllis E. Bowen, James R. Burke, E Sander Connolly, et al. “Risk factors and preventive interventions for Alzheimer disease: state of the science..” Arch Neurol 68, no. 9 (September 2011): 1185–90. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2011.100.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, Brenda L., Kenneth M. Langa, Ryan J. McCammon, Gwenith G. Fisher, Guy G. Potter, James R. Burke, David C. Steffens, et al. “Incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment, not dementia in the United States..” Ann Neurol 70, no. 3 (September 2011): 418–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.22362.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Tate, D. F., E. S. Neeley, M. C. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, M. J. Miller, L. Wolfson, C. Hulette, et al. “Intracranial volume and dementia: some evidence in support of the cerebral reserve hypothesis..” Brain Res 1385 (April 18, 2011): 151–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.038.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Richard N. Jones, Catherine Zimmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, Carl Pieper, Lauren H. Warren, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Factor structure of the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Centers uniform dataset neuropsychological battery: an evaluation of invariance between and within groups over time..” Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 25, no. 2 (April 2011): 128–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181ffa76d.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Fisher, Gwenith G., Melissa M. Franks, Brenda L. Plassman, Stephanie L. Brown, Guy G. Potter, David Llewellyn, Mary A. M. Rogers, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Caring for individuals with dementia and cognitive impairment, not dementia: findings from the aging, demographics, and memory study..” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 3 (March 2011): 488–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03304.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Okura, Toru, Brenda L. Plassman, David C. Steffens, David J. Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Neuropsychiatric symptoms and the risk of institutionalization and death: the aging, demographics, and memory study..” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 3 (March 2011): 473–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03314.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Jersey Liang, R Corey Remle, Lina Bai, and Richard J. Crout. “Differences in self-reported oral health among community-dwelling black, Hispanic, and white elders..” J Aging Health 23, no. 2 (March 2011): 267–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264310382135.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Brookmeyer, Ron, Denis A. Evans, Liesi Hebert, Kenneth M. Langa, Steven G. Heeringa, Brenda L. Plassman, and Walter A. Kukull. “National estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States..” Alzheimers Dement 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.007.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Seshadri, Sudha, Alexa Beiser, Rhoda Au, Philip A. Wolf, Denis A. Evans, Robert S. Wilson, Ronald C. Petersen, et al. “Operationalizing diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease and other age-related cognitive impairment-Part 2..” Alzheimers Dement 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 35–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.12.002.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Weir, David R., Robert B. Wallace, Kenneth M. Langa, Brenda L. Plassman, Robert S. Wilson, David A. Bennett, Ranjan Duara, David Loewenstein, Mary Ganguli, and Mary Sano. “Reducing case ascertainment costs in U.S. population studies of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and cognitive impairment-Part 1..” Alzheimers Dement 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 94–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.004.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wilson, Robert S., David R. Weir, Sue E. Leurgans, Denis A. Evans, Liesi E. Hebert, Kenneth M. Langa, Brenda L. Plassman, Brent J. Small, and David A. Bennett. “Sources of variability in estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States..” Alzheimers Dement 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 74–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.006.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, R Corey Remle, and Lina Bai. “Oral health among white, black, and Mexican-American elders: an examination of edentulism and dental caries..” J Public Health Dent 71, no. 4 (2011): 308–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00273.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Eric A. Goedereis, Richard J. Crout, Brenda L. Plassman, Elizabeth A. DiNapoli, Daniel W. McNeil, Michael Wiener, et al. “Recruitment of rural and cognitively impaired older adults for dental research..” Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry 30, no. 5 (September 2010): 193–99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00150.x.
       Full Text
    • Plassman, Brenda L., John W. Williams, James R. Burke, Tracey Holsinger, and Sophiya Benjamin. “Systematic review: factors associated with risk for and possible prevention of cognitive decline in later life..” Ann Intern Med 153, no. 3 (August 3, 2010): 182–93. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-3-201008030-00258.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Iris Chi, Brenda L. Plassman, and Man Guo. “Depressive symptoms and health problems among Chinese immigrant elders in the US and Chinese elders in China..” Aging & Mental Health 14, no. 6 (August 2010): 695–704. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860802427994.
       Full Text
    • Llewellyn, David J., Iain A. Lang, Fiona E. Matthews, Brenda L. Plassman, Mary Am Rogers, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Gwenith G. Fisher, Mohammed U. Kabeto, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Vascular health, diabetes, APOE and dementia: the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study..” Alzheimers Res Ther 2, no. 3 (June 24, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/alzrt43.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gure, Tanya Ruff, Mohammed U. Kabeto, Brenda L. Plassman, John D. Piette, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Differences in functional impairment across subtypes of dementia..” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 65, no. 4 (April 2010): 434–41. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glp197.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Williams, John W., B. L. Plassman, J. Burke, and S. Benjamin. “Preventing Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline..” Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep), no. 193 (April 2010): 1–727.
       Link to Item
    • Wiener, R Constance, Bei Wu, Richard Crout, Michael Wiener, Brenda Plassman, Elizabeth Kao, and Daniel McNeil. “Hyposalivation and xerostomia in dentate older adults..” J Am Dent Assoc 141, no. 3 (March 2010): 279–84. https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0161.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Okura, Toru, Brenda L. Plassman, David C. Steffens, David J. Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms and their association with functional limitations in older adults in the United States: the aging, demographics, and memory study..” J Am Geriatr Soc 58, no. 2 (February 2010): 330–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02680.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., B. L. Plassman, and K. M. Hayden. “Genetic and environmental contributions to cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease.” Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics 30, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 81–114. https://doi.org/10.1891/0198-8794.30.81.
       Full Text
    • Potter, Guy G., Brenda L. Plassman, James R. Burke, Mohammed U. Kabeto, Kenneth M. Langa, David J. Llewellyn, Mary A. M. Rogers, and David C. Steffens. “Cognitive performance and informant reports in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia in African Americans and whites..” Alzheimers Dement 5, no. 6 (November 2009): 445–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2009.04.1234.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Okura, T., B. L. Plassman, D. C. Steffens, D. J. Llewellyn, and K. M. Langa. “THE QUANTITY OF ACTIVE HELP AND SUPERVISION PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS WITH NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS: THE AGING, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND MEMORY STUDY (ADAMS).” Gerontologist 49 (October 1, 2009): 99–99.
       Link to Item
    • Steffens, David C., Gwenith G. Fisher, Kenneth M. Langa, Guy G. Potter, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Prevalence of depression among older Americans: the Aging, Demographics and Memory Study..” Int Psychogeriatr 21, no. 5 (October 2009): 879–88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610209990044.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., K. M. Langa, G. G. Fisher, S. G. Heeringa, D. R. Weir, and M. B. Ofstedal. “Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States (Annals of Internal Medicine (2008) 148, (427-434)).” Annals of Internal Medicine 151, no. 4 (September 21, 2009): 291–92.
    • McArdle, John J., and Brenda L. Plassman. “A biometric latent curve analysis of memory decline in older men of the NAS-NRC twin registry..” Behav Genet 39, no. 5 (September 2009): 472–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-009-9272-1.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • “Correction: Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia.” Annals of Internal Medicine 151, no. 4 (August 18, 2009): 291–291. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00024.
       Full Text
    • Zhang, Z. X., B. L. Plassman, Q. Xu, G. E. P. Zahner, B. Wu, M. Y. Gai, H. B. Wen, et al. “Lifespan influences on mid- to late-life cognitive function in a Chinese birth cohort..” Neurology 73, no. 3 (July 21, 2009): 186–94. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ae7c90.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wang, C Sheei-Meei, J. R. Burke, D. C. Steffens, C. M. Hulette, J. C. S. Breitner, and B. L. Plassman. “Twin pairs discordant for neuropathologically confirmed Lewy body dementia..” J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 80, no. 5 (May 2009): 562–65. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.151654.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Rogers, Mary A. M., Brenda L. Plassman, Mohammed Kabeto, Gwenith G. Fisher, John J. McArdle, David J. Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Parental education and late-life dementia in the United States..” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 22, no. 1 (March 2009): 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988708328220.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Venkataraman, Srimathi, Brenda L. Plassman, Kenneth M. Langa, Ryan J. McCammon, and David C. Steffens. “Longitudinal Outcomes of Subtypes of Cognitive Impairment Not Dementia (CIND).” American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 17, no. 3 (March 1, 2009): A118–A118.
       Link to Item
    • Taylor, Donald H., Truls Østbye, Kenneth M. Langa, David Weir, and Brenda L. Plassman. “The accuracy of Medicare claims as an epidemiological tool: the case of dementia revisited..” J Alzheimers Dis 17, no. 4 (2009): 807–15. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2009-1099.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Carlson, Michelle C., Michael J. Helms, David C. Steffens, James R. Burke, Guy G. Potter, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Midlife activity predicts risk of dementia in older male twin pairs..” Alzheimers Dement 4, no. 5 (September 2008): 324–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2008.07.002.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Potter, Guy G., Michael J. Helms, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Associations of job demands and intelligence with cognitive performance among men in late life..” Neurology 70, no. 19 Pt 2 (May 6, 2008): 1803–8. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000295506.58497.7e.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Richard J. Crout, and Jersey Liang. “Cognitive function and oral health among community-dwelling older adults..” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 63, no. 5 (May 2008): 495–500. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.5.495.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, Brenda L., Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, Steven G. Heeringa, David R. Weir, Mary Beth Ofstedal, James R. Burke, et al. “Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States..” Ann Intern Med 148, no. 6 (March 18, 2008): 427–34. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-148-6-200803180-00005.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ostbye, Truls, Donald H. Taylor, Elizabeth C. Clipp, Lynn Van Scoyoc, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Identification of dementia: agreement among national survey data, medicare claims, and death certificates..” Health Serv Res 43, no. 1 Pt 1 (February 2008): 313–26. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00748.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steinberg, Martin, Huibo Shao, Peter Zandi, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Maria C. Norton, John C. S. Breitner, David C. Steffens, Joann T. Tschanz, and Joann T. Cache County Investigators. “Point and 5-year period prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: the Cache County Study..” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23, no. 2 (February 2008): 170–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1858.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Jarvik, Lissy, Asenath LaRue, Deborah Blacker, Margaret Gatz, Claudia Kawas, John J. McArdle, John C. Morris, et al. “Children of persons with Alzheimer disease: what does the future hold?.” Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 22, no. 1 (January 2008): 6–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e31816653ac.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Taylor, D. H., M. Kuchibhatla, T. Ostbye, B. L. Plassman, and E. C. Clipp. “The effect of spousal caregiving and bereavement on depressive symptoms..” Aging Ment Health 12, no. 1 (January 2008): 100–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860801936631.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Jersey Liang, and Liang Wei. “Cognitive function and dental care utilization among community-dwelling older adults..” Am J Public Health 97, no. 12 (December 2007): 2216–21. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.109934.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, David C., Guy G. Potter, Douglas R. McQuoid, James R. MacFall, Martha E. Payne, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging vascular changes, apolipoprotein E genotype, and development of dementia in the neurocognitive outcomes of depression in the elderly study..” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15, no. 10 (October 2007): 839–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e318048a1a0.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Fearing, Michael A., Erin D. Bigler, Maria Norton, Jo Ann Tschanz, Christine Hulette, Carol Leslie, Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, and Kathleen Cache County Investigators. “Autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease versus clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease in the Cache County Study on Memory and Aging: a comparison of quantitative MRI and neuropsychological findings..” J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 29, no. 5 (July 2007): 553–60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803390600826579.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Potter, Guy G., Michael J. Helms, James R. Burke, David C. Steffens, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Job demands and dementia risk among male twin pairs..” Alzheimers Dement 3, no. 3 (July 2007): 192–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2007.04.377.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Holsinger, Tracey, Michael Helms, and Brenda Plassman. “Intelligence in early adulthood and life span up to 65 years later in male elderly twins..” Age Ageing 36, no. 3 (May 2007): 286–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afm016.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., G. L. Xiong, M. J. Helms, and D. C. Steffens. “Reply from the authors [5].” Neurology 68, no. 21 (May 1, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000265355.98285.65.
       Full Text
    • Plassman, B. L., K. M. Langa, G. G. Fisher, S. G. Heeringa, D. R. Weir, M. B. Ofstedal, J. R. Burke, et al. “Prevalence of dementia in the United States: the aging, demographics, and memory study..” Neuroepidemiology 29, no. 1–2 (2007): 125–32. https://doi.org/10.1159/000109998.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, Brenda L., David C. Steffens, James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Tiffany N. Newman, Deborah Drosdick, Michael J. Helms, Guy G. Potter, and John C. S. Breitner. “Duke Twins Study of Memory in Aging in the NAS-NRC Twin Registry..” Twin Res Hum Genet 9, no. 6 (December 2006): 950–57. https://doi.org/10.1375/183242706779462381.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Xiong, Glen L., Brenda L. Plassman, Michael J. Helms, and David C. Steffens. “Vascular risk factors and cognitive decline among elderly male twins..” Neurology 67, no. 9 (November 14, 2006): 1586–91. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000242730.44003.1d.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Potter, G. G., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, S. M. Foster, and N. W. Edwards. “Occupational characteristics and cognitive performance among elderly male twins..” Neurology 67, no. 8 (October 24, 2006): 1377–82. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000240061.51215.ed.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lyketsos, Constantine G., Leslie Toone, Joann Tschanz, Christopher Corcoran, Maria Norton, Peter Zandi, Ron Munger, John C. S. Breitner, Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, and Kathleen Cache County Study Group. “A population-based study of the association between coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and cognitive decline: the Cache County study..” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21, no. 6 (June 2006): 509–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1502.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, Brenda L., Ara S. Khachaturian, Jeannette J. Townsend, Melvyn J. Ball, David C. Steffens, Carol E. Leslie, JoAnn T. Tschanz, et al. “Comparison of clinical and neuropathologic diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease in 3 epidemiologic samples..” Alzheimers Dement 2, no. 1 (January 2006): 2–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2005.11.001.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, David C., Margaret Maytan, Michael J. Helms, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Prevalence and clinical correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia..” Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 20, no. 6 (November 2005): 367–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/153331750502000611.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Reed, Terry, Brenda L. Plassman, Caroline M. Tanner, Danielle M. Dick, Shannon A. Rinehart, and William C. Nichols. “Verification of self-report of zygosity determined via DNA testing in a subset of the NAS-NRC twin registry 40 years later..” Twin Res Hum Genet 8, no. 4 (August 2005): 362–67. https://doi.org/10.1375/1832427054936763.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Langa, Kenneth M., Brenda L. Plassman, Robert B. Wallace, A Regula Herzog, Steven G. Heeringa, Mary Beth Ofstedal, James R. Burke, et al. “The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study: study design and methods..” Neuroepidemiology 25, no. 4 (2005): 181–91. https://doi.org/10.1159/000087448.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Tschanz, Joann T., Katherine Treiber, Maria C. Norton, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Leslie Toone, Peter P. Zandi, Christine A. Szekely, Constantine Lyketsos, John C. S. Breitner, and John C. S. Cache County Study Group. “A population study of Alzheimer's disease: findings from the Cache County Study on Memory, Health, and Aging..” Care Manag J 6, no. 2 (2005): 107–14. https://doi.org/10.1891/cmaj.6.2.107.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Potter, G. G., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, D. C. Steffens, and K. A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Age effects of coronary artery bypass graft on cognitive status change among elderly male twins..” Neurology 63, no. 12 (December 28, 2004): 2245–49. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000147291.49404.0a.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, David C., Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, John L. Beyer, Kenneth R. Gersing, and Guy G. Potter. “Methodology and preliminary results from the neurocognitive outcomes of depression in the elderly study..” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 17, no. 4 (December 2004): 202–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988704269819.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gurland, Barry J., William F. Page, and Brenda L. Plassman. “A twin study of the genetic contribution to age-related functional impairment..” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 59, no. 8 (August 2004): 859–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/59.8.m859.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Bigler, Erin D., Christopher M. Lowry, Burton Kerr, David F. Tate, Cory D. Hessel, Heath D. Earl, Michael J. Miller, et al. “Role of white matter lesions, cerebral atrophy, and APOE on cognition in older persons with and without dementia: the Cache County, Utah, study of memory and aging..” Neuropsychology 17, no. 3 (July 2003): 339–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/0894-4105.17.3.339.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, D. C., M. C. Norton, A. D. Hart, I. Skoog, C. Corcoran, J. C. S. Breitner, and J. C. S. Cache County Study Group. “Apolipoprotein E genotype and major depression in a community of older adults. The Cache County Study..” Psychol Med 33, no. 3 (April 2003): 541–47. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291702007201.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Zandi, Peter P., Michelle C. Carlson, Brenda L. Plassman, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Lawrence S. Mayer, David C. Steffens, John C. S. Breitner, and John C. S. Cache County Memory Study Investigators. “Hormone replacement therapy and incidence of Alzheimer disease in older women: the Cache County Study..” Jama 288, no. 17 (November 6, 2002): 2123–29. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.17.2123.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Bigler, Erin D., David F. Tate, Michael J. Miller, Sara A. Rice, Cory D. Hessel, Heath D. Earl, Joann T. Tschanz, Brenda Plassman, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Dementia, asymmetry of temporal lobe structures, and apolipoprotein E genotype: relationships to cerebral atrophy and neuropsychological impairment..” J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8, no. 7 (November 2002): 925–33. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617702870072.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Tschanz, JoAnn T., Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Maria C. Norton, Bonita W. Wyse, John C. S. Breitner, and John C. S. Cache County Study Group. “An adaptation of the modified mini-mental state examination: analysis of demographic influences and normative data: the cache county study..” Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 15, no. 1 (March 2002): 28–38.
       Link to Item
    • Holsinger, Tracey, David C. Steffens, Caroline Phillips, Michael J. Helms, Richard J. Havlik, John C. S. Breitner, Jack M. Guralnik, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Head injury in early adulthood and the lifetime risk of depression..” Arch Gen Psychiatry 59, no. 1 (January 2002): 17–22. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.59.1.17.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Carlson, M. C., P. P. Zandi, B. L. Plassman, J. T. Tschanz, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, D. C. Steffens, L. A. Bastian, K. M. Mehta, J. C. Breitner, and J. C. Cache County Study Group. “Hormone replacement therapy and reduced cognitive decline in older women: the Cache County Study..” Neurology 57, no. 12 (December 26, 2001): 2210–16. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.57.12.2210.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Magboo, M. C., B. L. Plassman, R. J. Havlik, D. C. Steffens, M. J. Helms, J. R. Burke, L. J. Launer, C. Phillips, J. M. Guralnik, and J. C. Breitner. “Documented head injury in early adulthood and risk of stroke in late life..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 49, no. 4 (April 1, 2001): S22–S22.
       Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., R. J. Havlik, D. C. Steffens, M. J. Helms, T. N. Newman, D. Drosdick, C. Phillips, et al. “Documented head injury in early adulthood and risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias..” Neurology 55, no. 8 (October 24, 2000): 1158–66. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.55.8.1158.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, D. C., I. Skoog, M. C. Norton, A. D. Hart, J. T. Tschanz, B. L. Plassman, B. W. Wyse, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, and J. C. Breitner. “Prevalence of depression and its treatment in an elderly population: the Cache County study..” Arch Gen Psychiatry 57, no. 6 (June 2000): 601–7. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.57.6.601.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, D. C., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, T. T. Newman, and J. C. Breitner. “APOE and AD concordance in twin pairs as predictors of AD in first-degree relatives..” Neurology 54, no. 3 (February 8, 2000): 593–98. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.54.3.593.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Norton, M. C., J. A. Tschanz, X. Fan, B. L. Plassman, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, N. West, B. W. Wyse, and J. C. Breitner. “Telephone adaptation of the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam (3MS). The Cache County Study..” Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 12, no. 4 (October 1999): 270–76.
       Link to Item
    • Steffens, D. C., M. C. Norton, B. L. Plassman, J. T. Tschanz, B. W. Wyse, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, J. C. Anthony, and J. C. Breitner. “Enhanced cognitive performance with estrogen use in nondemented community-dwelling older women..” J Am Geriatr Soc 47, no. 10 (October 1999): 1171–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05195.x.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Breitner, J. C. S., B. W. Wyse, J. C. Anthony, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, D. C. Steffens, M. C. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, et al. “APOE-ε4 count predicts age when prevalence of AD increases, then declines: The cache county study.” Neurology 53, no. 2 (July 22, 1999): 321–31.
    • Breitner, J. C., B. W. Wyse, J. C. Anthony, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, D. C. Steffens, M. C. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, et al. “APOE-epsilon4 count predicts age when prevalence of AD increases, then declines: the Cache County Study..” Neurology 53, no. 2 (July 22, 1999): 321–31. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.53.2.321.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lowry, C. M., E. D. Bigler, B. L. Plassman, J. Tshcantz, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. S. Breitner. “A new method for quantifying cerebral atrophy in Alzheimer's disease.” Clinical Neuropsychologist 12, no. 2 (May 1, 1998): 258–258.
       Link to Item
    • Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., B. L. Plassman, J. T. Tschanz, M. C. Norton, M. J. Helms, B. W. Wyse, and J. C. S. Breitner. “Cognitive decline in aging: What is the role of education?.” Clinical Neuropsychologist 12, no. 2 (May 1, 1998): 265–265.
       Link to Item
    • Meyer, M. R., J. C. S. Breitner, D. C. Steffens, J. C. Anthony, M. A. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, B. W. Wyse, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, and B. L. Plassman. “196. Onset of alzheimer's disease in susceptible subjects: Influence of APOE.” Biological Psychiatry 43, no. 8 (April 1998): S58–S58. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(98)90644-8.
       Full Text
    • Breitner, J. C., G. P. Jarvik, B. L. Plassman, A. M. Saunders, and K. A. Welsh. “Risk of Alzheimer disease with the epsilon4 allele for apolipoprotein E in a population-based study of men aged 62-73 years..” Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 12, no. 1 (March 1998): 40–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002093-199803000-00006.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Steffens, D. C., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. Breitner. “A twin study of late-onset depression and apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease..” Biol Psychiatry 41, no. 8 (April 15, 1997): 851–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00247-8.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, E. D. Bigler, S. C. Johnson, C. V. Anderson, M. J. Helms, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. Breitner. “Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele and hippocampal volume in twins with normal cognition..” Neurology 48, no. 4 (April 1997): 985–89. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.48.4.985.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “The genetics of dementia in late life..” Psychiatr Clin North Am 20, no. 1 (March 1997): 59–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70393-2.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “Recent advances in the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia with an emphasis on gene-environment interactions..” J Am Geriatr Soc 44, no. 10 (October 1996): 1242–50.
       Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “Apolipoprotein E and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease..” Neurology 47, no. 2 (August 1996): 317–20. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.47.2.317.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Breitner, J. C., K. A. Welsh, B. A. Gau, W. M. McDonald, D. C. Steffens, A. M. Saunders, K. M. Magruder, M. J. Helms, B. L. Plassman, and M. F. Folstein. “Alzheimer's disease in the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Registry of Aging Twin Veterans. III. Detection of cases, longitudinal results, and observations on twin concordance..” Arch Neurol 52, no. 8 (August 1995): 763–71. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1995.00540320035011.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., K. A. Welsh, M. Helms, J. Brandt, W. F. Page, and J. C. Breitner. “Intelligence and education as predictors of cognitive state in late life: a 50-year follow-up..” Neurology 45, no. 8 (August 1995): 1446–50. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.45.8.1446.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Smith, C. J., P. M. Lippiello, and J. W. Ashford. “Smoking, Alzheimer's disease, and confounding with genes..” Lancet 345, no. 8956 (April 22, 1995). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90796-3.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. Breitner. “Smoking, Alzheimer's disease, and confounding with genes..” Lancet 345, no. 8946 (February 11, 1995). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90374-7.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • PLASSMAN, B. L., T. T. NEWMAN, K. A. WELSH, M. HELMS, and J. C. S. BREITNER. “PROPERTIES OF THE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW FOR COGNITIVE STATUS - APPLICATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND LONGITUDINAL-STUDIES.” Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology 7, no. 3 (July 1994): 235–41.
       Link to Item
    • PLASSMAN, B. L., K. A. WELSH, J. C. S. BREITNER, J. BRANDT, M. HELMS, B. GAU, and W. PAGE. “INTELLIGENCE AND EDUCATION AS PREDICTORS OF COGNITIVE STATE IN LATE-LIFE - A 50-YEAR FOLLOW-UP.” Neurology 44, no. 4 (April 1, 1994): A141–A141.
       Link to Item
    • Breitner, J. C., B. A. Gau, K. A. Welsh, B. L. Plassman, W. M. McDonald, M. J. Helms, and J. C. Anthony. “Inverse association of anti-inflammatory treatments and Alzheimer's disease: initial results of a co-twin control study..” Neurology 44, no. 2 (February 1994): 227–32. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.44.2.227.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • PLASSMAN, B. L., J. C. S. BREITNER, K. A. WELSH, and M. J. HELMS. “CONFOUNDING WITH GENES MAY EXPLAIN THE INVERSE ASSOCIATION OF SMOKING AND ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE.” Neurobiology of Aging 15 (January 1, 1994): S150–S150.
       Link to Item
    • PLASSMAN, B. L., J. C. S. BREITNER, K. A. WELSH, and M. J. HELMS. “CONFOUNDING WITH GENES MAY EXPLAIN THE INVERSE ASSOCIATION OF SMOKING AND ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE.” Neurobiology of Aging 15 (January 1, 1994): S128–S128.
       Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., T. T. Newman, K. A. Welsh, M. Helms, and J. C. S. Breitner. “Properties of the telephone interview for cognitive status: Application in epidemiological and longitudinal studies.” Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology 7, no. 3 (January 1, 1994): 235–41.
    • Gorman, R. B., D. K. McKenzie, S. C. Gandevia, and B. L. Plassman. “Inspiratory muscle strength and endurance during hyperinflation and histamine induced bronchoconstriction..” Thorax 47, no. 11 (November 1992): 922–27. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.47.11.922.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gandevia, S. C., D. K. McKenzie, and B. L. Plassman. “Activation of human respiratory muscles during different voluntary manoeuvres..” J Physiol 428 (September 1990): 387–403. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1990.sp018218.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., and R. W. Lansing. “Perceptual cues used to reproduce an inspired lung volume..” J Appl Physiol (1985) 69, no. 3 (September 1990): 1123–30. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1990.69.3.1123.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., and S. C. Gandevia. “High-voltage stimulation over the human spinal cord: sources of latency variation..” J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 52, no. 2 (February 1989): 213–17. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.52.2.213.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., and S. C. Gandevia. “Comparison of human motor cortical projections to abdominal muscles and intrinsic muscles of the hand..” Exp Brain Res 78, no. 2 (1989): 301–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00228901.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hoit, J. D., B. L. Plassman, R. W. Lansing, and T. J. Hixon. “Abdominal muscle activity during speech production..” J Appl Physiol (1985) 65, no. 6 (December 1988): 2656–64. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1988.65.6.2656.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • GANDEVIA, S. C., W. N. GARDNER, B. L. PLASSMAN, and J. C. ROTHWELL. “EFFECTS OF MOTOR CORTICAL STIMULATION ON HUMAN RESPIRATORY MUSCLES DURING DIFFERENT TASKS.” Journal of Physiology London 403 (September 1, 1988): P77–P77.
       Link to Item
    • Gandevia, S. C., and B. L. Plassman. “Responses in human intercostal and truncal muscles to motor cortical and spinal stimulation..” Respir Physiol 73, no. 3 (September 1988): 325–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-5687(88)90054-0.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • McKenzie, D. K., B. L. Plassman, and S. C. Gandevia. “Maximal activation of the human diaphragm but not inspiratory intercostal muscles during static inspiratory efforts..” Neurosci Lett 89, no. 1 (June 17, 1988): 63–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(88)90481-8.
       Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plassman, B. L., R. W. Lansing, and K. Foti. “Inspiratory muscle responses to airway occlusion during learned breathing movements..” J Neurophysiol 57, no. 1 (January 1987): 274–88. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1987.57.1.274.
       Full Text  Link to Item

  • Conference Papers

    • Plassman, Brenda L., David C. Steffens, James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Michael J. Helms, and John C. Breitner. “P4-137 Alzheimer's disease in the NAS-NRC twin registry of WWII veterans.” In Neurobiology of Aging, 25:S514–S514. Elsevier BV, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0197-4580(04)81695-6.
       Full Text
    • Hening, W. A., B. L. Plassman, R. P. Allen, and C. J. Earley. “Prevalence of restless legs symptoms in an elderly American veteran cohort.” In Sleep, 26:A338–A338. AMER ACADEMY SLEEP MEDICINE, 2003.
       Link to Item
    • Steffens, D. C., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh, and J. C. S. Breitner. “A twin study of late-onset depression and APOE e4 as risk factors for dementia.” In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 4:379–80. AMER PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 1996.
       Link to Item
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
• 

  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Transforming Alzheimer's Disease Care through Integrating Caregivers. 2018 - 2019  2018 - 2019

Some information on this profile has been compiled automatically from Duke databases and external sources. (Our About page explains how this works.) If you see a problem with the information, please write to Scholars@Duke and let us know. We will reply promptly.