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Sean Amodeo

University of Toronto
Verified email at mail.utoronto.ca
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Multiple clock drawing scoring systems: simpler is better

BJ Mainland, S Amodeo… - International journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The clock drawing test (CDT) is a widely used cognitive screening tool that has
been well accepted among clinicians and patients for its ease of use and short administration …

Delphi survey of maintenance lithium treatment in older adults with bipolar disorder: an ISBD task force report

…, SA Strejilevich, C Paternoster, S Amodeo… - Bipolar …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Despite the growing numbers and proportion of older adults with bipolar disorder
(OABD), there are very limited guidelines for the use of lithium with its double‐edged …

The Times They Are a-Changin' Clock Drawing and Prediction of Dementia

S Amodeo, BJ Mainland, N Herrmann… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Identification of individuals who will eventually develop dementia is critical for early intervention,
treatment, and care planning. The clock drawing test (CDT) is a widely used cognitive …

[PDF][PDF] Cognitive fluctuations and the lucid interval in dementia: Implications for testamentary capacity

KI Shulman, IM Hull, S DeKoven, S Amodeo… - Journal of the …, 2015 - fpamed.com
The lucid interval is a long-held legal concept widely accepted in case law as a possible
means of countering a challenge to testamentary and related capacities. In parallel, the clinical …

Effects of the serotonergic agonist mCPP on male rats in the quinpirole sensitization model of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)

MC Tucci, A Dvorkin-Gheva, D Graham, S Amodeo… - …, 2013 - Springer
Rationale The serotonergic agonist, meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP), produces inconsistent
effects on obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, perhaps because clinical …

Banks V Goodfellow (1870): time to update the test for testamentary capacity

KI Shulman, SG Himel, IM Hull, C Peisah, S Amodeo… - Can. B. Rev., 2017 - HeinOnline
Banks v Goodfellow is the leading case on testamentary capacity, and has been for nearly
150 years. 1 The durability of the case attests to the astuteness and continuing relevance of …

Nazis in America

S Amodeo - 2009 - digitalcommons.usf.edu
On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered. After years of bloody and terrible fighting, the Allied
powers had finally beaten the German war machine. Three years earlier, in June 1942, that …

Efficacy of vitamin B supplementation on cognition in elderly patients with cognitive-related diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DM Zhang, JX Ye, JS Mu… - Journal of geriatric …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Increase in serum homocysteine is shown to be a potential risk factor for cognitive impairment.
Evidence suggests that vitamin B supplementation may reduce cognitive decline by …

Adverse childhood and recent negative life events: contrasting associations with cognitive decline in older persons

NCM Korten, BWJH Penninx, AM Pot… - Journal of geriatric …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To examine whether persons who experienced adverse childhood events or recent
negative life events have a worse cognitive performance and faster cognitive decline and …

Mild cognitive impairment and changes in everyday function over time: the importance of evaluating both speed and accuracy

CL Lassen-Greene, K Steward… - Journal of geriatric …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Research estimates that a significant percentage of individuals with mild cognitive
impairment (MCI) experience functional difficulties. In addition to reduced accuracy on …