Associate Professor in Residence, Neurology
School of Medicine

Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine

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My primary research interest is the identification of emotional and personality changes following stroke. Using measures specifically designed in our lab to measure such changes in brain-impaired individuals, new and important directions for research have been identified. I have found, for example, that specific personality changes occur depending on the hemispheric side of the stroke lesion and that lateralized course of emotional change occurs over time. Another major area of study compares dementia and depression in adults with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. This research has produced interesting findings regarding differential diagnosis of these two conditions.

Nelson LD; Cicchetti D; Satz P; Sowa M; Mitrushina M. Emotional sequelae of stroke: a longitudinal perspective. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 1994 Oct, 16(5):796-806.

Chang MC; Cheatham ML; Nelson LD; Rutherford EJ; Morris JA Jr. Gastric tonometry supplements information provided by systemic indicators of oxygen transport. Journal of Trauma, 1994 Sep, 37(3):488-94.

Safcsak K; Nelson LD. Thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction measurements: room temperature versus cold temperature injectate. Critical Care Medicine, 1994 Jul, 22(7):1136-41.

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03/07/2002