M G Austrom

Publications (6)14.94 Total impact

• Article: Retirement from orthopaedic surgery.

  M A Ritter, M G Austrom, H Zhou, H C Hendrie
  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 04/1999; 81(3):414-8. · 3.27 Impact Factor
• Article: The dementing disorders.

  H C Hendrie, F W Unverzagt, M G Austrom
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  ABSTRACT: Dementing disorders are found most commonly in the elderly. However, the approaches derived from the diagnosis and management of these patients exemplify principles which can equally well be applied to the management of psychiatric disorders in younger patients. These principles include the process of syndromic diagnosis, the need for multi-dimensional assessment, the recognition of the interaction of biological and psycho-social factors in the etiology and treatment of psychiatric symptoms and the crucial role of the family in the management of patients with dementia. In this paper these principles are discussed.
  Psychiatric Quarterly 02/1997; 68(3):261-79. · 1.26 Impact Factor
• Article: Foci of increased T2 signal intensity in MR images of healthy elderly subjects. A follow-up study.

  M G Austrom, R F Thompson, H C Hendrie, J Norton, M R Farlow, M K Edwards, R Dean
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  ABSTRACT: An 18-month follow-up study was conducted on 26 healthy elderly subjects with and without foci of increased T2 signal intensity on MR imaging. The subjects did not differ with respect to health status or cognitive performance as measured by the Cognitive Subscale of the Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination and the Mini Mental State Examination at follow-up. There was a significant decline in performance on the Digit Symbol Substitution Test in subjects who had evidence of T2 foci compared to the performance of subjects without T2 foci. This may indicate that the presence of T2 foci is correlated with subtle difficulties in learning and memory.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 11/1990; 38(10):1133-8. · 3.74 Impact Factor
• Article: The CAMDEX: a standardized instrument for the diagnosis of mental disorder in the elderly: a replication with a US sample.

  H C Hendrie, K S Hall, H M Brittain, M G Austrom, M Farlow, J Parker, M Kane
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  ABSTRACT: The Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination (CAMDEX) was developed by Roth, et al (1986) to assist in the early diagnosis and measurement of dementia in the elderly. In this study the CAMDEX was administered to a mixed group of independently diagnosed elderly psychiatric patients and control subjects in the United States. The CAMDEX was found to have a high interrater reliability with a mixed group of clinicians of varying backgrounds. The diagnostic scales and the cognitive section of the CAMDEX demonstrated considerable promise in distinguishing between independently diagnosed populations of depressed, demented, and normal subjects. The results suggest comparability between samples of subjects in England and the US, and that the CAMDEX is a promising instrument for use in both research and clinical settings.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 06/1988; 36(5):402-8. · 3.74 Impact Factor
• Article: Alzheimer's disease: providing care for the family.

  M G Austrom, B S Richards, H C Hendrie
  Indiana medicine: the journal of the Indiana State Medical Association 08/1987; 80(7):648-51.
• Article: Foci of increased T2 signal intensity on brain MR scans of healthy elderly subjects.

  H C Hendrie, M R Farlow, M G Austrom, M K Edwards, M A Williams
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  ABSTRACT: Foci of increased T2 signal intensity were found on brain MR scans in 16 (59%) of 27 healthy elderly volunteer subjects, ages 63 to 86 years old. These foci were not related to cognitive function or cerebrovascular risk factors; instead, they were highly correlated to age, being present in 11 of 11 subjects aged 75 years and over.
  American Journal of Neuroradiology 10(4):703-7. · 2.93 Impact Factor