With the expertise of Darin Zahuranec, MD, MSc, and Adam Stein, MD, the Levine Team has conducted two pilot studies from April to September 2023 in preparation for a November 2023 grant submission. Pilot 1 involves testing the feasibility of recruitment and data collection procedures planned for a multi-center trial of decision aids in older…
We have collaborated with PI Hyunmi Choi, MD, at Columbia University in New York, for the study entitled “Effects of Vascular Risk Factors on Risk for Dementia and Stroke After Late-Onset Epilepsy (EPILEPSY COG).” U-M is a subcontract and Deb Levine is the U-M site PI. At U-M, Emily Briceño is a co-I on the…
The BP COG study is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)-funded R01 study that aims to determine the effect of high blood pressure over the life course on the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites, and to estimate the potential impact of optimal high blood pressure treatment intensity to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in cognitive impairment and dementia.
The STROKE COG study is an NIH-funded R01 study that aims to advance the understanding of post-stroke dementia and how post-stroke blood pressure, glucose, and lipid levels independently contribute to post-stroke dementia risk.