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Overview

David P. Salmon is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine with a strong focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Neurology, and Geriatrics and Gerontology. Research topics addressed include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's Disease research and treatments, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Frailty in Older Adults, and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases.

Salmon's recent publications illustrate their engagement with neurodegenerative disorders and cognitive decline. Notable papers include:

  • Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies, 2020, Neurology
  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium, 2020, Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle University)
  • Plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease in relation to neuropathology and cognitive change, 2022, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Cognitive decline profiles differ in Parkinson disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies, 2020, Neurology
  • Cognition at Each Stage of Lewy Body Disease with Co-occurring Alzheimer's Disease Pathology, 2021, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored multiple papers with Salmon include Douglas Galasko, Diane M. Jacobs, Denis S. Smirnov, Howard Feldman, and Mark W. Bondi. This reflects a broad network of research partnerships in related fields.

Salmon's work appears across a range of leading publication venues, emphasizing their involvement in Alzheimer's and dementia research communities. These venues include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neurology
  • Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Best Publications

  • Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia.

    Katya Rascovsky;John R. Hodges;David Knopman;Mario F. Mendez

  • Physical basis of cognitive alterations in Alzheimer's disease: synapse loss is the major correlate of cognitive impairment.

    Robert D. Terry;Eliezer Masliah;David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters

  • Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Report of the consortium on DLB international workshop

    I. G. Mckeith;D. Galasko;K. Kosaka;E. K. Perry

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium

    Ian G. McKeith;Bradley F. Boeve;Dennis W. DIckson;Glenda Halliday

  • The prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Shanghai, China: Impact of age, gender, and education

    M Y Zhang;R Katzman;D Salmon;H Jin

  • A phase 1 clinical trial of nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease

    Mark H Tuszynski;Mark H Tuszynski;Leon Thal;Leon Thal;Mary Pay;David P Salmon

  • The Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease A clinical and pathologic entity

    L. Hansen;D. Salmon;D. Galasko;E. Masliah

  • A Chinese version of the mini-mental state examination; Impact of illiteracy in a Shanghai dementia survey

    Robert Katzman;Mingyuan Zhang;Ouang-Ya-Qu;Zhengyu Wang

  • The Alzheimer's Disease Centers' Uniform Data Set (UDS): the neuropsychologic test battery.

    Sandra Weintraub;David Salmon;Nathaniel Mercaldo;Steven Ferris

  • Semantic memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease: failure of access or degraded knowledge?

    John R. Hodges;David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters

  • Comparisons of Verbal Fluency Tasks in the Detection of Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

    Andreas U. Monsch;Mark W. Bondi;Nelson Butters;David P. Salmon

  • Quantification of five neuropsychological approaches to defining mild cognitive impairment.

    Amy J. Jak;Amy J. Jak;Mark W. Bondi;Mark W. Bondi;Lisa Delano-Wood;Christina Wierenga;Christina Wierenga

  • Neuropsychological evidence for multiple implicit memory systems: a comparison of Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's disease patients

    William C. Heindel;David P. Salmon;Clifford W. Shults;Patricia A. Walicke

  • The A4 Study: Stopping AD Before Symptoms Begin?

    Reisa A. Sperling;Dorene M. Rentz;Dorene M. Rentz;Keith A. Johnson;Keith A. Johnson;Jason Karlawish

  • The Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite Measuring Amyloid-Related Decline

    Michael C. Donohue;Reisa A. Sperling;David P. Salmon;Dorene M. Rentz

  • Episodic and Semantic Memory: A Comparison of Amnesic and Demented Patients

    Nelson Butters;Eric Granholm;David P. Salmon;Igor Grant

  • Neuropsychological Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment Improves Diagnostic Precision, Biomarker Associations, and Progression Rates

    Mark W. Bondi;Emily C. Edmonds;Amy J. Jak;Lindsay R. Clark

  • Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies

    Ian G. McKeith;Tanis J. Ferman;Alan J. Thomas;Frédéric Blanc

  • The Neuropsychological Profile of Alzheimer Disease

    Sandra Weintraub;Alissa H. Wicklund;David P. Salmon

  • Quantitative and qualitative analyses of clock drawings in Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

    Isabelle Rouleau;David P Salmon;Nelson Butters;Nelson Butters;Colleen Kennedy;Colleen Kennedy

  • Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): Report of the Consortium on DLB International Workshop

    Ian G. McKeith

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas Galasko
Douglas Galasko University of California, San Diego
Mark W. Bondi
Mark W. Bondi University of California, San Diego
Lisa Delano-Wood
Lisa Delano-Wood University of California, San Diego
Dean C. Delis
Dean C. Delis University of California, San Diego
Lawrence A. Hansen
Lawrence A. Hansen University of California, San Diego
Amy J. Jak
Amy J. Jak University of California, San Diego
Nelson Butters
Nelson Butters University of California, San Diego
William C. Heindel
William C. Heindel Brown University
Emily C. Edmonds
Emily C. Edmonds University of Arizona
Eliezer Masliah
Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health

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