Overview
Availability
- Dr Dana Pourzinal is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychology, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Neuroscience, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Profiling people with Parkinson's disease at risk of cognitive decline: Insights from PPMI and ICICLE‐PD data
Pourzinal, Dana, Lawson, Rachael A., Yarnall, Alison J., Williams‐Gray, Caroline H., Barker, Roger A., Yang, Jihyun, McMahon, Katie L., O'Sullivan, John D., Byrne, Gerard J. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2024). Profiling people with Parkinson's disease at risk of cognitive decline: Insights from PPMI and ICICLE‐PD data. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 16 (3) e12625, e12625. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12625
2024
Conference Publication
Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare project
Au, T., Bailey, D., Beattie, E., Brooks, D., Broome, A., Byrne, G., Chatfield, M., Dissanayaka, N., Keramat, S.A., Lehn, A., Liddle, J., Marsh, R., Mitchell, L., Naismith, S., Nestor, S., O’Sullivan, J., Pachana, N., Pourzinal, D., Robertson, S., Shrubsole, K., Sivakumaran, K., Spooner, D., Tinson, H., Verreynne, M.L., Worthy, P. and Yang, J. (2024). Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare project. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Neuropsychological predictors of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review (PDCogniCare)
Pourzinal, D., Sivakumaran, K., Yang, J., Bailey, D.X., Mitchell, L.K., Brooks, D. and Dissanayaka, N. (2024). Neuropsychological predictors of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review (PDCogniCare). Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Telehealth Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in People Living with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Study
Pacas Fronza, Gabriela, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy A., Byrne, Gerard J., Liddle, Jacki, Yang, Jihyun, Brooks, Deborah, Au, Tiffany, Pourzinal, Dana, Worthy, Peter, Comans, Tracy, Beattie, Elizabeth, Bennett, Sally, Russell, Trevor and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2024). Telehealth Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in People Living with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Study. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2024.2336187
2024
Journal Article
Hippocampal resting‐state connectivity is associated with posterior‐cortical cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease
Pourzinal, Dana, Yang, Jihyun, McMahon, Katie L., Copland, David A., Mitchell, Leander, O'Sullivan, John D., Byrne, Gerard J. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2024). Hippocampal resting‐state connectivity is associated with posterior‐cortical cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Brain and Behavior, 14 (3) e3454, e3454. doi: 10.1002/brb3.3454
2024
Conference Publication
Verbal fluency correlates with medial temporal lobe volumes in Parkinson’s disease with memory impairment
Yang, J., Pourzinal, D. and Dissanayaka, N. (2024). Verbal fluency correlates with medial temporal lobe volumes in Parkinson’s disease with memory impairment. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Levetiracetam for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a double-blind controlled proof-of-concept trial protocol
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, Byrne, Gerard J., Yang, Jihyun, McMahon, Katie L., Pontone, Gregory M., O'Sullivan, John D., Adam, Robert, Littleford, Roberta, Chatfield, Mark, Lehn, Alexander, Mari, Zoltan and Bakker, Arnold (2023). Levetiracetam for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a double-blind controlled proof-of-concept trial protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9 (1) 189, 189. doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01406-y
2023
Other Outputs
Cognitive subtypes in Parkinson’s disease: exploring phenotypes, neuroimaging targets, and therapeutics
Pourzinal, Dana (2023). Cognitive subtypes in Parkinson’s disease: exploring phenotypes, neuroimaging targets, and therapeutics. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/063c937
2023
Journal Article
Longitudinal follow up of data‐driven cognitive subtypes in Parkinson's disease
Pourzinal, Dana, Yang, Jihyun, Sivakumaran, Kumareshan, McMahon, Katie L., Mitchell, Leander, O'Sullivan, John D., Byrne, Gerard J. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2023). Longitudinal follow up of data‐driven cognitive subtypes in Parkinson's disease. Brain and Behavior, 13 (10) e3218, e3218. doi: 10.1002/brb3.3218
2023
Journal Article
Global assessment, cognitive profile, and characteristics of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease
Yang, Jihyun, Pourzinal, Dana, Byrne, Gerard J., McMahon, Katie L., Copland, David A., O’Sullivan, John D., Mitchell, Leander and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2023). Global assessment, cognitive profile, and characteristics of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38 (6) e5955, e5955. doi: 10.1002/gps.5955
2022
Conference Publication
Update on TRIP: Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease proof of concept trial
Pourzinal, D., Bakker, A., Byrne, G.J., McMahon, K., O’Sullivan, J.D., Adam, R., Lehn, A., Copland, D., Yang, J.H., Au, T., Littleford, R., Chatfield, M., Pontone, G., Mari, Z. and Dissanayaka, N. (2022). Update on TRIP: Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease proof of concept trial. UQ Centre for Clinical Research HDR Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Systematic review of data‐driven cognitive subtypes in Parkinson’s disease
Pourzinal, Dana, Yang, Jihyun, Lawson, Rachael A., McMahon, Katie L., Byrne, Gerard J. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2022). Systematic review of data‐driven cognitive subtypes in Parkinson’s disease. European Journal of Neurology, 29 (11), 3395-3417. doi: 10.1111/ene.15481
2022
Journal Article
Semantic fluency deficits and associated brain activity in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, Jihyun, McMahon, Katie L., Copland, David A., Pourzinal, Dana, Byrne, Gerard J., Angwin, Anthony J., O’Sullivan, John D. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N (2022). Semantic fluency deficits and associated brain activity in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 16 (6), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s11682-022-00698-7
2022
Journal Article
The Attention Network Test in Parkinson and Lewy body disease: a systematic review
Yang, Jihyun, Pourzinal, Dana, Rheinberger, Toby, Copland, David A., McMahon, Katie L., Byrne, Gerard J. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2022). The Attention Network Test in Parkinson and Lewy body disease: a systematic review. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 35 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1097/WNN.0000000000000292
2022
Conference Publication
Update on TRIP: Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease proof of concept trial
Pourzinal, D., Bakker, A., Byrne, G.J., McMahon, K., O’Sullivan, J.D., Adam, R., Lehn, A., Copland, D., Yang, J.H., Au, T., Littleford, R., Chatfield, M., Pontone, G., Mari, Z. and Dissanayaka, N. (2022). Update on TRIP: Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease proof of concept trial. UQ Neurosciences Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-27 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the hippocampus as biomarker for cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
Pourzinal, D., Yang, J., Byrne, G.J., O’Sullivan, J.D., McMahon, K. and Dissanayaka, N. (2022). Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the hippocampus as biomarker for cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease. UQ Faculty of Medicine HDR Student Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7 October 2022.
2021
Journal Article
Anxiety disorders are associated with verbal memory impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease without dementia
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N., Forbes, Elana J., Yang, Ji Hyun J., Pourzinal, Dana, O’Sullivan, John D., Mitchell, Leander K., Copland, David A., McMahon, Katie L. and Byrne, Gerard J. (2021). Anxiety disorders are associated with verbal memory impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease without dementia. Journal of Neurology, 269 (3), 1600-1609. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10736-x
2021
Journal Article
Hippocampal correlates of episodic memory in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging studies
Pourzinal, Dana, Yang, Ji Hyun J., Bakker, Arnold, McMahon, Katie L., Byrne, Gerard J., Pontone, Gregory M., Mari, Zoltan and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2021). Hippocampal correlates of episodic memory in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging studies. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 99 (9) jnr.24863, 2097-2116. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24863
2021
Conference Publication
Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease (TRIP): Proof-of-concept protocol
Pourzinal, D., Bakker, A., Byrne, G.J., McMahon, K., O’Sullivan, J., Adam, R., Copland, D., Yang, J.H.J., Au, T., Littleford, R., Chatfield, M., Pontone, G., Mari, Z. and Dissanayaka, N. (2021). Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease (TRIP): Proof-of-concept protocol. Australia Dementia Forum 2021, Online, 31 May - 1 June 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Neural correlates of attentional deficits in Parkinson’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, Jihyun, Pourzinal, Dana, McMahon, Katie L., Byrne, Gerard J., Copland, David A., O’Sullivan, John D. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2021). Neural correlates of attentional deficits in Parkinson’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 85, 17-22. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.02.009
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