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Hacker ML, Turchan M, Heusinkveld LE, Currie AD, Millan SH, Molinari AL, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Cannard KR, Wang L, Charles D. Deep brain stimulation in early-stage Parkinson disease: Five-year outcomes. Neurology. 2020 Jul 28;95(4):e393-e401. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009946. Epub 2020 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 32601120; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7455319.
Amjad F, Bhatti D, Davis TL, Oguh O, Pahwa R, Kukreja P, Zamudio J, Metman LV. Current Practices for Outpatient Initiation of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel for Management of Advanced Parkinson's Disease in the United States. Adv Ther. 2019 Sep;36(9):2233-2246. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01014-4. Epub 2019 Jul 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 31278691; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6822848.
Lyons KE, Pahwa R, Hermanowicz N, Davis T, Pagan F, Isaacson S. Changing the treatment paradigm for Parkinson's disease psychosis with pimavanserin. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Jul;12(7):681-691. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2019.1623669. Epub 2019 Jun 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 31159608.
Heusinkveld LE, Hacker ML, Turchan M, Davis TL, Charles D. Impact of Tremor on Patients With Early Stage Parkinson's Disease. Front Neurol. 2018;9:628. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00628. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30123178; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6085452.
Hacker ML, DeLong MR, Turchan M, Heusinkveld LE, Ostrem JL, Molinari AL, Currie AD, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Cannard KR, Drye LT, Sternberg AL, Shade DM, Tonascia J, Charles D. Effects of deep brain stimulation on rest tremor progression in early stage Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2018 Jul 31;91(5):e463-e471. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005903. Epub 2018 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 29959266; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6093763.
Charles PD, Manack Adams A, Davis T, Bradley K, Schwartz M, Brin MF, Patel AT. Neck Pain and Cervical Dystonia: Treatment Outcomes from CD PROBE (Cervical Dystonia Patient Registry for Observation of OnabotulinumtoxinA Efficacy). Pain Pract. 2016 Nov;16(8):1073-1082. doi: 10.1111/papr.12408. Epub 2016 Feb 23. PubMed PMID: 26910788.
Hacker ML, Currie AD, Molinari AL, Turchan M, Millan SM, Heusinkveld LE, Roach J, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Neimat JS, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Byrne DW, Charles D. Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation May Reduce Medication Costs in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2016;6(1):125-31. doi: 10.3233/JPD-150712. PubMed PMID: 26967937; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4927876.
Hacker ML, Tonascia J, Turchan M, Currie A, Heusinkveld L, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Neimat JS, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Wang L, Shi Y, Shade DM, Sternberg AL, Drye LT, Charles D. Deep brain stimulation may reduce the relative risk of clinically important worsening in early stage Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Oct;21(10):1177-83. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.08.008. Epub 2015 Aug 11. PubMed PMID: 26306000.
Charles D, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Neimat JS, Hacker ML, Finder SG. Deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Mar;21(3):347-8. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.10.032. Epub 2014 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 25547949.
Tolleson C, Pallavaram S, Li C, Fang J, Phibbs F, Konrad P, Hedera P, D'Haese PF, Dawant BM, Davis TL. The optimal pallidal target in deep brain stimulation for dystonia: a study using a functional atlas based on nonlinear image registration. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2015;93(1):17-24. doi: 10.1159/000368441. Epub 2014 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 25502118; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4348210.
Tramontana MG, Molinari AL, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Wylie SA, Neimat JS, May AT, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Gill CE, Salomon RM, Wang L, Song Y, Charles D. Neuropsychological effects of deep brain stimulation in subjects with early stage Parkinson's disease in a randomized clinical trial. J Parkinsons Dis. 2015;5(1):151-63. doi: 10.3233/JPD-140448. PubMed PMID: 25613351.
Phibbs FT, Arbogast PG, Davis TL. 60-Hz frequency effect on gait in Parkinson's disease with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. Neuromodulation. 2014 Dec;17(8):717-20; discussion 720. doi: 10.1111/ner.12131. Epub 2013 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 24165197; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3999304.
Charles D, Konrad PE, Neimat JS, Molinari AL, Tramontana MG, Finder SG, Gill CE, Bliton MJ, Kao C, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Salomon RM, Cannard KR, Wang L, Song Y, Davis TL. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Jul;20(7):731-7. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.03.019. Epub 2014 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 24768120; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4103427.
Camalier CR, Konrad PE, Gill CE, Kao C, Remple MR, Nasr HM, Davis TL, Hedera P, Phibbs FT, Molinari AL, Neimat JS, Charles D. Methods for Surgical Targeting of the STN in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease. Front Neurol. 2014;5:25. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00025. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24678307; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3958735.
Nutt JG, Siderowf AD, Guttman M, Schmidt PN, Zamudio JI, Wu SS, Okun MS, Simuni T, Parashos SA, Dahodwala NA, Davis TL, Giladi N, Gurevich T, Hauser RA, Jankovic J, Lyons KE, Marsh L, Miyasaki JM, Morgan JC, Santiago AJ, Tarsy D, Mari Z, Malaty IA, Nelson EC. Mobility, mood and site of care impact health related quality of life in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Mar;20(3):274-9. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.10.004. Epub 2013 Oct 16. PubMed PMID: 24182524.
Pallavaram S, Phibbs FT, Tolleson C, Davis TL, Fang J, Hedera P, Li R, Koyama T, Dawant BM, D'Haese PF. Neurologist consistency in interpreting information provided by an interactive visualization software for deep brain stimulation postoperative programming assistance. Neuromodulation. 2014 Jan;17(1):11-5; discussion 15. doi: 10.1111/ner.12061. Epub 2013 May 3. PubMed PMID: 23647701; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4039015.
Hedera P, Cibulčík F, Davis TL. Pharmacotherapy of essential tremor. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2013 Dec 22;5:43-55. doi: 10.4137/JCNSD.S6561. Review. PubMed PMID: 24385718; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3873223.
Hedera P, Davis TL, Phibbs FT, Charles PD, LeDoux MS. FUS in familial essential tremor - the search for common causes is still on. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2013 Sep;19(9):818-20. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.04.009. Epub 2013 May 6. PubMed PMID: 23660545.
Hedera P, Phibbs FT, Dolhun R, Charles PD, Konrad PE, Neimat JS, Davis TL. Surgical targets for dystonic tremor: considerations between the globus pallidus and ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2013 Jul;19(7):684-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.03.010. Epub 2013 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 23611688.
Bourne SK, Conrad A, Neimat JS, Davis TL. Linear measurements of the cerebral ventricles are correlated with adult ventricular volume. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 May;20(5):763-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.10.002. Epub 2013 Mar 22. PubMed PMID: 23528412.
Bourne SK, Conrad A, Konrad PE, Neimat JS, Davis TL. Ventricular width and complicated recovery following deep brain stimulation surgery. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2012;90(3):167-72. doi: 10.1159/000338094. Epub 2012 May 5. PubMed PMID: 22573051.
Charles PD, Dolhun RM, Gill CE, Davis TL, Bliton MJ, Tramontana MG, Salomon RM, Wang L, Hedera P, Phibbs FT, Neimat JS, Konrad PE. Deep brain stimulation in early Parkinson's disease: enrollment experience from a pilot trial. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Mar;18(3):268-73. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2011.11.001. Epub 2011 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 22104012; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3288479.
Charles D, Tolleson C, Davis TL, Gill CE, Molinari AL, Bliton MJ, Tramontana MG, Salomon RM, Kao C, Wang L, Hedera P, Phibbs FT, Neimat JS, Konrad PE. Pilot study assessing the feasibility of applying bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in very early stage Parkinson's disease: study design and rationale. J Parkinsons Dis. 2012;2(3):215-23. doi: 10.3233/JPD-2012-012095. PubMed PMID: 23938229; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4165487.
Hedera P, Phibbs FT, Fang JY, Cooper MK, Charles PD, Davis TL. Clustering of dystonia in some pedigrees with autosomal dominant essential tremor suggests the existence of a distinct subtype of essential tremor. BMC Neurol. 2010 Jul 29;10:66. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-10-66. PubMed PMID: 20670416; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2918572.
Hedera P, Fang JY, Phibbs F, Cooper MK, Charles PD, Davis TL. Positive family history of essential tremor influences the motor phenotype of Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2009 Nov 15;24(15):2285-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.22772. PubMed PMID: 19795470.
Garland EM, Gamboa A, Okamoto L, Raj SR, Black BK, Davis TL, Biaggioni I, Robertson D. Renal impairment of pure autonomic failure. Hypertension. 2009 Nov;54(5):1057-61. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.136853. Epub 2009 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 19738158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2796115.
Yu H, Hedera P, Fang J, Davis TL, Konrad PE. Confined stimulation using dual thalamic deep brain stimulation leads rescues refractory essential tremor: report of three cases. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2009;87(5):309-13. doi: 10.1159/000230694. Epub 2009 Jul 29. PubMed PMID: 19641342.
Phibbs F, Fang JY, Cooper MK, Charles DP, Davis TL, Hedera P. Prevalence of unilateral tremor in autosomal dominant essential tremor. Mov Disord. 2009 Jan 15;24(1):108-11. doi: 10.1002/mds.22113. PubMed PMID: 18973247.
Fang JY, Phibbs FT, Davis TL. Spectrum of movement disorders in professional welders. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2009;110(6):358-60. PubMed PMID: 19634578.
Charles PD, Gill CE, Davis TL, Konrad PE, Benabid AL. Is deep brain stimulation neuroprotective if applied early in the course of PD?. Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2008 Aug;4(8):424-6. doi: 10.1038/ncpneuro0848. Epub 2008 Jul 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 18594505.
Blair MA, Ma S, Phibbs F, Fang JY, Cooper MK, Davis TL, Hedera P. Reappraisal of the role of the DRD3 gene in essential tremor. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2008 Aug;14(6):471-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.11.002. Epub 2008 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 18316228; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2576470.
Rao AS, Bodenheimer RE, Davis TL, Li R, Voight C, Dawant BM. Quantifying drug induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease patients using standardized videos. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008;2008:1769-72. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649520. PubMed PMID: 19163023.
Gill CE, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Charles D. Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: the Vanderbilt University Medical Center experience, 1998-2004. Tenn Med. 2007 Apr;100(4):45-7. PubMed PMID: 17474384.
Schadt CR, Charles PD, Davis TL, Konrad PE. Thalamotomy, DBS-Vim, and DBS-GPi for generalized dystonia: a case report. Tenn Med. 2007 Feb;100(2):38-9. PubMed PMID: 17378506.
Ma S, Davis TL, Blair MA, Fang JY, Bradford Y, Haines JL, Hedera P. Familial essential tremor with apparent autosomal dominant inheritance: should we also consider other inheritance modes?. Mov Disord. 2006 Sep;21(9):1368-74. doi: 10.1002/mds.20950. PubMed PMID: 16721753.
Schadt CR, Cox KL, Tramontana MG, Byrne DW, Davis TL, Fang JY, Konrad PE, Padaliya B, Mutter RW, Gill CE, Richardson CR, Charles PD. Depression and intelligence in patients with Parkinson's disease and deep-brain stimulation. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Jul;98(7):1121-5. PubMed PMID: 16895282; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2569473.
Garland EM, Vnencak-Jones CL, Biaggioni I, Davis TL, Montine TJ, Robertson D. Fragile X gene premutation in multiple system atrophy. J Neurol Sci. 2004 Dec 15;227(1):115-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.08.013. PubMed PMID: 15546601.
Charles PD, Padaliya BB, Newman WJ, Gill CE, Covington CD, Fang JY, So SA, Tramontana MG, Konrad PE, Davis TL. Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus reduces antiparkinsonian medication costs. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2004 Dec;10(8):475-9. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.05.006. PubMed PMID: 15542007.
Newman WJ, Davis TL, Padaliya BB, Covington CD, Gill CE, Abramovitch AI, Charles PD. Botulinum toxin type A therapy during pregnancy. Mov Disord. 2004 Nov;19(11):1384-5. doi: 10.1002/mds.20205. PubMed PMID: 15389988.
Padaliya BB, Davis TL, Newman WJ, Konrad PE, Covington CD, Gill CE, Abramovitch AI, Charles PD. Bilateral globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation therapy for primary generalized dystonia. Tenn Med. 2004 Jul;97(7):317-8. PubMed PMID: 15359520.
Damian M, Davis TL, Konrad PE, Roberts AG, Pfister AA, Charles PD. Deep brain stimulation: a new treatment for Parkinson's disease. Tenn Med. 2003 Jan;96(1):33-5. PubMed PMID: 12602053.
Robertson D, Shannon JR, Jordan J, Davis TL, Diedrich A, Jacob G, Garland E, Tellioglu T, Biaggioni I. Multiple system atrophy: new developments in pathophysiology and therapy. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2001 Jul;7(3):257-260. doi: 10.1016/s1353-8020(00)00067-5. PubMed PMID: 11331196.
Carson RP, Appalsamy M, Diedrich A, Davis TL, Robertson D. Animal model of neuropathic tachycardia syndrome. Hypertension. 2001 Jun;37(6):1357-61. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.37.6.1357. PubMed PMID: 11408377.
Charles PD, Esper GJ, Davis TL. A definition of "on": patient diaries compared to the UPDRS. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 1999 Sep;5(3):99-101. doi: 10.1016/s1353-8020(99)00024-3. PubMed PMID: 18591127.
Charles PD, Esper GJ, Davis TL, Maciunas RJ, Robertson D. Classification of tremor and update on treatment. Am Fam Physician. 1999 Mar 15;59(6):1565-72. Review. PubMed PMID: 10193597.
Austin MT, Davis TL, Robertson D, Charles PD. Multiple system atrophy: clinical presentation and diagnosis. Tenn Med. 1999 Feb;92(2):55-7. PubMed PMID: 9932532.
Sethi KD, O'Brien CF, Hammerstad JP, Adler CH, Davis TL, Taylor RL, Sanchez-Ramos J, Bertoni JM, Hauser RA. Ropinirole for the treatment of early Parkinson disease: a 12-month experience. Ropinirole Study Group. Arch Neurol. 1998 Sep;55(9):1211-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.55.9.1211. PubMed PMID: 9740115.
Adler CH, Sethi KD, Hauser RA, Davis TL, Hammerstad JP, Bertoni J, Taylor RL, Sanchez-Ramos J, O'Brien CF. Ropinirole for the treatment of early Parkinson's disease. The Ropinirole Study Group. Neurology. 1997 Aug;49(2):393-9. doi: 10.1212/wnl.49.2.393. PubMed PMID: 9270567.
Charles PD, Maciunas RJ, Davis TL, Drowota FR, Truett AA, Giles JT, Cheney JT, Robertson D. Thalamic stimulation: an innovative treatment for tremor. Tenn Med. 1997 Jul;90(7):275-7. PubMed PMID: 9216239.
Charles PD, Davis TL, Shannon KM, Hook MA, Warner JS. Tongue protrusion dystonia: treatment with botulinum toxin. South Med J. 1997 May;90(5):522-5. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199705000-00012. PubMed PMID: 9160072.
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