2014
Mood, anxiety, and incomplete seizure control affect quality of life after epilepsy surgery
Hamid H, Blackmon K, Cong X, Dziura J, Atlas LY, Vickrey BG, Berg AT, Bazil CW, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Devinsky O. Mood, anxiety, and incomplete seizure control affect quality of life after epilepsy surgery. Neurology 2014, 82: 887-894. PMID: 24489129, PMCID: PMC3959755, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeck Depression InventorySeizure controlOverall QOL scoreEpilepsy surgeryQuality of lifeBeck Anxiety InventoryQOL scoresOverall QoLBAI scoresMixed-model repeated-measures analysisPartial seizure controlGood seizure controlPoor seizure controlAssociation of depressionComprehensive diagnostic workupEpilepsy Inventory-89Incomplete seizure controlManagement of moodRepeated-measures analysisQoL subscoresSeizure outcomeEpilepsy centersWorse QoLDiagnostic workupPostsurgical care
2004
Characteristics That Distinguish Accidental From Abusive Injury in Hospitalized Young Children With Head Trauma
Bechtel K, Stoessel K, Leventhal JM, Ogle E, Teague B, Lavietes S, Banyas B, Allen K, Dziura J, Duncan C. Characteristics That Distinguish Accidental From Abusive Injury in Hospitalized Young Children With Head Trauma. Pediatrics 2004, 114: 165-168. PMID: 15231923, DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.1.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbusive head injuryAccidental head injuryAbnormal mental statusMonths of ageUnilateral retinal hemorrhageRetinal hemorrhagesHead injuryProportion of childrenScalp hematomaMental statusHead traumaOutcome measuresSecondary outcome measuresHead injury groupSerial neurologic examinationsMain outcome measuresAbusive head traumaChild abuse specialistInjury groupEye examinationVitreous hemorrhageClinical featuresInitial presentationNeurologic examinationOphthalmoscopic examination