2024
Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine
Sico J, Anthony S, Phadke M, Wang K, Skanderson M, Ney J, Seng E, Shapiro R, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Graham G, Martini S, Fenton B. Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2431522. PMID: 39230902, PMCID: PMC11375476, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurn pit exposureVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordPit exposureHeadache disordersAdministration electronic health recordAnalytic sampleVeterans Health Administration facilitiesBurn pitsCohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsDose-dependent associationUS DepartmentHealth recordsRegistry participantsMilitary exposuresRetrospective cohort studyHealth AdministrationMain OutcomesHealth conditionsAdministration facilitiesRegistry questionnaireHighest quartilesIncident outcomesVeterans
2023
Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Veterans With Migraine Disorder
Wang K, Fenton B, Deng Y, Anthony S, Dao V, Schindler E, Lipton R, Guirguis A, Skanderson M, Seng E, Sico J. Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Veterans With Migraine Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326371. PMID: 37523183, PMCID: PMC10391301, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcitonin gene-related peptideSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere COVID-19 outcomesCGRP mAbsMechanical ventilationSupplemental oxygenCOVID-19 outcomesSARS-CoV-2Cohort studyCGRP antagonistMAIN OUTCOMEMigraine disordersPositive SARS-CoV-2 test resultSARS-CoV-2 test resultsCOVID-19Protocol hazard ratiosRetrospective cohort studyMonoclonal antibody treatmentGene-related peptideLikelihood of hospitalizationCourse of diseasePeptide monoclonal antibodyElectronic health recordsNeuroimmune modulatorCumulative incidence
2022
Characteristics and Gender Differences of Headache in the Veterans Health Administration
Sico JJ, Seng E, Wang K, Skanderson M, Schindler E, Ney JP, Lorenze N, Kimber A, Lindsey H, Grinberg AS, Kuruvilla D, Higgins D, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Shapiro RE, Lipton RB, Fenton B. Characteristics and Gender Differences of Headache in the Veterans Health Administration. Neurology 2022, 99: e1993-e2005. PMID: 36100437, PMCID: PMC9651459, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHeadache diagnosisHealthcare utilizationIncidence rateHeadache careHeadache typesHealth AdministrationSociodemographic characteristicsMilitary-related exposuresAge-adjusted incidenceEmergency department utilizationElectronic health record dataRetrospective cohort designType of headacheHigh incidence rateTraumatic brain injuryUnited States veteransHealth record dataPost-traumatic stress disorderGender differencesMilitary sexual traumaHeadache disordersBrain injuryHeadache specialistsCohort designFrequency, Demographics, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization by Veterans With Migraine
Seng EK, Fenton BT, Wang K, Lipton RB, Ney J, Damush T, Grinberg AS, Skanderson M, Sico JJ. Frequency, Demographics, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization by Veterans With Migraine. Neurology 2022, 99: e1979-e1992. PMID: 36100439, PMCID: PMC9651466, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth care utilizationStudy periodCare utilizationHealth AdministrationOne-year period prevalenceOverweight/obesityMental health disordersChi-square testStudent's t-testMilitary sexual traumaAnnual encountersHeadache comorbidityPain comorbiditiesCohort entryCommon comorbiditiesPain disordersTotal cohortAnnual incidenceHealthcare utilizationHigher proportionPeriod prevalenceEmergency departmentMigraine carePrimary care