Self-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional study
Paranjpe MD, Chin AC, Paranjpe I, Reid NJ, Duy PQ, Wang JK, O'Hagan R, Arzani A, Haghdel A, Lim CC, Orhurhu V, Urits I, Ngo AL, Glicksberg BS, Hall KT, Mehta D, Cooper RS, Nadkarni GN. Self-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e039119. PMID: 33148746, PMCID: PMC7643504, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasurable health outcomesBetter overall healthHealth outcomesOverall healthChronic diseasesSelf-reported overall healthSelf-rated health statusNational Health Interview SurveyHealth conditionsPsychological distressFunctional health outcomesMultiple clinical trialsCross-sectional studyGeneral adult populationHealth Interview SurveyNon-specific psychological distressBetter health outcomesMeasurable health benefitsSelf-reported healthCross-sectional analysisComplementary health practicesPsychological Distress ScaleNon-institutionalised populationDaily multivitaminMultivitamin useAntiepileptic drug withdrawal and seizure severity in the epilepsy monitoring unit
Duy PQ, Krauss GL, Crone NE, Ma M, Johnson EL. Antiepileptic drug withdrawal and seizure severity in the epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy & Behavior 2020, 109: 107128. PMID: 32417383, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy monitoring unitBilateral tonic-clonic seizuresSevere seizure typeTonic-clonic seizuresFocal seizuresSeizure typesAED doseLorazepam administrationAntiepileptic drug reductionAntiepileptic drug withdrawalDrug withdrawal ratesReceiver-operating characteristic curveRisk of complicationsAED dosageAED withdrawalEMU stayConsecutive patientsSeizure clustersAED reductionDrug withdrawalSeizure severityPresurgical patientsDrug reductionSeizuresEffective dose