2024
Characteristics of men and women with medically diagnosed cluster headache in a national integrated healthcare system: A Veterans Health Administration cohort study
Seng E, Burish M, Fenton B, Schindler E, Zhou B, Phadke M, Skanderson M, Best R, Lipton R, Sico J. Characteristics of men and women with medically diagnosed cluster headache in a national integrated healthcare system: A Veterans Health Administration cohort study. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2024, 64: 1273-1284. PMID: 39400858, DOI: 10.1111/head.14842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsEHR dataHealthcare systemInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9Integrated healthcare systemNational integrated healthcare systemFiscal yearHospital-based systemClinic-based studyProportion of womenCompared to menLongitudinal cohort of patientsIndividual medical recordsRates of suicidal ideationCH diagnosisStratified prevalenceHealth recordsTobacco useMental healthHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisInternational ClassificationPeriod prevalenceOutpatient visitsOpen 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
2016
Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012
Altalib H, Fenton B, Sico J, Goulet J, Bathulapalli H, Mohammad A, Kulas J, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Mattocks K, Kerns R, Brandt C, Haskell S. Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012. Cephalalgia 2016, 37: 3-10. PMID: 26950804, DOI: 10.1177/0333102416631959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of migraineMigraine diagnosisVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsGuideline-concordant treatmentGuideline-concordant careMigraine-specific medicationsICD-9 codesChi-square testHealth care systemNumber of veteransElectronic health recordsTriptan prescriptionMigraine preventionGuideline adherenceMigraine medicationsComorbid conditionsNational health care systemMigraine headacheMedicationsMigraineTime-series studyLogistic regressionCare systemPreventive medicineHealth administratorsUsing Radiological Data to Estimate Ischemic Stroke Severity
Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Concato J, Brandt C, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Using Radiological Data to Estimate Ischemic Stroke Severity. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 25: 792-798. PMID: 26794264, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke severityHospital mortalityStroke patientsC-statisticAcute ischemic stroke patientsStroke care qualityIschemic stroke patientsChart review dataIschemic stroke severityElectronic health recordsAdmission headSevere strokePoststroke mortalityAbnormal findingsValid measurePatient levelRadiographic scoresRadiological dataRadiographic dataRadiographic measuresCare qualityRisk adjustmentSeverityHealth recordsMortality