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Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients
Dhaher R, Bronen RA, Spencer L, Colic L, Brown F, Mian A, Sandhu M, Pittman B, Spencer D, Blumberg HP, Altalib H. Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2561-2570. PMID: 35883245, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyDorsal bed nucleusTLE patientsEpilepsy patientsBed nucleusHC subjectsStria terminalisTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansTreatment-resistant depressionComprehensive Epilepsy CenterHealthy control subjectsStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansResonance imaging scansNumber of patientsCase-control studyInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewMajor depressive disorderCommon comorbid disordersHuman clinical studiesEpilepsy centersLobe epilepsyComorbid depressionControl subjectsMeasuring coordination of epilepsy care: A mixed methods evaluation of social network analysis versus relational coordination
Altalib HH, Lanham HJ, McMillan KK, Habeeb M, Fenton B, Cheung KH, Pugh MJ. Measuring coordination of epilepsy care: A mixed methods evaluation of social network analysis versus relational coordination. Epilepsy & Behavior 2019, 97: 197-205. PMID: 31252279, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEpilepsyHealth PersonnelHealth ServicesHospitals, VeteransHumansModels, OrganizationalNeurologistsPatient Care TeamReferral and ConsultationSocial NetworkingSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsCoordination of careVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemVA providersEpilepsy careNeurological careHealthcare systemHealthcare teamPrimary care providersModel of careCare team membersLarge healthcare systemVA healthcare systemMental health providersHealth professional networksRelational coordinationMixed-methods evaluationKey informant interviewsMultidisciplinary careEpilepsy centersNeurology settingCare scoresProvider teamCare mapCare providersVA facilities
2017
Care coordination in epilepsy: Measuring neurologists' connectivity using social network analysis
Altalib HH, Fenton BT, Cheung KH, Pugh MJV, Bates J, Valente TW, Kerns RD, Brandt CA. Care coordination in epilepsy: Measuring neurologists' connectivity using social network analysis. Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, 73: 31-35. PMID: 28605631, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCare coordinationHealth care providersCare providersVA facilitiesEpilepsy centersSpecialty careEpilepsy careEpilepsy patientsHealth AdministrationFacility levelNumber of providersNeurologistsFacility typeCareProvidersType of facilityMixed modelsSame facilityPatientsEpilepsyAdministration
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