2024
Prescription Drug Prices: An AAN Position Statement.
Santoro J, Sico J, Burke J, Sarkar K, Turbes M, Evans D, Jordan J. Prescription Drug Prices: An AAN Position Statement. Neurology 2024, 102: e209132. PMID: 38335469, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsHumansNervous System DiseasesOrphan Drug ProductionPrescription DrugsPrescriptionsUnited StatesConceptsHigh cost of medicationNeurological disordersDevelopment of novel therapeuticsNeurological diseasesOrphan Drug ActTherapeutic optionsCost of medicationsHigh-value careCost of prescription drugsPrescription drug pricesRare diseaseTreat rare diseasesPatientsNovel therapeuticsTreat neurological disordersDrug ActCost containment effortsChronic neurological conditionsEffective prescription medicationsMedicationPrescriber accessPrescription medicationsTherapyHealthcare systemApproval pathway
2020
Quality improvement in neurology: Neurology Outcomes Quality Measurement Set
Sico JJ, Sarwal A, Benish SM, Busis NA, Cohen BH, Das RR, Finsilver S, Halperin JJ, Kelly AG, Meunier L, Phipps MS, Thirumala PD, Villanueva R, von Gaudecker J, Bennett A, Shenoy AM. Quality improvement in neurology: Neurology Outcomes Quality Measurement Set. Neurology 2020, 94: 982-990. PMID: 32398356, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of and characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in a Ugandan neurology ward
Diaz MM, Hu X, Fenton BT, Kimuli I, Lee A, Lindsey H, Bigelow JK, Maiser S, Altalib HH, Sico JJ. Prevalence of and characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in a Ugandan neurology ward. BMC Neurology 2020, 20: 42. PMID: 32005185, PMCID: PMC6995141, DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-1627-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNervous System DiseasesNeurologyPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsUgandaConceptsNeurology wardHead traumaHospital mortalityWorse survivalCommon diagnosisMultivariate Cox proportional hazard modelingSub-Saharan African hospitalsCox proportional hazard modelingKaplan-Meier survival curvesConclusionsIn-hospital mortalityPatient-level predictorsHigh-risk groupProportional hazard modelingDiagnosis of infectionTime of deathIndex hospitalizationHospital admissionMulago HospitalNeurologic illnessAfrican hospitalsNeurologic diseaseSurvival curvesPatientsHazard modelingMortality