2024
Reflections in Studying Impact of Functional Seizure Services on Health Care Utilization Outcomes
Altalib H. Reflections in Studying Impact of Functional Seizure Services on Health Care Utilization Outcomes. Neurology Clinical Practice 2024, 15: e200402. PMID: 39600561, PMCID: PMC11588420, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional neurological disorderHealth care utilization outcomesHealth care professionalsHealth care systemCare professionalsUtilization outcomesCare systemMental healthIatrogenic harmEpilepsy monitoring unit admissionsFunctional seizuresHigh-volume usersHealthUnit admissionCoordinated effortPeopleProfessionalsNeurological disordersHarmAdmissionNeurology
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 administrators