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
Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation
Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation. Epilepsy & Behavior 2016, 64: 4-8. PMID: 27723497, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresElectronic health recordsNonepileptic seizuresVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsDiagnosis of PNESInappropriate health careMajority of patientsPrimary care providersImpressions of patientsHealth care professionalsMental health professionalsEpilepsy criteriaProvider documentationClinical impressionCare providersCare professionalsInternational LeagueDiagnostic certaintyHealth professionalsPatientsProgress notesHealth recordsHealth careSeizuresNeurologists