2023
Implementer report: ICD-10 code F44.5 review for functional seizure disorder
Ali S, Bornovski Y, Gopaul M, Galluzzo D, Goulet J, Argraves S, Jackson-Shaheed E, Cheung K, Brandt C, Altalib H. Implementer report: ICD-10 code F44.5 review for functional seizure disorder. BMJ Health & Care Informatics 2023, 30: e100746. PMID: 37730251, PMCID: PMC10514602, DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2023-100746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valueSeizure disorderICD-10Single ICD codeEHR problem listElectronic health recordsChart reviewDiagnostic codesInternational ClassificationDiagnostic codingPredictive valueICD codesProblem listDiagnostic precisionHealth recordsDisordersNatural language processing algorithmEHR systemsLanguage processing algorithmReviewCliniciansDisease
2021
The Military Injuries: Understanding Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Study: Understanding Relationships among Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury History, Epilepsy, and Quality of Life
Pugh MJ, Kennedy E, Gugger JJ, Mayo J, Tate D, Swan A, Kean J, Altalib H, Gowda S, Towne A, Hinds S, Van Cott A, Lopez MR, Jaramillo CA, Eapen BC, McCafferty RR, Salinsky M, Cramer J, McMillan KK, Kalvesmaki A, Diaz-Arrastia R, Amuan M, Henion A, Padilla S, McCafferty M, Elizondo B, Wells M. The Military Injuries: Understanding Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Study: Understanding Relationships among Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury History, Epilepsy, and Quality of Life. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2021, 38: 2841-2850. PMID: 34353118, PMCID: PMC8820288, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2021.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryPost-traumatic epilepsyHistory of TBIQuality of lifeEvidence of TBILifetime traumatic brain injuryMild traumatic brain injuryHealth recordsHealth-related qualityVA medical recordsWorse physical functioningPopulation-based assessmentVeterans Health AdministrationHealth record dataTraumatic brain injury historyBrain injury historyComplex comorbiditiesMedical recordsBrain injuryPhysical functioningTBI severityInjury historyEpilepsyHealth AdministrationEpilepsy studies
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