2024
Distinct comorbidity phenotypes among post‐9/11 Veterans with epilepsy are linked to diverging outcomes and mortality risks
Pugh M, Clary H, Myers M, Kennedy E, Amuan M, Swan A, Hinds S, LaFrance W, Altalib H, Towne A, Henion A, White A, Baca C, Wang C. Distinct comorbidity phenotypes among post‐9/11 Veterans with epilepsy are linked to diverging outcomes and mortality risks. Epilepsia 2024 PMID: 39487827, DOI: 10.1111/epi.18170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationCause of deathService membersLatent class analysisPost-9/11 service membersVeterans receiving careContinuity of careInterdisciplinary health teamComorbid phenotypesPost-9/11 veteransOverall patient careMitigate adverse outcomesHealth teamsEpilepsy diagnosisAssociated with mortalityHealth trajectoriesHealth AdministrationPatient carePost-traumatic stress disorderMortality outcomesDescriptive statisticsAnnual diagnosesChronic diseasesNational cohortMortality risk
2023
Role of Deployment History on the Association Between Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injury in Post–9/11 Era US Veterans
Henion A, Wang C, Amuan M, Altalib H, Towne A, Hinds S, Baca C, LaFrance W, Van Cott A, Kean J, Roghani A, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh M. Role of Deployment History on the Association Between Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injury in Post–9/11 Era US Veterans. Neurology 2023, 101: e2571-e2584. PMID: 38030395, PMCID: PMC10791059, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryDeployed veteransNondeployed veteransHigher oddsNeurologic conditionsBrain injuryEpilepsy impactDeployment-related traumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryEpilepsy risk factorsMild traumatic brain injuryVeterans Health AdministrationYears of careDeployment-related exposuresService membersService-connected disabilityHistory of deploymentHealthy warrior effectLogistic regression modelsDeployment historyMilitary service membersEpilepsy preventionICD-9/10TBI exposureAntiseizure medications