2024
Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine
Sico J, Anthony S, Phadke M, Wang K, Skanderson M, Ney J, Seng E, Shapiro R, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Graham G, Martini S, Fenton B. Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2431522. PMID: 39230902, PMCID: PMC11375476, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurn pit exposureVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordPit exposureHeadache disordersAdministration electronic health recordAnalytic sampleVeterans Health Administration facilitiesBurn pitsCohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsDose-dependent associationUS DepartmentHealth recordsRegistry participantsMilitary exposuresRetrospective cohort studyHealth AdministrationMain OutcomesHealth conditionsAdministration facilitiesRegistry questionnaireHighest quartilesIncident outcomesVeteransChronic headaches after traumatic brain injury: Diagnostic complexity associated with increased cost.
McGeary D, Swan A, Kennedy E, Dismuke-Greer C, McGeary C, Sico J, Amuan M, Manhapra A, Bouldin E, Watson P, Kenney K, Myers M, Werner J, Mitchell J, Carlson K, Delgado R, Esmaeili A, Pugh M. Chronic headaches after traumatic brain injury: Diagnostic complexity associated with increased cost. Neurorehabilitation 2024, 55: 303-317. PMID: 39422976, DOI: 10.3233/nre-230277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryChronic headacheTraumatic brain injury diagnosisPost-9/11-era veteransPost-traumatic headacheAssociated with higher costsCare burdenBrain injuryHealthcare costsHeadache diagnosisEra veteransClinical characteristicsHeadache disordersHigher expendituresCareVeteransIndividual headachesHigh costHeadacheIntensive treatmentRefractory headacheOutcomesDiagnosisInjuryConfounding
2021
Suicide Attempts in US Veterans with Chronic Headache Disorders: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study
Androulakis XM, Guo S, Zhang J, Sico J, Warren P, Giakas A, Li X, Peterlin BL, Mathew R, Reyes D. Suicide Attempts in US Veterans with Chronic Headache Disorders: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Pain Research 2021, 14: 2629-2639. PMID: 34466030, PMCID: PMC8403028, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s322432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryRisk of SAChronic pain conditionsChronic headacheChronic painSuicide attemptsPain conditionsAnnual incidenceHealth administrative dataHighest annual incidenceMultivariable Poisson regressionLarge-scale retrospective analysisChronic headPsychiatric comorbidityRetrospective studyBrain injuryRelative riskRetrospective analysisHeadachePainPoisson regressionVeteransAdministrative dataRiskDemographic factors