2024
Associations Among Sleep, Pain, and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: a Scoping Review
Hsaio C, DiMeola K, Jegede O, Funaro M, Langstengel J, Yaggi H, Barry D. Associations Among Sleep, Pain, and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: a Scoping Review. Current Addiction Reports 2024, 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-024-00606-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderOUD severityUse disorderTreatment characteristicsOpioid use disorder treatment settingsTreatment of sleepDosing scheduleDisorder severityOpioidPainWeb of ScienceAssessed patientsCochrane LibraryMeasures of sleepMOUD treatmentCurrent evidenceMOUDSleepSleep disturbanceProvider preferencesPatientsStudy examined sleepDisordersTreatment settingsMedication
2023
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with post-stroke epilepsy: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis from the International Post-stroke Epilepsy Research Repository (IPSERR)
Mishra N, Kwan P, Tanaka T, Sunnerhagen K, Dawson J, Zhao Y, Misra S, Wang S, Sharma V, Mazumder R, Funaro M, Ihara M, Nicolo J, Liebeskind D, Yasuda C, Cendes F, Quinn T, Ge Z, Scalzo F, Zelano J, Kasner S, Consortium I, Mishra N, Kwan P, Friedman A, Engel J. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with post-stroke epilepsy: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis from the International Post-stroke Epilepsy Research Repository (IPSERR). BMJ Open 2023, 13: e078684. PMID: 37968000, PMCID: PMC10660442, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-stroke epilepsyPost-stroke seizuresIndividual patient dataClinical characteristicsLate post-stroke seizuresPatient dataOutcomes of patientsFuture clinical trialsPatient outcome measuresComprehensive search strategyAcute strokePeer-reviewed journalsStroke patientsPrognostic valueStroke mortalityBias assessmentClinical trialsObservational studyOutcome measuresLanguage of publicationEpileptic seizuresPatientsEthics approvalStudy authorsIPD-MAWeight change among patients engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder: a scoping review
Carr M, Lou R, Macdonald-Gagnon G, Peltier M, Funaro M, Martino S, Masheb R. Weight change among patients engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder: a scoping review. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2023, 49: 551-565. PMID: 37200510, PMCID: PMC10840392, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2207720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderExcess weight gainWeight gainMedication treatmentUse disordersType of MOUDBuprenorphine/naloxoneRetrospective chart reviewUse of methadoneBody mass indexModerate weight gainMOUD initiationChart reviewCohort studyOpioid useBuprenorphine/Mass indexMedication doseMethadone treatmentNonrandomized studyCase reportEthnic disparitiesPotential associationMOUDPatientsMortality and functional outcomes in patients with post-stroke epileptic seizures: a systematic review and meta-analysis (S45.006)
Misra S, Vazquez J, Eldem E, Silva L, Mohidat S, Hickman L, Khan E, Funaro M, Yasuda C, Liebeskind D, Kasner S, Mishra N. Mortality and functional outcomes in patients with post-stroke epileptic seizures: a systematic review and meta-analysis (S45.006). Neurology 2023, 100 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000203419.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review
Bennett BL, Lawson JL, Funaro MC, Ivezaj V. Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews 2022, 23: e13500. PMID: 36053042, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryWeight biasPeer-reviewed quantitative studiesRisk of biasBariatric populationMedical sequelaeHigh riskSurgeryBehavioral sequelaeSystematic reviewFuture patientsGreater riskWeight stigmaSequelaePatientsRiskSample of individualsPresent studyMost studiesNegative correlatesRigorous researchReviewStudy
2021
Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality
Gruenbaum BF, Sandhu MRS, Bertasi RAO, Bertasi TGO, Schonwald A, Kurup A, Gruenbaum SE, Freedman IG, Funaro MC, Blumenfeld H, Sanacora G. Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 1041-1056. PMID: 33751566, PMCID: PMC8443164, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence seizuresMood disordersChildhood epilepsyCommon manifestationInclusion criteriaEffective treatmentGenetic predispositionGreater oddsAnimal modelsAnatomical pathwaysSystematic reviewDepressionShort lossDisordersPatientsBidirectional relationshipSeizuresCurrent literatureAnxietySocial impairmentFurther researchReviewEpilepsyStrong correlationImpairment