Featured Publications
Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy
Kanner A, Saporta A, Kim D, Barry J, Altalib H, Omotola H, Jette N, O'Brien T, Nadkarni S, Winawer M, Sperling M, French J, Abou-Khalil B, Alldredge B, Bebin M, Cascino G, Cole A, Cook M, Detyniecki K, Devinsky O, Dlugos D, Faught E, Ficker D, Fields M, Gidal B, Gelfand M, Glynn S, Halford J, Haut S, Hegde M, Holmes M, Kalviainen R, Kang J, Klein P, Knowlton R, Krishnamurthy K, Kuzniecky R, Kwan P, Lowenstein D, Marcuse L, Meador K, Mintzer S, Pardoe H, Park K, Penovich P, Singh R, Somerville E, Szabo C, Szaflarski J, Thio K, Trinka E, Burneo J, Project A. Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy. Neurology 2022, 100: e1123-e1134. PMID: 36539302, PMCID: PMC10074468, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderFocal epilepsyBipolar disorderSuicidal ideationAnxiety disordersGeneral populationSuicidal attemptsPanic disorderMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewPrevalence of moodInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewLogistic regression analysisActive suicidal ideationComparable prevalence ratesSeverity Rating ScaleConsecutive adultsDepressive disorderNeuropsychiatric InterviewEpilepsy evaluationHigh prevalencePrevalence ratesTypes of moodPatientsPsychiatric diagnosisEpilepsy
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 medicationsUnderstanding headache classification coding within the veterans health administration using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM in fiscal years 2014–2017
Fodeh S, Fenton B, Wang R, Skanderson M, Altalib H, Kuruvilla D, Schindler E, Haskell S, Brandt C, Sico J. Understanding headache classification coding within the veterans health administration using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM in fiscal years 2014–2017. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0279163. PMID: 36598881, PMCID: PMC9812322, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHeadache diagnosisICD-10-CMICD-10-CM diagnosisICD-10-CM codingSpecialty care clinicsSpecific headache diagnosesICD-9-CM codingDifferent headache typesICD-9-CMRace/ethnicityHeadache comorbidityHeadache NOSPatient ageCare clinicsChronic conditionsHeadache typesProvider typeSociodemographic factorsHealth AdministrationDiagnosisTwo yearsHeadachePatientsMigraine
2011
Long-term association between seizure outcome and depression after resective epilepsy surgery
Hamid H, Liu H, Cong X, Devinsky O, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Barr WB, Dziura J, Bazil CW, Spencer SS. Long-term association between seizure outcome and depression after resective epilepsy surgery. Neurology 2011, 77: 1972-1976. PMID: 22094480, PMCID: PMC3235357, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31823a0c90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComorbidityDepressive DisorderEpilepsyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSurvival AnalysisConceptsSeizure control groupExcellent seizure controlResective epilepsy surgerySeizure controlBeck Depression InventoryDepressive symptomsControl groupEpilepsy surgeryBDI scoresMixed-model repeated-measures analysisBorderline significant reductionEpilepsy surgery outcomeGood seizure controlMulticenter prospective studyLong-term improvementRepeated-measures analysisSeizure outcomeResective surgeryProspective studySurgery outcomesSevere depressionMean changeInitial improvementSurgeryCase status