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Perils and progress in epilepsy surgery utilization: Twenty‐five years later

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract More than 25 years have passed since the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) established that surgery is superior to continued anti‐seizure medication (ASM) for drug‐resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, and nearly as long since a joint practice parameter urged that appropriate surgical candidates be referred to a specialized center for ...
Dario J. Englot
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The Aggregate Effects of Health Insurance: Evidence from the Introduction of Medicare [PDF]

This paper investigates the effects of market-wide changes in health insurance by examining the single largest change in health insurance coverage in American history: the introduction of Medicare in 1965.
Amy Finkelstein
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Enhancing quality of mental health service for veterans with seizures

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Psychiatric disorders are commonly identified in people with seizures (PWS). Comorbid mood, anxiety, and trauma‐ and stressor‐related disorders are highly prevalent and not consistently recognized or treated promptly. Veterans with seizures are particularly vulnerable to neuropsychiatric comorbidities, including a higher prevalence of ...
Maria Raquel Lopez, W. Curt LaFrance Jr., Kristen Mordecai, Anna E. Blanken, Mary Jo Pugh, Krista Ocier, Hamada Altalib   +6 more
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Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Medicare Beneficiaries over the Last Decade: A Retrospective Observational Study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Older adults have higher rates of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) than other age groups, accounting for most TBI‐related hospitalizations and mortality.
Lidia MVR Moura, Lawrence Zaborski, Aidan McDonald Wojciechowski, John Hsu, David C. Grabowski, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand, Sahar F. Zafar   +6 more
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Mind the Gap! Consumer Perceptions and Choices of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans [PDF]

Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage through Medicare approved plans offered by private insurance companies and HMOs. In this paper, we study the role of current prescription drug use and health risks, related expectations, and subjective ...
Daniel McFadden, Florian Heiss, Joachim Winter   +2 more
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Instrumental activities of daily living in older adults with epilepsy: A cross‐sectional and longitudinal multicenter study

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) represent a critical but understudied measure of day‐to‐day function in people with epilepsy (PWE). In the multicenter Brain Aging and Cognition in Epilepsy (BrACE) study of PWE ≥55 years of age, we examined the proportion, clinical correlates, epilepsy‐related predictors, and ...
Ifrah Zawar, Anny Reyes, Jonathan Helm, Kayela Arrotta, Bruce P. Hermann, Alena Stasenko, Robyn M. Busch, Mark Quigg, Jaideep Kapur, Aaron F. Struck, Vineet Punia, McKenna E. Williams, Katherine J. Bangen, Irene Wang, Jerry J. Shih, Lisa Ferguson, Jana E. Jones, Carrie R. McDonald   +17 more
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Medicare Part D and its Effect on the Use of Prescription Drugs, Use of Other Health Care Services and Health of the Elderly [PDF]

We examine the effect of gaining prescription drug insurance as a result of Medicare Part D on use of prescription drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries.
Nasreen Khan, Robert Kaestner
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A randomized controlled trial of a multimodality digital health intervention to aid the delivery of the modified ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy: The Keto eCoach trial protocol

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Dietary therapy is an effective treatment for drug‐resistant epilepsy; however, low adherence presents a significant barrier to use in the clinical setting. This study aims to evaluate a multimodality digital health intervention to overcome this barrier and improve outcomes in adults undertaking the modified ketogenic diet for ...
Neha Kaul, Lucy Vivash, Susanna Chen, Lillian King, Hannah Johns, Leonid Churilov, Zhibin Chen, John‐Paul Nicolo, Danielle Heaven, Ella Meredith, Ryan Ervine, Lisa Todd, Bernadette Zappa, Zanfina Ademi, Gopisankar Mohanannair Geethadevi, Michael Erlichster, Efstratios Skafidas, Terence J. O'Brien, Patrick Kwan   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body Mass Index, Comorbidities, and Ambulatory Care Visits: The REGARDS Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Individuals with obesity have more ambulatory care usage than individuals with normal weight and overweight. There is limited information on whether this is consistent across provider specialties and whether comorbidities explain the ...
Emily B. Levitan, Aowen Zhu, Vera Bittner, Todd M. Brown, Michael E. Farkouh, Mariam Girguis, Lei Huang, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Suzanne E. Judd, Shannon Rhodes, Monika M. Safford, Jennifer L. Strande, Min‐Jung Wang, Mark Woodward, D. Leann Long   +14 more
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Medicare Part D and the Financial Protection of the Elderly [PDF]

We examine the impact of the expansion of public prescription drug insurance coverage from Medicare Part D on the elderly and find evidence of substantial crowd-out. Using detailed data from the 2002-7 waves of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS),
Jonathan Gruber, Gary V. Engelhardt
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