Disparities in epilepsy: report of a systematic review by the North American Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy

JG Burneo, N Jette, W Theodore, C Begley, K Parko… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: We undertook a systematic review of the evidence on disparities in epilepsy with a
focus on North American data (Canada, United States, and the English‐speaking …

Social determinants of health in epilepsy

M Szaflarski - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Social factors have been identified as key drivers of epilepsy care, outcomes, and
disparities, but there is a limited understanding of what these factors are and how they …

Standards for epidemiologic studies and surveillance of epilepsy

DJ Thurman, E Beghi, CE Begley, AT Berg… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, about 65 million people are estimated to have epilepsy. Epidemiologic studies
are necessary to define the full public health burden of epilepsy; to set public health and …

Assessment of racial/ethnic and income disparities in the prescription of opioids and other controlled medications in California

J Friedman, D Kim, T Schneberk… - JAMA internal …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Most drug epidemics in the United States have disproportionately affected
nonwhite communities. Notably, the current opioid epidemic is heavily concentrated among …

Epilepsy surgery trends in the United States, 1990–2008

DJ Englot, D Ouyang, PA Garcia, NM Barbaro… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To examine national time trends of resective surgery for the treatment of medically
refractory epilepsy before and after Class I evidence demonstrating its efficacy and …

Incidence of seizures in the acute phase of stroke: a population‐based study

JP Szaflarski, AY Rackley, DO Kleindorfer, J Khoury… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The incidence of seizures within 24 h of acute stroke has not been studied
extensively. We aimed to establish the incidence of acute poststroke seizures in a biracial …

Incidence and risk factors of posttraumatic seizures following traumatic brain injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study

AC Ritter, AK Wagner, A Fabio, MJ Pugh… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Determine incidence of posttraumatic seizure (PTS) following traumatic brain
injury (TBI) among individuals with moderate‐to‐severe TBI requiring rehabilitation and …

[HTML][HTML] Seizure visits in US emergency departments: epidemiology and potential disparities in care

DJ Pallin, JN Goldstein, JS Moussally… - International journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Introduction While epilepsy is a well-characterized disease, the majority of emergency
department (ED) visits for “seizure” involve patients without known epilepsy. The …

Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in patient outcomes after craniotomy for tumor in adult patients in the United States, 1988–2004

WT Curry Jr, BS Carter, FG Barker - Neurosurgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE Racial disparities in American health care outcomes are well documented. We
investigated racial disparities in hospital mortality and adverse discharge disposition after …

Beyond seizure freedom: Dissecting long‐term seizure control after surgical resection for drug‐resistant epilepsy

JK Hsieh, FG Pucci, SJ Sundar, E Kondylis… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to better understand the long‐term palliative and
disease‐modifying effects of surgical resection beyond seizure freedom, including frequency …