Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Higher mortality, relative to the general population, is associated with epilepsy and with particular types of traumatic brain injury (TBI). It …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Patients with post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) are at an increased risk of adverse outcomes, and utilization of specialty care is important to manage symptoms. We …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Epilepsy Monitoring Units (EMUs) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) are critical for the diagnosis and management of …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Accurate identification of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is crucial for accurate disease measurement, effective clinical intervention and improved patient …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) was established in 2008 to provide specialized care for veterans with …
Abstract: Background: Hispanic/Latino people with epilepsy may be at a differential risk of medical and psychiatric comorbidities given genetic, environmental, sociocultural, and …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Hispanic/Latino people with epilepsy are a growing population that has been understudied in clinical epilepsy research. U.S. veterans are at a higher risk of …
Abstract: Objective: Hispanic/Latino people with epilepsy are a growing population that has been understudied in clinical epilepsy research. U.S. veterans are at a higher risk of …
Abstract: Background: Women Veterans with epilepsy (WVE) may have unique psychiatric comorbidities that affect presentation, treatment, and outcomes. This large, nationally …
Abstract: The healthy soldier effect (HSE) describes a phenomenon of enduring health and lower mortality among veterans due in part to initial screening procedures and health care …