Publications
Publications Related to the CDC Epilepsy Program and Supported Research
2009
Bokhour BG, Pugh MJ, Rao JK, Avetisyan R, Berlowitz DR, Kazis LE. Identifying patient-centered indicators for quality epilepsy care. Med Care Res Rev 2009;66(2):147-166. abstract
DiIorio C, Escoffery C, Yeager KA, McCarty F, Henry TR, Koganti A, et al. WebEase: development of a Web-based epilepsy self-management intervention. Prev Chronic Dis 2009; 6(1). html
Targeting Epilepsy— Improving the Lives of People with One of the Nation’s Most Common Neurological Conditions. At A Glance
2008
Benn EK, Hauser WA, Shih T, Leary L, Bagiella E, Dayan P, Green R, Andrews H, Thurman DJ, Hesdorffer DC. Estimating the incidence of first unprovoked seizure and newly diagnosed epilepsy in the low-income urban community of Northern Manhattan, New York City. Epilepsia 2008;49(8):1431-1439. abstract
DiIorio C, Escoffery C, McCarty F, Yeager KA, Henry TR, Koganti A, Reisinger EL, Wexler B. Evaluation of WebEase: an epilepsy self-management Web site. Health Educ Res 2008. [Epub ahead of print] abstract
Escoffery C, DiIorio C, Yeager KA, McCarty F, Robinson E, Reisinger E, Henry T, Koganti A. Use of computers and the Internet for health information by patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behavior 2008;12(1):109–14. abstract
Ferguson PL, Chiprich J, Smith G, Dong B, Wannamaker BB, Kobau R, Thurman DJ, Selassie AW. Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy, health care access, and health behaviors among adults in South Carolina. Epilepsy & Behavior 2008 Jun. 26. [Epub ahead of print]. abstract
Kobau R, Zahran H, Thurman DJ, Zack MM, Henry TR, Schachter SC, Price PH.
Epilepsy Surveillance Among Adults—19 States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005. MMWR 2008;57(No.SS-6):1—20. html pdf (PDF–900KB) [View the errata for this article here] 2008;57(32):876.
2007
Bambara JK, Griffith HR, Martin RC, Faught E, Wadley VG, Marson DC. Medical decision-making abilities in older adults with chronic partial epilepsy. Epilepsy Behavior 2007;10(1): 63–68. abstract
Hirtz D, Thurman DJ, Gwinn-Hardy K, Mohammed M, Chaudhuri AR, Zalutsky R. How common are the “common” neurological disorders? Neurology 2007;68(5):326–37. abstract
Kelvin EA, Hesdorffer DC, Bagiella E, Andrews H, Pedley TA, Shih TT, Leary L, Thurman DJ, Hauser WA. Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy in a multiracial and multiethnic community in New York City. Epilepsy Research 2007; 77(2-3):141-150. abstract
Kobau R, Zahran H, Grant D, Thurman DJ, Price PH, Zack MM. Prevalence of Active Epilepsy and Health-Related Quality of Life among Adults with Self-Reported Epilepsy in California: California Health Interview Survey, 2003. Epilepsia 2007; 48:1904–1913. abstract
Pramuka M, Hendrickson R, Zinski A, Van Cott AC. A psychosocial self-management program for epilepsy: A randomized pilot study in adults. Epilepsy Behavior 2007 Dec;11(4):533–45. Epub 2007 Sep 29 abstract
Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Montouris G, Bokhour B, Cramer JA, et al. What constitutes high quality of care for adults with epilepsy? Neurology 2007;69:2020–2027. abstract
Vogtle LK, Martin RC, Foushee HR, Faught RE. A comparison of physicians' attitudes and beliefs regarding driving for persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behavior 2007;10(1) 55–62. abstract
2006
Austin JK, Carr DA, Hermann BP. Living Well II: a review of progress since 2003. Epilepsy Behav 2006;9(3):386-93. abstract
Caplin DA, Rao JK, Filloux F, Bale JF, van Orman C. Development of performance indicators for the primary care management of pediatric epilepsy: expert consensus recommendations based on the available evidence. Epilepsia 2006;47:2011–2019. abstract
Kobau R, DiIorio CA, Anderson LA, Price PH. Further validation and reliability testing of the Attitudes and Beliefs about Living with Epilepsy (ABLE) components of the CDC Epilepsy Program Instrument on Stigma. Epilepsy Behav 2006;8(3):552–559. Epub 2006. abstract
Kobau R, Gilliam F, Thurman DJ. Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy or seizure disorder, and its associations with depression and anxiety—results from the 2004 HealthStyles Survey. Epilepsia 2006. abstract
2005
DeGiorgio C, Pietsch-Escueta S, Tsang V, Corral-Leyva G, Ng L, Medina MT, Astudillo S, Padilla N, Leyva P, Martinez L, Noh J, Levine M, del Villasenor R, Sorvillo F, Sero-prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis and Taenia solium taeniasis in California, USA. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 2005; 111(2):84–88. abstract
Holden EW, Grossman E, Nguyen HT, Gunter MJ, Grebosky B, Von Worley A, Nelson L, Robinson S, Thurman DJ. Developing a computer algorithm to identify epilepsy cases in managed care organizations. Dis Manag 2005;8(1):1–14. abstract
Holden EW, Nguyen HT, Grossman E, Robinson S, Nelson LS, Gunter MJ, Von Worley A, Thurman DJ. Estimating prevalence, incidence, and disease-related mortality for patients with epilepsy in managed care organizations. Epilepsia 2005;46:311–319. abstract
Martin R, Griffith HR, Faught E, Gilliam F, Mackey M, Vogtle L. Cognitive functioning in community dwelling older adults with intractable partial epilepsy. Epilepsia 2005; 46(2):298–303. abstract
Martin R, Vogtle L, Gilliam F, Faught E. What are the concerns of older adults living with epilepsy? Epilepsy & Behavior 2005; 7:297–300. abstract
Prevalence of Epilepsy and Health-Related Quality of Life and Disability Among Adults with Epilepsy—South Carolina, 2003 and 2004. MMWR 2005;54(42):1080–1082.
Sirven JI, Lopez RA, Vazquez B, Van Haverbeke P. Que es la Epilepsia? Attitudes and knowledge of epilepsy by Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. Epilepsy and Behavior 2005;7:259–265. abstract
Strine TW, Kobau R, Chapman DP, Thurman DJ, Price PH, Balluz L. Psychological distress, comorbidities, and health behaviors among US adults with seizures: Results from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. Epilepsia 2005 46(7):1133–1139. abstract
2004
Ciechanowski P, Wagner E, Schmaling K, Schwartz S, Williams B, et al. Community-integrated home-based depression treatment in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2004;291(13):1569-77. abstract html pdf (PDF–190K)
DiIorio CA, Kobau R, Holden EW, Berkowitz JM, Kamin SL, Antonak RF, Austin JK, Baker GA, Bauman LJ, Gilliam F, Thurman DJ, Price PH. Developing a measure to assess attitudes toward epilepsy in the US population. Epilepsy and Behavior 2004;5:965–975. abstract
Kobau R, DiIiorio CA, Price PH, Thurman DJ, Martin LM, Ridings DL, Henry TR. Prevalence of epilepsy and health status of adults with epilepsy in Georgia and Tennessee: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002. Epilepsy & Behavior 2004;5:358–366. abstract
2003
Kobau R, Price PH. Knowledge of epilepsy and familiarity with this disorder in the U.S. population: results from the 2002 Health Styles Survey. Epilepsia 2003; 44(11):1449–1454. abstract
Martin R, Vogtle L, Gilliam F, Faught E. Health-related quality of life in seniors: What we know from clinical trials and directions for future research. Epilepsy & Behavior 2003;4:626–634. abstract
2001
Health-related quality of life among persons with epilepsy—Texas, 1998. MMWR 2001;50(02):24–26, 35.
2000
Begley CE, Famulari M, Annegers JF, Lairson DR, Reynolds TF, Coan S, Dubinsky S, Newmark ME, Leibson C, So EL, Rocca WA. The cost of epilepsy in the United States: an estimate from population-based clinical and survey data. Epilepsia. 2000;41(3):342-351. abstract
1994
Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy—United States, 1986–1990. MMWR 1994;43:810–811.
Hospitalization for epilepsy—United States, 1988–1992. MMWR 1994;44(43):818–823.
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