Epidemiologic and Population Studies

Completed

Unprovoked Seizure and Epilepsy in Washington Heights/Inwood, New York City: Incidence, Prevalence, and Patterns of Care
Principal Investigator: Dale Hesdorffer, MPH, PhD
Columbia University, New York, NY

Purpose: to describe the incidence of epilepsy in a racially and ethnically diverse population.

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Prevalence of Epilepsy in Minority Inner City Populations
Principal Investigator: W. Allen Hauser, MD
Columbia University, New York, NY

Purpose: to describe the prevalence of epilepsy and its risk factors and etiologies in a predominantly minority population.

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South Carolina Epidemiological Studies of Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Principal Investigator: Anbesaw Selassie, DrPH
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Purpose: to estimate the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy in a state population and qualitatively assess the service needs of people with epilepsy.

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South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow-up Registry
Principal Investigator: Anbesaw Selassie, DrPH
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Purpose: to assess the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes  of  traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in a state population and to describe the occurrence of epilepsy as a risk factor and outcome of TBI.  (Principally funded by the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.)

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Prevalence of Epilepsy in the Navajo Nation
Principal Investigator: Karen Parko, MD
Indian Health Service, Shiprock, NM

Purpose: to assess the prevalence of epilepsy among residents of Navajo reservation in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

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Current

Incidence and Prognosis of Epilepsy in Harlem, New York City
Principal Investigator: Dale C. Hesdorffer, PhD
Columbia University, New York, NY

Purpose:  to assess predictors of outcome in a two-year follow-up study of incident cases of epilepsy in the population of Harlem, New York City.  Potential prognostic factors will include age, seizure characteristics, socioeconomic status, burden of comorbidity, access to specialty care, and lifetime history of depression and anxiety.  Outcomes will include seizure recurrence and mortality.

Prevalence of Epilepsy Along the Arizona-Mexico Border
Principal Investigator: David Labiner, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Purpose: to describe the epidemiology of epilepsy in a largely minority population living in southern Arizona.

Population-Based Studies of Epilepsy in the District of Columbia
Principal Investigator: Barbara L. Kroner, PhD
Research Triangle Institute, Rockville, MD

Purpose: to characterize the prevalence and public health burden of epilepsy in the population of Washington, DC.

Prevalence of Epilepsy in Rural Kansas
Principal Investigator: W. Allen Hauser, MD
Columbia University, New York, NY
Co-investigator: Angelia M. Paschal, PhD
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS

Purpose: to characterize the prevalence and public health burden of epilepsy in a rural population of southeastern Kansas.

Geographic Variation in Epilepsy Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Principal Investigator: Maria Pisu, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Purpose: to describe the prevalence of epilepsy, quality of care, and outcomes in older adults in the United States, using Medicare claims data.

Incidence of Epilepsy/Seizure and Outcomes in Nursing Homes: a 5-year Cohort
Principal Investigator: Lynn E. Eberly, PhD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Purpose: to describe the incidence of epilepsy and seizures, associated conditions, and consequences in the U.S. population of nursing home residents, using the national database of nursing home clinical records maintained by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities Among Children with Epilepsy in Rural Populations
Principal Investigator: David Lindeman, PhD
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Purpose: to assess the prevalence of epilepsy and secondary disabilities among children in a low-income rural populations.

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