Publications by authors named "Jose D Gutierrez"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the incidence of late onset epilepsy (LOE) among different racial/ethnic groups in the USA, focusing particularly on the Hispanic population, in light of the higher stroke rates in non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) and Hispanics compared to non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs).
- It analyzes data from the Northern Manhattan Study, tracking 3,419 participants free from stroke or epilepsy initially over 51,176 person-years, revealing that NHBs have a significantly higher LOE incidence than NHWs, while there was no significant difference between NHWs and Hispanics.
- The findings indicate that the association between incident stroke and the risk of developing LOE is notably stronger in Hispanics (8
Importance: Persistent symptoms and disability following SARS-CoV-2 infection, known as post-COVID-19 condition or "long COVID," are frequently reported and pose a substantial personal and societal burden.
Objective: To determine time to recovery following SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify factors associated with recovery by 90 days.
Design, Setting, And Participants: For this prospective cohort study, standardized ascertainment of SARS-CoV-2 infection was conducted starting in April 1, 2020, across 14 ongoing National Institutes of Health-funded cohorts that have enrolled and followed participants since 1971.