Publications by authors named "K Chelsea Altura"
Objective: To develop a detailed profile of individuals living with migraine in Canada. Such a profile is important for planning and administration of services.
Methods: The 2011-2012 Survey of Living with Neurological Conditions in Canada (SLNCC), a cross-sectional community-based survey, was used to examine a representative sample of migraineurs (N = 949) aged 15 years and older.
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- The CASES tool was created to help doctors determine which patients should be evaluated for epilepsy surgery, aiming for better decision-making in this area.
- A study involving 1,044 patients from the Swedish National Epilepsy Surgery Register found that the tool accurately classified 94.3% of patients as appropriate for surgery.
- Results indicated that the tool is highly sensitive, with all patients deemed inappropriate having tried fewer than two anti-epileptic drugs, highlighting the importance of treatment history in evaluating candidates for surgery.*
Objective: Drug shortages are occurring at an increasing rate. From May to October 2016, there was a shortage of a level I critical antiepileptic drug, clobazam. We aimed to study the impact of this shortage on patients with epilepsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Though depression is common in persons with epilepsy, it often remains undiagnosed and/or untreated. The current study aimed to determine the proportion of persons with epilepsy receiving depression-related treatment and to characterize the type of treatment received.
Methods: Persons with epilepsy (n=185) from the only epilepsy clinic in a city of 1.