Publications by authors named "L H Towle"
Purpose: To determine the usefulness of the first-hour sleep EEG recording in identifying interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) during long-term video-EEG monitoring.
Method: We retrospectively reviewed 255 consecutive patients who underwent continuous long-term video-EEG monitoring in the adult epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) at the University of Chicago. The complete video-EEG recording was reviewed, and the occurrence of IEDs was determined for each patient.
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- The study aims to create and validate the Diabetes Knowledge Assessment Test (DKAT) to measure diabetes knowledge among rehabilitation patients, regardless of their diabetes status.
- The DKAT was tested on 150 rehabilitation patients, leading to a refined version with 32 items that showed strong psychometric properties, including a Cronbach's alpha of 0.82 and significant differences in scores between those with and without diabetes.
- Results indicate that the DKAT is a reliable tool for assessing diabetes knowledge across diverse rehabilitation settings, making it beneficial for both diabetic and non-diabetic patients in medical rehabilitation.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of diabetes in inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Washington State from 2001 to 2007, and to determine the impact of diabetes on length of stay (LOS) and charges per day.
Design: Longitudinal retrospective cohort analysis of inpatient rehabilitation discharge data from the Washington State Department of Health Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System.
Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation.
International nosological research was conducted to determine cross-system agreement on alcohol and drug dependence and harmful use (abuse). ICD-10, DSM-IV and DSM-III-R diagnoses were compared in 1,811 subjects from a variety of treatment and other types of settings from 12 sites around the world. Three diagnostic instruments were used: the Alcohol Use Disorders and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-Alcohol/Drug-Revised (AUDADIS-ADR), the composite international diagnostic interview (CIDI), and the schedules for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry (SCAN).
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