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A Population-Based Study of Seizures after Traumatic Brain Injuries by Annegers, John F, Hauser, W. Allen, Coan, Sharon P, Rocca, Walter A

“…There have been many studies of seizures after penetrating war injuries. 1 – 3 However, most studies of post-traumatic seizures in civilian populations involve…”
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The Cost of Epilepsy in the United States: An Estimate from Population‐Based Clinical and Survey Data by Begley, Charles E., Famulari, Melissa, Annegers, John F., Lairson, David R., Reynolds, Thomas F., Coan, Sharon, Dubinsky, Stephanie, Newmark, Michael E., Leibson, Cynthia, So, E. L., Rocca, Walter A.

“…Purpose: To provide 1995 estimates of the lifetime and annual cost of epilepsy in the United States using data from patients with epilepsy, and adjusting for…”
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Risk of Recurrent Seizures after Two Unprovoked Seizures by Hauser, W. Allen, Rich, Stephen S, Lee, Ju R.-J, Annegers, John F, Anderson, V. Elving

“…Many studies have examined the risk of recurrence of seizures. 1 – 12 The wide variation found in the risk of recurrence among those who have had a first…”
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Short‐Term Mortality After a First Episode of Status Epilepticus by Logroscino, Giancarlo, Hesdorffer, Dale C., Cascino, Gregory, Annegers, John F., Hauser, W. Allen

“…Purpose: Studies evaluating short‐term mortality among people who experience status epilepticus (SE) have produced conflicting results. Most studies are…”
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Time Trends in Incidence, Mortality, and Case‐Fatality after First Episode of Status Epilepticus by Logroscino, Giancarlo, Hesdorffer, Dale C., Cascino, Gregory, Annegers, John F., Hauser, W. Allen

“…Purpose: Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency associated with a high mortality. Clinical series have suggested that mortality after SE has decreased…”
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Pregnancy Registries in Epilepsy by Beghi, Ettore, Annegers, John F.

“…The risk of major malformations in the offspring of mothers with epilepsy receiving antiepileptic drugs is 4–8% compared to 2–4% in the general population…”
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The Incidence of Epilepsy and Unprovoked Seizures in Multiethnic, Urban Health Maintenance Organizations by Annegers, John F., Dubinsky, Stephanie, Coan, Sharon Pasternak, Newmark, Michael E., Roht, Lewis

“…Purpose: Studies of the incidence of epilepsy are limited to a few populations in which new cases can be ascertained. Health maintenance organization (HmO)…”
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Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy: Observations from a Large Clinical Development Program by Leestma, Jan E., Annegers, John F., Brodie, Martin J., Brown, Stephen, Schraeder, Paul, Siscovick, David, Wannamaker, Braxton B., Tennis, Patricia S., Cierpial, Mark A., Earl, Nancy L.

“…Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the rate of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in a well‐defined cohort of patients included in…”
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Are certain diuretics also anticonvulsants? by Hesdorffer, Dale C., Stables, James P., Hauser, W. Allen, Annegers, John F., Cascino, Gregory

“…A history of diuretic use has been shown to be protective for first unprovoked seizure in adult patients. Recent animal studies suggest that certain diuretics…”
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Major depression is a risk factor for seizures in older adults by Hesdorffer, Dale C., Hauser, W. Allen, Annegers, John F., Cascino, Gregory

“…We tested the hypothesis that major depression meeting DSM‐III‐R criteria or medical therapies for depression increase the risk for unprovoked seizures. Major…”
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Factors prognostic of unprovoked seizures after febrile convulsions by Annegers, J F, Hauser, W A, Shirts, S B, Kurland, L T

“…We evaluated the risk of unprovoked seizures after febrile convulsions and the factors prognostic of them in a cohort of 687 children who had an initial…”
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The risks of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury by Annegers, John F, Coan, Sharon Pasternak

“…The aim of this study is to present the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identify those characteristics of brain injuries that are associated with…”
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Risk of unprovoked seizure after acute symptomatic seizure: effect of status epilepticus by Hesdorffer, D C, Logroscino, G, Cascino, G, Annegers, J F, Hauser, W A

“…We asked whether acute symptomatic status epilepticus (SE) increases the risk for subsequent unprovoked seizure compared with less prolonged acute symptomatic…”
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Incidence of epilepsy and unprovoked seizures in Rochester, Minnesota: 1935-1984 by Hauser, W A, Annegers, J F, Kurland, L T

“…The incidence of epilepsy and of all unprovoked seizures was determined for residents of Rochester, Minnesota U.S.A. from 1935 through 1984. Age-adjusted…”
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SUDEP: Overview of definitions and review of incidence data by Annegers, John F, Coan, Sharon Pasternak

“…The classification, occurrence, and predictors of sudden unexpected and unexplained death in individuals with epilepsy (SUDEP) have received considerable…”
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Causes of epilepsy: contributions of the Rochester epidemiology project by Annegers, J F, Rocca, W A, Hauser, W A

“…The contributions of the Rochester (Minnesota) Epidemiology Project and Mayo Clinic studies in the evaluation of the causes of epilepsy are summarized. The…”
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Cost of epilepsy in the United States: a model based on incidence and prognosis by Begley, C E, Annegers, J F, Lairson, D R, Reynolds, T F, Hauser, W A

“…A model of the clinical course of epilepsy from onset until remission or death has been developed for six prognostic groups, including survival, use and cost…”
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Risk Factors for Neonatal Seizures: A Population-based Study, Harris County, Texas, 1992–1994 by Saliba, Rima M., Annegers, F. John, Waller, D. Kim, Tyson, Jon E., Mizrahi, Eli M.

“…Risk factors for neonatal seizures were evaluated in 116,048 infants born between 1992 and 1994 to residents of Harris County, Texas; 207 of these infants were…”
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Cohort study of incidence of sudden unexplained death in persons with seizure disorder treated with antiepileptic drugs in Saskatchewan, Canada by Tennis, P, Cole, T B, Annegers, J F, Leestma, J E, McNutt, M, Rajput, A

“…To measure the incidence of sudden unexplained death in treated persons with epilepsy (SUDEP) and to identify risk factors for SUDEP, a cohort of 6,044 persons…”
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Prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the effect of referral selection by Lee, Ju Ruey-Jiuan, Annegers, John F., Appel, Stanley H.

“…We followed two cohorts of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients to examine the survival and prognostic factors of ALS and the impact of selective…”
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