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Psychometric properties of the patient activation measure among multimorbid older adultsRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street JHOC 5244, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Health Serv Res 46:457-78. 2011..Latent class analysis was used to evaluate the theoretical four-stage structure of patient activation...
Psychometric properties of the Cervical Spine Outcomes Questionnaire and its relationship to standard assessment tools used in spine researchRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Spine J 7:174-9. 2007..The Cervical Spine Outcomes Questionnaire (CSOQ), a disease-specific outcomes instrument, has not been systematically compared with the Short Form-36 (SF-36) or the Neck Disability Index (NDI)...
Predicting health-utility scores from the Cervical Spine Outcomes Questionnaire in a multicenter nationwide study of anterior cervical spine surgeryRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:2211-6. 2011..Cross-sectional analysis of the Cervical Spine Research Society Outcomes Study, a longitudinal multicenter cohort study...- Patient activation and functional recovery in persons undergoing spine surgeryRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A665, Baltimore, MD 21224 2780, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 93:1665-71. 2011..Our goal was to determine the association between preoperative patient activation and functional recovery after lumbar spine surgery... - The effects of hospital and surgeon volume on postoperative complications after LumbarSpine surgeryPayam Farjoodi
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:2069-75. 2011..Retrospective review... - Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus cervical disc arthroplasty: current state and trends in treatment for cervical disc pathologySergiy O Nesterenko
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:1470-4. 2012..Epidemiologic study using national administrative data... - HIV subtype D is associated with dementia, compared with subtype A, in immunosuppressed individuals at risk of cognitive impairment in Kampala, UgandaNed Sacktor
Departments of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Infect Dis 49:780-6. 2009..The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between HIV subtype and the severity of HIV-associated cognitive impairment among individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda... - Progression of low back and lower extremity pain in a cohort of patients with achondroplasiaMichael C Ain
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21224 2780, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:335-40. 2010..The aim of this study was to assess the natural history of pain associated with spinal stenosis in individuals with achondroplasia and to characterize pain patterns and associated functional and psychological effects... - Longitudinal psychomotor speed performance in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive individuals: impact of age and serostatusNed Sacktor
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurovirol 16:335-41. 2010..Mild neurocognitive changes over time among older HIV+ individuals are likely to reflect age associated pathophysiological mechanisms including cerebrovascular risk factors... - Insurance status, geography, race, and ethnicity as predictors of anterior cervical spine surgery rates and in-hospital mortality: an examination of United States trends from 1992 to 2005Hassan Alosh
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:1956-62. 2009..Retrospective cross-sectional study... - Genu varum in achondroplasiaMichael C Ain
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224 2780, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 26:375-9. 2006..We conclude that fibular overgrowth does not correlate with the severity of genu varum... - Dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion: prevalence and risk factors from a longitudinal cohort studyLee H Riley
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2564-9. 2005..Retrospective analysis of the incidence and prevalence of dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF)... - Sturge-Weber syndrome: altered blood vessel fibronectin expression and morphologyAnne M Comi
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Child Neurol 20:572-7. 2005..Altered blood vessel fibronectin expression in Sturge-Weber syndrome could contribute to abnormal vascular structure and function in this disorder... - A programmable prompting device improves adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected subjects with memory impairmentAdriana S A Andrade
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Clin Infect Dis 41:875-82. 2005..Virological and immunological responses were not related to DMAS use in memory-impaired subjects.Conclusion. The DMAS prompting device improved adherence for memory-impaired subjects but not for memory-intact subjects... - The International HIV Dementia Scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementiaNed C Sacktor
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
AIDS 19:1367-74. 2005..The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a new screening test for HIV dementia, the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) in cohorts from the US and Uganda... - Etiology of perfusion-diffusion magnetic resonance imaging mismatch patternsLucas Restrepo
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Neuroimaging 15:254-60. 2005..The authors therefore investigated the etiology of brain ischemia in patients with different DWI/PWI patterns... - A multicenter study of two magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques in individuals with HIV dementiaNed Sacktor
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
J Magn Reson Imaging 21:325-33. 2005..To evaluate single-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (SV-MRS) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) metabolite results in individuals with HIV dementia... - The pathology of Rasmussen syndrome: stages of cortical involvement and neuropathological studies in 45 hemispherectomiesCarlos A Pardo
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Epilepsia 45:516-26. 2004..To characterize the profile of cortical involvement in RS, we studied the pathological changes in the cerebral cortex of 45 hemispherectomies performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1985 and 2002... - Surface electromyographic recording of volitional activity: a technique to detect partial motor conduction blockVinay Chaudhry
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 5072 A, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Muscle Nerve 27:590-4. 2003..Further study of this novel technique is necessary... - The relationship between pain and depressive symptoms after lumbar spine surgeryRichard L Skolasky
Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224 2780, USA
Pain 153:2092-6. 2012..We found that most individuals experienced clinically important reductions in pain after surgery. We concluded that those whose pain level was reduced at 6 months were more likely to experience a reduction in depressive symptoms... - Progression of HIV-associated dementia treated with HAARTRyan H Dougherty
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
AIDS Read 12:69-74. 2002..3). Age, ethnicity, gender, adherence, and predicted CNS penetrance of HAART were not associated with improved outcomes... - Platelet decline: an avenue for investigation into the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus -associated dementiaLynn M Wachtman
Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 7609, USA
Arch Neurol 64:1264-72. 2007..The identification of biomarkers identifying onset of human immunodeficiency virus-associated dementia (HIV-D) is critical for diagnosis and the elucidation of pathophysiologic pathways... - Patient activation and adherence to physical therapy in persons undergoing spine surgeryRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:E784-91. 2008..Prospective longitudinal study... - Diagnostic utility of the subjective peripheral neuropathy screen in HIV-infected persons with peripheral sensory polyneuropathyAnita B Venkataramana
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
AIDS Read 15:341-4, 348-9, 354. 2005..The SPNS appears to be a useful screening tool for HIV-associated sensory neuropathies; it has a high specificity and a good positive predictive value... - Laminectomy in patients with achondroplasia: the impact of time to surgery on long-term functionEmily Streyer Carlisle
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:886-92. 2011..Retrospective analysis, survey... - Immune reconstitution is not a prognostic factor in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyDaniel M Harrison
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Neuroimmunol 238:81-6. 2011..05). Improved prognosis was seen with higher cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell counts and protein levels, but not for gadolinium enhancement and there were no differences in survival for PML versus PML-IRIS... - Psychometric properties of the Patient Activation Measure among individuals presenting for elective lumbar spine surgeryRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Qual Life Res 18:1357-66. 2009..An individual's propensity to engage in adaptive health and rehabilitation behaviors may account for variation in postsurgical outcome... - Minimum clinically important differences in the Cervical Spine Outcomes Questionnaire: results from a national multicenter study of patients treated with anterior cervical decompression and arthrodesisRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A665, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 93:1294-300. 2011.... - Scoliosis in adults aged forty years and older: prevalence and relationship to age, race, and genderKhaled M Kebaish
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:731-6. 2011..Retrospective study... - A comparison of performance-based measures of function in HIV-associated neurocognitive disordersNishiena S Gandhi
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Neurovirol 17:159-65. 2011..Newer measures of functional performance can be used to objectively evaluate functional impairment in HAND and validate different levels of HAND... - Agreement between surgeons and an independent panel with respect to surgical site fusion after single-level anterior cervical spine surgery: a prospective, multicenter studyRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine 31:E503-6. 2006..001) improvement than when the surgeon did not report this improvement. CONCLUSIONS: The finding that surgeons and independent reviewers disagreed on fusion assessment highlights the need for objective and reproducible measures of fusion... - Patient satisfaction in the cervical spine research society outcomes study: relationship to improved clinical outcomeRichard L Skolasky
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224 2780, USA
Spine J 9:232-9. 2009..Satisfaction is a key indicator of how health care has met patient expectations... - The presentation, incidence, etiology, and treatment of surgical site infections after spinal surgeryAlbert F Pull ter Gunne
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:1323-8. 2010..Descriptive, retrospective cohort analysis... - Lumbar fusion in achondroplasia: does fusion to the sacrum affect function?Kevin W Farmer
Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 29:476-80. 2009..Stenosis and kyphosis are common in achondroplasia, often requiring lumbar fusion, sometimes to the sacrum. The purpose of this study was to determine the functional effect of lumbar fusion to the sacrum in patients with achondroplasia... - Reverse total shoulder replacement: intraoperative and early postoperative complicationsCarl Wierks
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 467:225-34. 2009..Our complication rate was higher than published rates. Level of Evidence: Level II, prognostic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence... - Influence of perioperative resuscitation status on postoperative spine surgery complicationsAlbert F Pull ter Gunne
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Spine J 10:129-35. 2010..Their use has been extended to other patient groups. In adult spine surgery, ongoing postoperative blood losses and soft-tissue trauma may make these patients not appropriate for restrictive transfusion practices... - Abeta deposition is associated with enhanced cortical alpha-synuclein lesions in Lewy body diseasesOlga Pletnikova
Department of Pathology Neuropathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross Building 558, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Neurobiol Aging 26:1183-92. 2005..This suggests that Abeta enhances the development of cortical alpha-synuclein lesions in cases of PD...