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| Pamela L FergusonSummaryAffiliation: Medical University of South Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Prevalence of traumatic brain injury among prisoners in South CarolinaPamela L Ferguson
Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 27:E11-20. 2012..To determine lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a statewide sample of prisoners...- A population-based study of risk of epilepsy after hospitalization for traumatic brain injuryPamela L Ferguson
Department of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South California 29425, USA
Epilepsia 51:891-8. 2010..It also identifies characteristics related to development of PTE within this population... - Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy, health care access, and health behaviors among adults in South CarolinaPamela L Ferguson
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425 8350, USA
Epilepsy Behav 13:529-34. 2008..Persons with epilepsy were more likely to smoke and have less physical activity. Persons with epilepsy need better access to health care, as well as interventions focused on smoking cessation and increased physical activity... - Association of medically attended traumatic brain injury and in-prison behavioral infractions: a statewide longitudinal studyEric J Shiroma
Department of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29403, USA
J Correct Health Care 16:273-86. 2010..44, 95% CI: 1.45, 4.12). A clearer understanding of inmates with a history of TBI and further examination of the association of TBI and behavioral infractions are needed... - Psychosocial factors associated with stigma in adults with epilepsyGigi Smith
College of Nursing and Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Epilepsy Behav 16:484-90. 2009..This information may be used to target and develop evidence-based interventions for adults with epilepsy at high risk for perceived stigma, as well as to inform epilepsy research in self-management... - Caregiver perceptions of seizure severity in pediatric epilepsyJanelle L Wagner
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Nursing, and Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425 5670, USA
Epilepsia 50:2102-9. 2009..Severity ratings are necessary for medical, psychological, and epidemiologic investigations. Adults with epilepsy have been evaluated more than youth with epilepsy... - Impact of pediatric epilepsy: voices from a focus group and implications for public policy changeJanelle L Wagner
Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Epilepsy Behav 16:161-5. 2009..Qualitative analysis revealed three themes highlighting medical, educational, and social challenges of youth with epilepsy. Implications include recommendations for improvements in public awareness and public policy change... - The relationship of coping behaviors to depressive symptoms in youth with epilepsy: an examination of caregiver and youth proxy reportJanelle L Wagner
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, 99 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Epilepsy Behav 24:86-92. 2012..These results imply that youth coping and suicidal ideation are important to assess in relation to depressive symptoms and that youth report of these symptoms is particularly salient to the evaluation of youth functioning... - A hopelessness model of depressive symptoms in youth with epilepsyJanelle L Wagner
Medical University of South Carolina, Developmental Pediatrics, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:89-96. 2009..To test the cognitive diathesis-stress and mediational components of the theory of learned hopelessness in youth with epilepsy... - Predictors of psychological symptoms 1 year after traumatic brain injury: a population-based, epidemiological studyMichael D Horner
Mental Health Service, Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC29401, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 23:74-83. 2008..To examine self-reported psychological symptoms 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a population-based sample... 
Why pulmonary tuberculosis recurs: a population-based epidemiological studyAnbesaw W Selassie
Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Ann Epidemiol 15:519-25. 2005..To evaluate the factors associated with recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis using a well-defined, population-based tuberculosis registry system...- Patterns of alcohol use 1 year after traumatic brain injury: a population-based, epidemiological studyMichael David Horner
Mental Health Service, Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401 5799, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:322-30. 2005..There was no association between drinking patterns and TBI severity... - Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in an offender population: a meta-analysisEric J Shiroma
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South, Carolina, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 27:E1-10. 2012..25 (95% confidence interval: 48.08 to 72.41). A truer estimate of TBI prevalence in offending populations could lead to more appropriate resource allocation, screening, and management of offenders... - Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in an offender population: a meta-analysisEric J Shiroma
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
J Correct Health Care 16:147-59. 2010..25 (95% confidence interval: 48.08 to 72.41). A truer estimate of TBI prevalence in offending populations could lead to more appropriate resource allocation, screening, and management of offenders...