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6. Trajectory of health care resources among adults stopping or reducing treatment frequency of botulinum toxin for chronic migraine treatment in Alberta, Canada

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Richer, Lawrence, primary, Luu, Huong, additional, Martins, Karen J. B., additional, Vu, Khanh, additional, Guigue, Alexis, additional, Wong, Kai On, additional, Nguyen, Phuong Uyen, additional, Rajapakse, Thilinie, additional, Williamson, Tyler, additional, and Klarenbach, Scott W., additional

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2023
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16. The Development of the Medical Transfer Packet for Transition of Care of the Pediatric Patient with Headache

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Orr, Serena L., primary, Gelfand, Amy A., additional, Hranilovich, Jennifer, additional, Irwin, Samantha L., additional, Kabbouche, Marielle, additional, Lagman‐Bartolome, Anna Marissa, additional, Lavell, Cheryl, additional, O’Brien, Hope L., additional, Rajapakse, Thilinie, additional, Rao, Rashmi, additional, Szperka, Christina, additional, Werner, Klaus, additional, VanderPluym, Juliana, additional, Yonker, Marcy, additional, and Hershey, Andrew, additional

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2020
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17. Characteristics of Adults with Migraine in Alberta, Canada: A Population-Based Study

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Richer, Lawrence, Wong, Kai On, Martins, Karen J.B., Rajapakse, Thilinie, Amoozegar, Farnaz, Becker, Werner J., and Klarenbach, Scott W.

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ABSTRACT:Background:Migraine, including episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM), is a common neurological disorder that imparts a substantial health burden.Objective:Understand the characteristics and treatment of EM and CM from a population-based perspective.Methods:This retrospective population-based cross-sectional study utilized administrative data from Alberta. Among those with a migraine diagnostic code, CM and EM were identified by an algorithm and through exclusion, respectively; characteristics and migraine medication use were examined with descriptive statistics.Results:From 79,076 adults with a migraine diagnostic code, 12,700 met the criteria for CM and 54,686 were considered to have EM. The majority of migraineurs were female, the most common comorbidity was depression, and individuals with CM had more comorbidities than EM. A larger proportion of individuals with CM versus EM were dispensed acute (80.6%: CM; 63.4%: EM) and preventative (58.0%: CM; 28.9%: EM) migraine medications over 1 year. Among those with a dispensation, individuals with CM had more acute (13.6 ± 32.2 vs. 4.6 ± 10.9 [mean ± standard deviation], 95% confidence interval [CI] 7.7-8.3), and preventative (12.6 ± 43.5 vs. 5.0 ± 12.6, 95% CI 6.9-8.4) migraine medication dispensations than EM, over 1-year. Opioids were commonly used in both groups (proportion of individuals dispensed an opioid over 1-year: 53.1%: CM; 25.7%: EM).Conclusions:Individuals with EM and CM displayed characteristics and medication use patterns consistent with other reports. Application of this algorithm for CM may be a useful and efficient means of identifying subgroups of migraine using routinely collected health data in Canada.

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2022
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26. Glutamate Alterations Associated With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Youth Depression

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Yang, Xiao-Ru, primary, Kirton, Adam, additional, Wilkes, Thomas Christopher, additional, Pradhan, Sarah, additional, Liu, Irene, additional, Jaworska, Natalia, additional, Damji, Omar, additional, Keess, Jamie, additional, Langevin, Lisa Marie, additional, Rajapakse, Thilinie, additional, Lebel, Robert Marc, additional, Sembo, Mariko, additional, Fife, Marilyn, additional, and MacMaster, Frank P., additional

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2014
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30. Occipital Nerve Blocks for Pediatric Posttraumatic Headache.

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Seeger, Trevor A., Orr, Serena, Bodell, Lisa, Lockyer, Lisette, Rajapakse, Thilinie, and Barlow, Karen M.

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NERVE block, HEADACHE in children, BRAIN injuries, POSTCONCUSSION syndrome, PEDIATRIC neurology, THERAPEUTICS
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Posttraumatic headache is one of the most common and disabling symptoms after traumatic brain injury. However, evidence for treating posttraumatic headache is sparse, especially in the pediatric literature. This retrospective chart review evaluated the use of occipital nerve blocks in adolescents treated for posttraumatic headache following mild traumatic brain injury, presenting to the Complex Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury clinic. Fifteen patients (mean age 15.47; range: 13-17) received occipital nerve block for posttraumatic headache. Follow-up was obtained in 14 patients at 5.57 (standard deviation = 3.52) months postinjury. The headache burden was high, with all except one having headaches 15 or more days per month (median 30, range 10-30). Sixty-four percent reported long-term response to the occipital nerve blocks, with associated improved quality of life and decreased postconcussion symptom scores (P < .05). One patient reported transient allopecia. Occipital nerve blocks are well tolerated and can be helpful in posttraumatic headache. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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31. Abstract 71.

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Roe, Jamie, Rajapakse, Thilinie, Deveber, Gabrielle, Wei, Xing-Chang, and Kirton, Adam

Published
2013

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