Cannabinoids in treatment-resistant epilepsy: a review

BK O'Connell, D Gloss, O Devinsky - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment-resistant epilepsy (TRE) affects 30% of epilepsy patients and is associated
with severe morbidity and increased mortality. Cannabis-based therapies have been …

COVID-19 pandemic and elective spinal surgery cancelations–what happens to the patients?

ZA Norris, E Sissman, BK O'Connell, NA Mottole… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT The COVID-19 pandemic caused nationwide suspensions of
elective surgeries due to reallocation of resources to the care of COVID-19 patients. Following …

Sports-related cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury: a review of nationwide pediatric trends

…, C Bortz, S Naessig, W Ahmad, MJ Moses, B O'Connell… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Assess trends in sports-related cervical
spine trauma using a pediatric inpatient database. Summary of Background Data. Injuries …

Frequency and implications of concurrent complications following adult spinal deformity corrective surgery

…, L Passfall, O Krol, NA Kummer, E Wang, B O'Connell… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. Identify co-occurring perioperative
complications and associated predictors in a population of patients undergoing surgery for adult …

Should global realignment be tailored to frailty status for patients undergoing surgical intervention for adult spinal deformity?

…, T Raman, TS Protopsaltis, C Maglaras, B O'Connell… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Assess whether modifying spinal
alignment goals to accommodate frailty considerations will decrease mechanical complications …

Not frail and elderly: how invasive can we go in this different type of adult spinal deformity patient?

…, NA Kummer, N O'Malley, C Maglaras, B O'Connell… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a single-center spine database. Objective. Investigate
the intersections of chronological age and physiological age via frailty to determine the …

Establishing the minimal clinically important difference for the PROMIS Physical domains in cervical deformity patients

…, P Tretiakov, B Imbo, C Maglaras, BK O'Connell… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instruments
have been shown to correlate with established patient outcome metrics. The aim of this …

Patient outcomes after single-level coflex interspinous implants versus single-level laminectomy

J Zhong, B O'Connell, E Balouch, C Stickley, C Leon… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… Zhong, Jack BA a ; OConnell, Brooke MS a ; Balouch, Eaman MD, PhD a ; Stickley,
Carolyn BS a ; Leon, Carlos ME a ; O’Malley, Nicholas BS a ; Protopsaltis, Themistocles S …

Long-term Morbidity in Patients After Surgical Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity: Results From a Cohort With Minimum 5-year Follow-up

…, S Vira, R Ihejirika-Lomedico, T Raman, B O'Connell… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective. Objective. The objective of this study is to describe the rate of
postoperative morbidity before and after two-year (2Y) follow-up for patients undergoing …

PROMIS physical health domain scores are related to cervical deformity severity

…, H Alas, AE Brown, CA Bortz, B O'Connell… - … Junction and Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Surgical CD patients (C2–C7 Cobb> 10 or C2–C7 sagittal vertical axis [cSVA]> 4
cm or T1 slope minus cervical lordosis (TS-CL)> 15)≥ 18 years with available baseline (BL) …