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Mechanisms of Injury for Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Service Members Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Tajrina Hai, Yll Agimi, Tesfaye Deressa, Olivia Haddad · 2024

Medicine Geography

Objective To understand the mechanisms of injury and demographic risk factors associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients among active and reserve service members in the U.S. Military before and during the COVID-10 pandemic. Meth…

Benzodiazepine Prescription Patterns After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Military Service Members Open

Lauren Earyes, Yll Agimi, Katharine Stout · 2024

Medicine History Political science

Introduction Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and clinical recommendations (CRs) are developed to aide and guide providers in treating a variety of conditions, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is little knowledge on the imp…

Clusters of conditions among US service members diagnosed with mild TBI from 2017 through 2019 Open

Tajrina Hai, Yll Agimi, Katharine Stout · 2022

Medicine Psychology Computer science

Background Many US Military Service Members (SMs) newly diagnosed with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) may exhibit a range of symptoms and comorbidities, making for a complex patient profile that challenges clinicians and healthcare adm…

Prevalence of Comorbidities in Active and Reserve Service Members Pre and Post Traumatic Brain Injury, 2017-2019 Open

Tajrina Hai, Yll Agimi, Katharine Stout · 2021

Medicine Economics

Objective To understand the prevalence of comorbidities associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients among active and reserve service members in the U.S. Military. Methods Active and reserve SMs diagnosed with an incident TBI from…

Estimating Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury in the U.S. Military, 2015-2017 Open

Yll Agimi, Lauren Earyes, Tesfaye Deressa, Katharine Stout · 2021

Medicine Economics Political science

Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health issue among deployed and non-deployed U.S. military service members (SMs). Since 2000, an estimated 413,858 SMs have been diagnosed with at least one TBI. Due to the difficu…

Incidence of Traumatic Brain Injury in the U.S. Military, 2010–2014 Open

Yll Agimi, Lemma Ebssa Regasa, Katharine Stout · 2018

Medicine Political science History

Across all years, Marines and Army Soldiers experience the highest rates of injury with deployed SMs having elevated IRs of TBI. The TBI IR among deployed SMs was 91% higher than among those in the non-deployed setting, due to continued ex…

Continuum of the United States military’s traumatic brain injury care: adjusting to the changing battlefield Open

Rachel C. Lazarus, Katherine Helmick, Saafan Malik, Emma Gregory, Yll Agimi , et al. · 2018

Medicine Psychology Political science

Over the past 8 years, advances in the US Military Health System (MHS) have led to extensive changes in the way combat casualty care is provided to deployed service members with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Changes include the applicati…

Role of Department of Defense Policies in Identifying Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Deployed US Service Members, 2001–2016 Open

Yll Agimi, Lemma Ebssa Regasa, Brian Ivins, Saafan Malik, Katherine Helmick , et al. · 2018

Medicine Psychology Political science

Objectives. To examine the role of Department of Defense policies in identifying theater-sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Methods. We conducted a retrospective study of 48 172 US military service members who sustained their first…

Dementia and motor vehicle crash hospitalizations Open

Yll Agimi, Steven M. Albert, Ada O. Youk, Patricia I. Documét, Claudia Steiner · 2018

Medicine Computer science

Vision testing at in-person renewal and in-person renewal requirements were significantly related with a lower prevalence of dementia in hospitalized older adults among drivers aged 60 to 69 years. Road testing was significantly associated…

Mandatory Physician Reporting of At-Risk Drivers: The Older Driver Example Open

Yll Agimi, Steven M. Albert, Ada O. Youk, Patricia I. Documét, Claudia Steiner · 2016

Business Medicine

Purpose of the Study In a number of states, physicians are mandated by state law to report at-risk drivers to licensing authorities. Often these patients are older adult drivers who may exhibit unsafe driving behaviors, have functional/cog…

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