Neurology Faculty, Staff, Student Scholarship
This collection holds the creative and scholarly works of the Department of Neurology's faculty, staff, and students. It includes scholarly content such as journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, etc.
Submissions from 2025
Development of a Self-Management Tool for Individuals With Seizure Clusters: Trial Design and Methodological Report, Molly McVoy, Eytan Hirsch, Luisa Londono, Kari Colón-Zimmermann, Jin Seok Cho, and Martha Sajatovic
Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances and Factors Associated Among School Going Children in Uganda, a Cross-Sectional Study, Martha Sajatovic
Psychosocial Burden and Suicidality in Epilepsy: A Public Health Concern, Martha Sajatovic
Submissions from 2024
Spinal Movement Disorders in NMOSD, MOGAD, and Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: A Prospective Observational Study, Hesham Abboud, Rongyi Sun, Nikhil Modak, Mohamed Elkasaby, and Alexander Wang
Stroke Recurrence Rate and Risk Factors Among Stroke Survivors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Christopher J. Burant, Shirley Moore, Carol Bixen, and Martha Sajatovic
Administration Patterns of Magnesium Sulphate for Women with Preeclampsia and Immediate Newborn Outcomes in Kawempe National Referral Hospital-Uganda: A Cohort Study, Christopher J. Burant, Shirley Moore, Carol Blixen, and Martha Sajatovic
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia to Sleep-Related Hypermotor Epilepsy: A Critical Review, Neel Fotedar and Hans O. Lüders
Using Latent variables to Improve the Management of Depression Among Hemodialysis Patients, Douglas D. Gunzler, Martha Sajatovic, and Ashwini R. Sehgal
Excess Prevalence of Preexisting Chronic Conditions in older Adults With Incident Epilepsy, Siran M. Koroukian, Hannah L. Fein, Long Vu, Wyatt P. Bensken, Nicholas K. Schiltz, and Martha Sajatovic
A 6-Month, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of Customized Adherence Enhancement Versus a Bipolar-Specific Educational Control in Poorly Adherent Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Bipolar Disorder, Jennifer B. Levin, Molly McVoy, Joy Yala, Jessica Black, Carla Conroy, and Martha Sajatovic
Examination of MGMT as a Risk Gene for Dementia in the Amish, Leighanne R. Main, Yeunjoo E. Song, Audrey Lynn, Renee A. Laux, Kristy L. Miskimen, Michael D. Osterman, Paula K. Ogrocki, Alan J. Lerner, M. Denise Fuzzell, Sarada L. Fuzzell, Sherri D. Hochstetler, and Jonathan L. Haines
Early Use of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Bipolar Disorder Type I: An Expert Consensus, Martha Sajatovic
Preferences for Attributes of Oral Antipsychotic Treatments: Results From a Discrete-Choice Experiment in Respondents With Schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder, Martha Sajatovic
Proceedings of the 2022 “Lifestyle Intervention for Epilepsy (LIFE)” Symposium Hosted by Cleveland Clinic, Martha Sajatovic
Psychological Distress Among Family Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Uganda, Martha Sajatovic
Three-Year Outcomes of 6-Month Paliperidone Palmitate in Adults with Schizophrenia: An Open-Label Extension Study of a Randomized Clinical Trial, Martha Sajatovic
Clinical Correlates of Perceived Stigma Among People Living with Epilepsy Enrolled in a Self-Management Clinical Trial, Martha Sajatovic, Martha Sajatovic, Jessica Black, Jacqueline Krehel-Montgomery, Grace McDermott, Joy Yala, Richard Barigye, Clara Adeniyi, and Farren Briggs
Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project, Kaylee Sarna, Joy Yala, Farren B.S. Briggs, and Martha Sajatovic
Submissions from 2023
Unraveling the Twist: Spatial Navigational Challenges in Cervical Dystonia, Hanieh Agharazi, Alexander Wang, Aratrik Guha, Palak Gupta, and Aasef G. Shaikh
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Pre-Hospital Delay Among Acute Stroke Patients at Mulago and Kiruddu National Referral Hospitals, Kampala: a Cross-Sectional Study, Chris Burant and Martha Sajatovic
Fibrinogen; a Predictor of Injury Severity and Mortality Among Patients With Traumatic Brain injury in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study, Michael Devereaux and Martha Sajatovic
Evidence-Supported Interventions for Reducing Secondary Stroke Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Alyssa M. Edwards, Christopher J. Burant, Shirley M. Moore, Carol Blixen, and Maratha Sajatovic
Incidence of Aggressive End-of-Life Care among Older Adults with Metastatic Cancer Living in Nursing Homes and Community Settings, Siran M. Koroukian, Sara L. Douglas, Long Vu, Hannah L. Fein, Richa Gairola, Nicholas K. Schiltz, Jennifer Cullen, Cynthia Owusu, Martha Sajatovic, and Johnie Rose
Aggressive End-of-Life Care Across Gradients of Cognitive Impairment in Nursing Home Patients with Metastatic Cancer, Siran M. Koroukian, Sara L. Douglas, Long Vu, Hannah L. Fein, Nicholas K. Schiltz, Jennifer Cullen, Cynthia Owusu, Martha Sajatovic, and Johnie Rose
Self-Management Intervention for Reducing Epilepsy Burden Among Adult Ugandans with Epilepsy (SMART-U): Randomised Clinical Trial Protocol, Jennifer B. Levin, Carolyn Still, Christopher J. Burant, and Martha Sajatovic
Demographic and Clinical Associations to Employment Status in older-Age Bipolar Disorder: Analysis from the GAGE-BD Database Project, Amulya Mallu, Carol K. Chan, Kaylee Sarna, Joy Yala, Farren B.S. Briggs, and Martha Sajatovic
Blood Pressure Variability and Early Neurological Outcomes in Acute and Subacute Stroke in Southwestern Uganda, Shirley M. Moore and Martha Sajatovic
Thirty-Day Mortality Rates Among Young Adult Stroke Patients and Their Characteristics at Kiruddu and Mulago Hospitals in Uganda: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study, Shirley Moore and Martha Sajatovic
Crushing the Contents of Valbenazine Capsules for Potential Addition to Soft Foods or Administration via Gastrostomy Tube, Martha Sajatovic
Poor Seizure Control Among Children Attending a Tertiary 8 Hospital in South Western Uganda – A Retrospective Study [Response to Letter], Martha Sajatovic
Poor Seizure Control Among Children Attending a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Uganda – A Retrospective Study, Martha Sajatovic
Unmet Needs With Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder: Patient Perspectives from Qualitative Focus Groups, Martha Sajatovic
Racial Differences in Time to Blood Pressure Control of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: A Single-Institution Study, Xiaofei Zhou, Adam Hwan Bates, Uma V. Mahajan, Ansh Desai, Jeffrey Butke, Yifei Duan, Christopher Burant, Kaylee Sarna, Martha Sajatovic, Dhimant Dani, and S. Alan Hoffer
Submissions from 2022
A Mixed-Methods, Cross-Sectional Study of Perceived Stigma Among Ugandans with Epilepsy, Carol Blixen and Martha Sajatovic
Symptom Severity Mixity in Older-Age Bipolar Disorder: Analyses From the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD), Farren B.S. Briggs and Martha Sajatovic
An Interventional Pilot of Customized Adherence Enhancement Combined with Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medication (CAE-L) for Poorly Adherent Patients With Chronic Psychotic Disorder in Tanzania, Christopher J. Burant, Carol E. Blixen, Kristin A. Cassidy, Jennifer B. Levin, and Martha Sajatovic
Pre COVID-19 Pandemic Use of Telemedicine for Adherence Promotion in Patients with Psychotic Disorders: A Literature Review, Alyssa M. Edwards, Jordan C. Petitt, Sanjana Kumar, Jennifer B. Levin, and Martha Sajatovic
Directly Observed Weekly Fluoxetine for Major Depressive Disorder Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial, Kelley M. Kauffman, Jacqueline Dolata, Maria Figueroa, Douglas Gunzler, Anne Huml, Julie Pencak, Martha Sajatovic, and Ashwini R. Sehgal
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Customized Adherence Enhancement (CAE-E): Study Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Project, Jennifer B. Levin, Farren Briggs, Carol Blixen, Douglas Einstadter, Jeffrey M. Albert, Celeste Weise, Edna Fuentes-Casiano, Kristin A. Cassidy, and Martha Sajatovic
Using mHealth to Improve Adherence and Reduce Blood pressure in Individuals With Hypertension and Bipolar Disorder (iTAB-CV): Study Protocol for a 2-Stage Randomized Clinical Trial, Jennifer B. Levin, Farren Briggs, Mahboob Rahman, Kurt Stange, Douglas Einstadter, Celeste Weise, Carla Conroy, Joy Yala, Ethan Radatz, and Martha Sajatovic
Cognitive Functioning and Prevalence of Seizures Among Older Persons in Uganda: A Hospital-Based, Cross-Sectional Study, Martha Sajatovic
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Deutetrabenazine in Younger and Older Patients With Tardive Dyskinesia, Martha Sajatovic
Making the Case for the Accelerated Withdrawal of Aducanumab, Peter J. Whitehouse
“Flipped” Clinical Rotations: A Novel Approach, Wei Xiong, Simran Singh, Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Robert Jones, Craig Nielsen, Carol Chalkley, and Lia Logio
Submissions from 2021
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-Management for People with Epilepsy and a History of Negative Health Events (SMART) Targeting Rural and Underserved People with Epilepsy: A Methodologic Report, Farren Briggs, Kristin Cassidy, Carol Blixen, and Martha Sajatovic
Bipolar I and Bipolar II Subtypes in Older Age: Results from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project, Farren Briggs, Martha Sajatovic, Kaylee Sarna, and Joy Yala
Systematic Literature Review of Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adults With Epilepsy, Elaine Lu, Christopher J. Burant, and Martha Sajatovic
Reducing Stroke Burden Through a Targeted Self-Management Intervention for Reducing Stroke Risk Factors in High-Risk Ugandans: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial, Shirley Moore, Carol Blixen, and Martha Sajatovic
COVID-19 and Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Problems and Solutions, Martha Sajatovic
Epilepsy in Older People in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Martha Sajatovic
Alcohol Use in Tanzanians with Chronic Psychotic Disorders and Poor Medication Adherence, Emily Simon, Jennifer B. Levin, Carol Blixen, Michelle Aebi, Kristin Cassidy, and Martha Sajatovic
The Targeted Management (Team) Intervention for Reducing Stroke Risk in African American Men: Rationale and Study Design of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial, Carolyn H. Still, Chris Burant, Shirley Moore, Doug Einstadter, Cheryl Killion, Charles Modlin, Sophia Sundararajan, John D. Thornton, Jackson T. Wright, and Martha Sajatovic
Intergenerative Transdisciplinarity in “Glocal” Learning and Collaboration, Peter J. Whitehouse
Submissions from 2020
Correlates of Stigma in People With Epilepsy, Carol Blixen, Daisy Ogede, Farren Briggs, Michelle E. Aebi, Christopher Burant, Betsy Wilson, Javier Ponce Terashima, and Martha Sajatovic
Inflammatory Pathway Analytes Predicting Rapid Cognitive Decline in MCI stage of Alzheimer’s disease, Jagan A. Pillai, Gurkan Bebek, Lynn M. Bekris, Aaron Bonner-Jackson, Stephen M. Rao, Mark R. Chance, and James B. Leverenz
Antipsychotic Treatment Experiences of People with Bipolar I Disorder: Patient Perspectives from an Online Survey, Martha Sajatovic
Antipsychotic Treatment Experiences of People with Schizophrenia: Patient Perspectives from an Online Survey, Martha Sajatovic
The Invested in Diabetes Study Protocol: A Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial Comparing Standardized and Patient-Driven Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments, Martha Sajatovic
Correlates of Poor Medication Adherence in Chronic Psychotic Disorders, Martha Sajatovic, Carol Blixen, Michelle E. Aebi, Betsy Wilson, Christopher J. Burant, Kristin A. Cassidy, and Jennifer B. Levine
Management of Patients with Cerebellar Ataxia During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Aasef G. Shaikh
Submissions from 2019
Knowledge and Attitudes About Sudden Death in Epilepsy Among People Living with Epilepsy and Their Healthcare Providers in Mulago Hospital, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study, Carol Bixen and Martha Sajatovic
Depressive Symptoms in Older Versus Younger People with epilepsy: Findings from An Integrated Epilepsy Self-Management Clinical Research Dataset, Zaira Khalid, Hasina Momotaz, Farren Briggs, Kristin A. Cassidy, Betsy K. Wilson, and Martha Sajatovic
Key Inflammatory Pathway Activations in the MCI Stage of Alzheimer’s disease, Jagan A. Pillai, Sean Maxwell, Lynn M. Bekris, Stephen M. Rao, Mark R. Chance, and James B. Leverenz
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale in Tardive Dyskinesia: Minimal Clinically Important Difference, Martha Sajatovic
Prevalence, Patterns and Factors Associated With Hypertensive Crises in Mulago Hospital Emergency Department; A Cross-Sectional Study, Martha Sajatovic
The Effects of Valbenazine on Tardive Dyskinesia in Older and Younger Patients, Martha Sajatovic
Barriers to Epilepsy Care in Central Uganda, a Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study Involving PLWE and Their Caregivers, Martha Sajatovic and Carol Blixen
Ethical Issues in Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Alzheimer Disease, Peter J. Whitehouse
Submissions from 2018
The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 and 4 Innate Immunity Pathways in Intracortical Microelectrode-Induced Neuroinflammation, John K. Hermann, Shushen Lin, Arielle Soffer, Chun Wong, Vishnupriya Srivastava, Jeremy Chang, Smrithi Sunil, Shruti Sudhakar, William H. Tomaszewski, Grace Protasiewicz, Stephen M. Selkirk, and Jeffrey R. Capadona
Delphi Survey of Maintenance Lithium Treatment in Older Adults with Bipolar disorder: An ISBD Task Force Report, Martha Sajatovic
Identifying Patients and Clinical Scenarios for Use of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics – Expert Consensus Survey Part 1, Martha Sajatovic
Initiating/Maintaining long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective or Bipolar Disorder – Expert Consensus Survey Part 2, Martha Sajatovic
Safety and Effectiveness of Long-Term Treatment with Lurasidone in Older Adults with Bipolar Depression: Post-Hoc Analysis of a 6-Month, Open-Label Study, Martha Sajatovic
Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Seizure Frequency: Findings from the Managing Epilepsy Well Network Database, Martha Sajatovic, Ashley Bukach, and Curtis Tatsuoka
Race Analysis in An African American Majority Sample of Individuals With Serious Mental Illness and Comorbid Diabetes Participating in a Self-Management Research Treatment Trail, Martha Sajatovic, Molly Howland, Douglas Gunzler, Kristin A. Cassidy, Richard McCormick, Thomas Scheidemantel, Charles Thomas, Carol Blixen, and Neal V. Dawson
Submissions from 2017
Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factors for Stroke Among a High Risk Hypertensive Population in Greater Kampala, Uganda; A Cross-Sectional Study, Carol Blixen, Elisabeth Welter, and Martha Sajatovic
Increased Cancer-Specific Mortality in Individuals Developing Mental Disorders After Cancer Diagnosis: Biomedical Factors Versus Psychosocial Support, Siran M. Koroukian and Martha Sajatovic
Prevalence, Severity and Factors Associated With Peripheral Neuropathy Among Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patients Attending Mulago Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study, Samden Lhatoo and Martha Sajatovic
Prevalence and associated factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among Ugandan children; a cross-sectional study, Shirley Moore and Martha Sajatovic
A Mixed Methods Study of Multiple Health Behaviors Among Individuals with Stroke, Matthew Plow, Shirley M. Moore, and Martha Sajatovic
Attitudes Toward Antipsychotic Treatment Among Patients with Bipolar Disorders and Their Clinicians: A Systematic Review, Martha Sajatovic
Why Do Psychiatric Patients Stop Antipsychotic Medication? A Systematic Review of Reasons for Nonadherence to Medication in Patients With Serious Nental Illness, Martha Sajatovic
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Individual Versus Group-Format Exercise and Self-Management in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Comorbid Depression, Martha Sajatovic, Ellen M. Walter, Curtis M. Tatsuoka, Steven A. Gunzler, Christina M. Whitney, and Benjamin L. Walter
The Ecosystem of Bioethics: Building Bridges to Public Health, Peter J. Whitehouse
Submissions from 2016
Prevalence and Incidence of Neurological Disorders Among Adult Ugandans in Rural and Urban Mukono District; A Cross-Sectional Study, Michael Devereaux, Anthony Furlan, and Martha Sajatovic
A Nursing Approach to Self-Management Education for Individuals with Mental Illness and Diabetes, Edna Fuentes-Casiano and Martha Sajatovic
Detrending Changes the Temporal Dynamics of a Semantic Fluency Task, Steven Lenio, Frances M. Lissemore, Martha Sajatovic, Kathleen A. Smyth, Curtis Tatsuoka, Wojbor A. Woyczynski, and Alan J. Lerner
Prevalence of Stroke in Children Admitted With Sickle Cell Anaemia to Mulago Hospital, Samden Lhatoo and Martha Sajatovic
Late Life Bipolar Disorder Evolving Into Frontotemporal Dementia Mimic, Martha Sajatovic
Multiple Anti-Epileptic Drug Use in Children with Epilepsy in Mulago Hospital, Uganda: A Cross Ectional Study, Martha Sajatovic
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Adult Diabetic Patients in Uganda: Relation to Glycaemic Control and Haemoglobin Concentration, Martha Sajatovic
Effect of a 72 hour Stroke Care bundle on Early Outcomes After Acute Stroke: A Non Randomised Controlled Study, Martha Sajatovic and Anthony J. Furlan
Poor Drug Adherence and Lack of Awareness of Hypertension Among Hypertensive Stroke Patients in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study Neurology, Martha Sajatovic, Cathy Sila, and Michael DeGeorgia
Asking More of Our Metaphors: Narrative Strategies to End the "War on Alzheimer's" and Humanize Cognitive Aging, Peter J. Whitehouse
The Music of Trees: The Intergenerative Tie Between Primary Care and Public Health, Peter J. Whitehouse