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Publications and Abstracts

Publications Related to Pediatric Pain

Headache Translational

Hershey AD, Tang Y, Powers SW, Kabbouche MA, Gilbert DL, Glauser TA, Sharp FR. Genomic abnormalities in patients with migraine and chronic migraine: preliminary blood gene expression suggests platelet abnormalities. Headache 44(10): 994-1004, 2004.

Kabbouche M, Powers SW, Vockell A-L, LeCates SL, Hershey AD. Carnitine palmytoyltransferase deficiency (CPT) and migraine headaches. Headache. 2003; 43:490-495.

Headache Assessment

Gilman, D.K., Palermo, T.M., Kabbouche, M.A., Hershey, A.D., & Powers, S.W. (2007). Primary headache and sleep disturbances in adolescents. Headache, 47, 1189-1194. 

Hershey, A.D., Winner, P., Kabbouche, M.A., & Powers, S.W. (2007). Headaches. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 19, 663-669.

Vannatta, K., Getzoff, E.A., Gilman, D.K., Noll, R.B., Gerhardt, C.A., Powers, S.W., & Hershey, A.D. (In press). Friendships and social interactions of school-aged children with migraine. Cephalalgia.

Vannatta, K.V., Getzhoff, E.A., Powers, S.W., Noll, R.B., Gerhardt, C.A., & Hershey, A.D. (In press). Multiple perspectives on the psychological functioning of children with and without migraine. Headache.

Hershey, A, Kabbouche, M, Powers, S. Tension Type Headaches in the YoungCurrent pain and headache reports, 2006 Dec; 10(6): 467-70.

Hershey, A, Kabbouche, M, Powers, S. Chronic Daily Headaches in Children. Current pain and headache reports, 2006 Oct; 10(5): 370-6.

Powers, SW, Gilman, DK, Hershey, AD. Headache and Psychological Functioning in Children and Adolescents. Headache. 2006 Oct; 46(9): 1404-15. 

Hershey, AD, Winner, P, Gladstein, J, Yonker, M, Lewis, D, Pearlman, E, Kabbouche, MA, & Powers, SW. (2005). Use of ICHD-II criteria in the diagnosis of pediatric migraine. Headache, 45, 1288-1297.

Powers SW, & Andrasik F. Biobehavioral treatment, disability, and psychological impact of pediatric headache. Pediatric Annals. 2005 June; 34(6):461-65.

Holroyd K, Powers SW & Andrasik F. Methodological issues in clinical trials of drug and behavior therapies. Headache. 2005 May; 45(5):487-492.

Andrasik F, Powers SW, & McGrath P. Methodological considerations in research with special populations: Children and adolescents. Headache. 2005 May; 45(5):520-525.

The Behavioral Clinical Trials Workgroup: Penzien D, Andrasik F, Freidenberg B, HouleT, Lake A, Lipchik G, Holroyd K, Lipton R, McCrory D, Nash J, Nicholson R, Powers SW, Rains J, & Wittrock D. Guidelines for trials of behavioral treatments for recurrent headache. Headache. 2005 May; 45 (Suppl 2):S110-32.

Hershey AD, Powers SW, Vockell AL, LeCates SL, Segers A, Kabbouche MA. Development of a patient-based grading scale for PedMIDAS. Cephalalgia 24(10): 844-9, 2004.

Powers SW, Patton SR, Hommel KA, Hershey AD. Quality of life in paediatric migraine: characterization of age-related effects using PedsQL 4.0. Cephalalgia 24(2): 120-7, 2004.

Powers SW, Patton SR, Hommel KA, Hershey AD. Quality of life in childhood migraines: clinical impact and comparison to other chronic illnesses. Pediatrics 112(1 Pt 1): e1-5, 2003.

Miller VA, Palermo TM, Powers SW, Scher MS, Hershey AD. Migraine headaches and sleep disturbances in children. Headache 43(4): 362-8, 2003.

Hershey AD, Powers SW, Kabbouche MA, Segers A, LeCates SL, Vockell A-L B.  Quality of life and migraine disability in pediatric and adolescent patients: the relation of PedsQL to PedMIDAS.  Cephalalgia. 2003;23(7):608. Abstract P2C11.

Selected Abstracts

Hershey AD, Kabbouche MA, Winner P, Linder SL, Yonker ME, &  Powers SW. Obesity in the pediatric headache population: A multi-center study.  Platform presentation at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Chicago, IL.  2007; June (abstracted)

DiSabella MT, Somers MM, Chmelik EA, Crawford, MJ, LeCates SL, Ellinor P, Segers A, Powers SW, Manning P, Hershey AD, & Kabbouche MA. PAMS (Pediatric and Adolescent Migraine Screen): An effective tool to identify pediatric migraine by school nurses.  Poster presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Chicago, IL.  2007; June (abstracted)

Hershey AD, Kabbouche MA, Rho Y, Winner P, Linder SL, Yonker M, Bicknese A, Sowell MK, McClintock W, Burdine D, Arnos C, & Powers SW. Obesity in the pediatric headache population. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Los Angeles, CA.  2006; June (abstracted)

Rho Y,Hershey AD, Kabbouche MA, Powers SW, & Glauser TA.  Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of headache comorbidity with epilepsy in children and adolescents. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Los Angeles, CA.  2006; June (abstracted)

Hershey, A.D., Powers, S.W., Kabbouche, M., Burdine, D., Glauser, T., Tang, Y., & Sharp, F. Genomic profiles in patients with chronic migraine: responders vs. non-responders.  Platform presentation at the International Headache Society meeting, Kyoto, Japan.  2005; Oct (abstracted

Hershey, A.D., Winner, P., Kabbouche, M., Gladstein, J., Yonker, M., Lewis, D., Pearlman, E., Linder, S., Rothner, D., & Powers, S.W. Pain assessment in pediatric headache: Numerical and categorical scales.  Poster presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, PA.  2005; June (abstracted)

Hershey, A.D., Winner, P., Burstein, R., Kabbouche, M., LeCates, S., Ellinor, P., Vockell, A., Segers, A., Manning, P., Burdine, D., & Powers, S.W. Awareness of allodynia during migraine in children and adolescents: Identification and characterization.  Poster presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, PA.  2005; June (abstracted)

Kabbouche, M., Powers, S.W., Vockell, A., LeCates, S., Ellinor, P., Segers, A., Manning, P., Burdine, D., Chmelik, E., & Hershey, A.D. Screening tool for migraine in school age children and adolescents.  Poster presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, PA. 2005; June (abstracted)

Headache Treatment

Powers, S.W., Kruglak-Gilman, D., Hershey, A.D., & the Headache Center Team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.  (2006). Clinical Pearl/Brief Report: Suggestions for a biopsychosocial approach to treating children and adolescents who present with headache. Headache, 46, Suppl 3:S149-150.

Hershey, A.D., Powers, S.W., Vockell, A.L., LeCates, S.L., Ellinor, P.L., Segers, A., Burdine, D., Manning, P., Kabbouche, M.A. (2007). Coenzyme A10 deficiency and response to supplementation in pediatric and adolescent migraine. Headache, 47, 73-80. 

Winner, P., Powers, S.W., Kabbouche, M.A., Hershey, A.D. (2007) Diagnosing and managing headache in children. Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 9, 3-13.

Powers, SW, Kruglak Gilman D, Hershey AD. Suggestions for a biopsychosocial approach to treating children and adolescents who present with headacheHeadache. 2006 Oct; 46 Suppl 3:S149-50. 

Kabbouche M, Powers SW, Vockell A, LeCates S, Ellinor P, Segers A, Manning P, Burdine D & Hershey A. Outcome of a multidisciplinary approach to pediatric headache at 1, 2, and 5 years. Headache. 2005 Nov; 45(10):1289.

Hershey AD, Powers SW, Vockell AL, LeCates S, Kabbouche M. Effectiveness of topiramate in the prevention of childhood headaches. Headache 42(8): 810-8, 2002.

Hershey AD, Powers SW, LeCates S, Bentti AL. Effectiveness of nasal sumatriptan in 5- to 12-year-old children. Headache 41(7): 693-7, 2001.

Kabbouche M, Bentti A-L, LeCates SL, Powers SW, Hershey AD. Tolerability and effectiveness of prochlorperazine (Compazine) in childhood status migranosis. Pediatrics. 2001;107:E62.

Powers SW, Mitchell MJ, Byars KC, Bentti AL, LeCates SL, Hershey AD. A pilot study of one-session biofeedback training in pediatric headache. Neurology 56(1): 133, 2001.

Hershey AD, Powers SW, Bentti A-L, deGrauw TJ. Effectiveness of amitriptyline as a prophylactic treatment for pediatric migraines. Headache. 2000;40:539-549.

Hershey AD, Powers SW, Kabbouche M, Vockell A, Ellinor P, Segers A, Manning P, Burdine D, LeCates S. Levetiracetam in the prevention of childhood headache. Headache. 2004; 44(5): 527. Abstract S168.

Rao S, Kabbouche MA, Gonzalez del Rey JA, Powers SW, Hershey AD. Diagnosis and treatment of headaches in a pediatric emergency department. Headache. 2003; 43(5): 552. Abstract F82.

Kabbouche MA, Powers SW, Vockell AB, LeCates SL, Dinopoulos AS, Segers Hershey AD. Inpatient management of pediatric patients for intractable headache and status migrainosus. Headache. 2003; 43(5): 551. Abstract F80.

Selected Abstracts

Kabbouche MA, Hershey AD, Powers SW, LeCates SL, Ellinor P, Segers A, Vockell AL, Manning P, & Linder SL. Combined acute therapy with intravenous dihydroergotamine and botulinum toxin A in the treatment of chronic intractable headache.  Poster presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Los Angeles, CA.  2006; June (abstracted)

Powers, S.W., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Malblanc, R., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Kabbouche, M., LeCates, S., Ellinor, P., Vockell, A., Segers, A., Manning, P., & Hershey, A.D. A pilot study of amitriptyline combined with coping skills training for youth with chronic daily headache: Impact on headache frequency, severity, and functional disability.  Poster presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, PA.  2005; June (abstracted)

Kabbouche, M., Hershey, A.D., Powers, S.W., LeCates, S., Ellinor, P., Segers, A., Vockell, A., Manning, P., & Linder, S. Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of migraine headache in children.  Poster presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, PA.  2005; June (abstracted)

Selected Posters


Fibromyalgia

Kashikar-Zuck S, Ho IK, Lynch AM, Graham TB, Ranz J, Malblanc R, Mullen S, Powers SW, Lovell D, Passo M, Bean J, & Arnold L (2006).  Psychotropic medication use among adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.  The Journal of Pain, 7 (4), (Suppl 2), S30.

Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Powers SW, Vaught MH, Hershey AD. Depression as a predictor of functional disability in chronic pediatric pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2001;17:341-349.

Kashikar-Zuck S, Graham TB, Huenefeld MD, Powers SW. A review of biobehavioral research in juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Care and Research. 2000;13:388-397.

Sickle Cell

Mitchell, M.J., Lemanek, K., Palermo, T., Crosby, L.E., Nichols, A., & Powers, S.W. (2007). Parent perspectives on pain management, coping, and family functioning in pediatric sickle cell disease. Clinical Pediatrics, 46, 311-319

Powers SW, Mitchell MJ, Graumlich SE, Byars KC, Kalinyak KA. Longitudinal assessment of pain, coping, and daily functioning in children with sickle cell disease receiving pain management skills training. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 2002;9(2):109-119.

Graumlich SE, Powers SW, Byars KC, Schwarber LA, Mitchell MJ, Kalinyak KA. Multidimensional assessment of pain in pediatric sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 26:203-214.