2024
Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Cervical Artery Dissection: A Secondary Analysis of the STOP-CAD Study.
Shu L, Akpokiere F, Mandel D, Field T, Leon Guerrero C, Henninger N, Muppa J, Affan M, Haq Lodhi O, Heldner M, Antonenko K, Seiffge D, Arnold M, Salehi Omran S, Crandall R, Lester E, López-Mena D, Arauz A, Nehme A, Boulanger M, Touzé E, Sousa J, Sargento-Freitas J, Barata V, Castro-Chaves P, Brito M, Khan M, Mallick D, Rothstein A, Khazaal O, Kaufmann J, Engelter S, Traenka C, Aguiar de Sousa D, Soares M, Rosa S, Zhou L, Gandhi P, Mancini S, Metanis I, Leker R, Pan K, Dantu V, Baumgartner K, Burton T, Von Rennenberg R, Nolte C, Choi R, MacDonald J, Bavarsad Shahripour R, Guo X, Ghannam M, Almajali M, Samaniego E, Rioux B, Zine-Eddine F, Poppe A, Fonseca A, Baptista M, Cruz D, Romoli M, De Marco G, Longoni M, Keser Z, Griffin K, Kuohn L, Frontera J, Amar J, Giles J, Zedde M, Pascarella R, Grisendi I, Nzwalo H, Liebeskind D, Molaie A, Cavalier A, Kam W, Mac Grory B, Al Kasab S, Anadani M, Kicielinski K, Eltatawy A, Chervak L, Chulluncuy Rivas R, Aziz Y, Mistry E, Bakradze E, Tran T, Rodrigo-Gisbert M, Requena M, Saleh Velez F, Garcia J, Muddasani V, de Havenon A, Sanchez S, Vishnu V, Yaddanapudi S, Adams L, Browngoehl A, Ranasinghe T, Dunston R, Lynch Z, Penckofer M, Siegler J, Mayer S, Willey J, Zubair A, Cheng Y, Sharma R, Marto J, Krupka D, Klein P, Nguyen T, Asad S, Sarwat Z, Balabhadra A, Patel S, Secchi T, Martins S, Mantovani G, Kim Y, Krishnaiah B, Elangovan C, Lingam S, Qureshi A, Fridman S, Alvarado A, Khasiyev F, Linares G, Mannino M, Terruso V, Tountopoulou A, Tentolouris-Piperas V, Martinez-Marino M, Carrasco Wall V, Indraswari F, El Jamal S, Liu S, Zhou M, Alvi M, Ali F, Sarvath M, Morsi R, Kass-Hout T, Shi F, Zhang J, Sokhi D, Said J, Mongare N, Simpkins A, Gomez R, Sen S, Ghani M, Elnazeir M, Wangqin R, Xiao H, Kala N, Khan F, Stretz C, Mohammadzadeh N, Goldstein E, Furie K, Yaghi S. Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Cervical Artery Dissection: A Secondary Analysis of the STOP-CAD Study. Neurology 2024, 103: e209843. PMID: 39298709, PMCID: PMC11415265, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic stroke symptomsCervical artery dissectionFunctional independenceIntravenous thrombolysisIschemic stroke symptomsStroke symptomsArtery dissectionIncidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhageIschemic strokeSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageSuspected ischemic strokeClass III evidenceMedian ageSymptomatic ICHIntracranial hemorrhageSecondary analysisGuideline recommendationsICH riskIII evidenceFunctional outcomesPatientsThrombolysisCeADYoung adultsDissectionExternal validation of the SI2NCAL2C score for outcomes following cerebral venous thrombosis
Klein P, Shu L, Lindgren E, de Winter M, Siegler J, Simpkins A, Omran S, Heldner M, de Havenon A, Abdalkader M, Al Kasab S, Stretz C, Wu T, Wilson D, Asad S, Almallouhi E, Frontera J, Kuohn L, Rothstein A, Bakradze E, Henninger N, Zubair A, Sharma R, Kerrigan D, Aziz Y, Mistry E, van Kammen M, Tatlisumak T, Krzywicka K, Aguiar de Sousa D, Jood K, Field T, Yaghi S, Coutinho J, Nguyen T. External validation of the SI2NCAL2C score for outcomes following cerebral venous thrombosis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024, 33: 107720. PMID: 38614162, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral venous thrombosisArea under the receiver operating characteristic curvePoor outcomeVenous thrombosisCentral nervous system infectionInternational retrospective studyNervous system infectionExternal validation cohortFocal neurological deficitsReceiver operating characteristic curvePoor outcome dataLevels of hemoglobinLack of follow-upPoorer outcome scoresConsecutive patientsClinical presentationRetrospective studyValidation cohortIntracerebral hemorrhageNeurological deficitsFollow-upOutcome scoresSystemic infectionLevels of glucoseInternational cohort
2023
Plasmapheresis Versus Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients With Autoimmune Neuromuscular and Neuro-immunological Conditions
Zubair A, Rethana M, Ma A, McAlpine L, Abulaban A, Munro B, Patwa H, Nowak R, Roy B. Plasmapheresis Versus Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients With Autoimmune Neuromuscular and Neuro-immunological Conditions. Journal Of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 2023, 25: 11-17. PMID: 37611265, DOI: 10.1097/cnd.0000000000000439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuro-immunological diseaseIntravenous immunoglobulinAutoimmune neurological disordersAutoimmune neuromuscular disorderAdult patientsElderly patientsNeurological disordersNeuromuscular disordersChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyNational Inpatient Sample databaseNational Inpatient Sample datasetInflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathySafe therapeutic choiceRetrospective chart reviewAppropriate clinical settingSide effect profileDemyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyIVIG useChart reviewYounger patientsMyasthenia gravisEffect profileMedical historyPrimary diagnosisTherapeutic choiceNeurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Locke S, O’Bryan J, Zubair A, Rethana M, Moffarah A, Krause P, Farhadian S. Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023, 29: 1127-1135. PMID: 37209667, PMCID: PMC10202888, DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.221890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic complicationsNeurologic symptomsRisk factorsYale-New Haven HospitalInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHigh-grade parasitemiaNeurologic risk factorsRange of symptomsAdult patientsRenal failureDiabetes mellitusFrequent symptomsHospital admissionImpaired consciousnessMedical recordsEndemic areasParasitic infectionsPatientsSymptomsIntraerythrocytic protozoaComplicationsBabesiosisNew HavenDeliriumMellitus
2022
Characteristics and outcomes of postpartum cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A subgroup analysis of the ACTION-CVT study
Fang T, Shu L, Elnazeir M, Zubair AS, Al Kasab S, Antonenko K, Heldner MR, Yaghi S, Henninger N, collaborators A. Characteristics and outcomes of postpartum cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A subgroup analysis of the ACTION-CVT study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022, 31: 106865. PMID: 36332527, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral venous sinus thrombosisVenous sinus thrombosisSinus thrombosisMajor hemorrhageNon-postpartum womenVenous thrombosis studyTreatment-related complicationsVenous thromboembolism recurrenceOne-year outcomesOne-year riskLong-term outcomesNon-pregnant femalesCause deathThromboembolism recurrenceVTE recurrenceEarly complicationsDischarge dispositionRankin ScaleSecondary outcomesVenous infarctionPostpartum statusPrimary outcomeFunctional disabilityIntracranial hemorrhagePotential confoundersLongitudinally extensive dorsal column spinal cord lesion with sensory ganglionopathy
Cardenas Castillo YM, Zubair AS, DiCapua D, Aguila-Tejedor I, Usman U. Longitudinally extensive dorsal column spinal cord lesion with sensory ganglionopathy. Neurological Sciences 2022, 43: 5157-5159. PMID: 35482156, DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-06003-0.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingSensory ganglionopathyTotal spine magnetic resonance imagingRepeat magnetic resonance imagingSpine magnetic resonance imagingHigh-dose steroidsProgressive gait unsteadinessSpinal cord lesionsInfectious workupGait unsteadinessPosterior cordCord lesionsElectrodiagnostic testingMotor strengthNeurologic examinationWallerian degenerationCeliac diseaseSensory ataxiaCord signalHyperintense signalSensory axonsPartial improvementResonance imagingVitamin B12GanglionopathyBrentuximab-Induced Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy With Acquired Demyelinating Features Resembling Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Zubair AS, Rethana M, Keung B. Brentuximab-Induced Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy With Acquired Demyelinating Features Resembling Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Journal Of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 2022, 23: 166-168. PMID: 35188920, DOI: 10.1097/cnd.0000000000000352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in the Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (ACTION-CVT): A Multicenter International Study
Yaghi S, Shu L, Bakradze E, Omran S, Giles JA, Amar JY, Henninger N, Elnazeir M, Liberman AL, Moncrieffe K, Lu J, Sharma R, Cheng Y, Zubair AS, Simpkins AN, Li GT, Kung JC, Perez D, Heldner M, Scutelnic A, Seiffge D, Siepen B, Rothstein A, Khazaal O, Do D, Al Kasab S, Rahman LA, Mistry EA, Kerrigan D, Lafever H, Nguyen TN, Klein P, Aparicio H, Frontera J, Kuohn L, Agarwal S, Stretz C, Kala N, Jamal S, Chang A, Cutting S, Xiao H, de Havenon A, Muddasani V, Wu T, Wilson D, Nouh A, Asad SD, Qureshi A, Moore J, Khatri P, Aziz Y, Casteigne B, Khan M, Cheng Y, Mac Grory B, Weiss M, Ryan D, Vedovati MC, Paciaroni M, Siegler JE, Kamen S, Yu S, Guerrero C, Atallah E, De Marchis GM, Brehm A, Dittrich T, Psychogios M, Alvarado-Dyer R, Kass-Hout T, Prabhakaran S, Honda T, Liebeskind DS, Furie K. Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in the Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (ACTION-CVT): A Multicenter International Study. Stroke 2022, 53: 728-738. PMID: 35143325, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.037541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral venous thrombosisDirect oral anticoagulantsVenous thrombosisRecurrent venous thrombosisMajor hemorrhageInclusion criteriaDirect Oral Anticoagulants Versus WarfarinMulticenter international retrospective studyInverse probabilityInternational retrospective studySystemic venous thrombosisFavorable safety profileCox regression modelMulticenter international studyAnalysis inclusion criteriaBaseline imaging dataCVT patientsOral anticoagulationComplete recanalizationDOAC treatmentOral anticoagulantsRadiological outcomesRadiographic outcomesVersus WarfarinWarfarin treatment