Cerebral Microhemorrhages and Meningeal Siderosis in Infective Endocarditis
Malhotra A, Schindler J, Mac Grory B, Chu SY, Youn TS, Matouk C, Greer DM, Schrag M. Cerebral Microhemorrhages and Meningeal Siderosis in Infective Endocarditis. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 43: 59-67. PMID: 27871078, DOI: 10.1159/000452718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral amyloid angiopathyInfective endocarditisSusceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) sequencesSmall subarachnoid hemorrhageGradient-echo T2Sensitive diagnostic techniquesSWI MRIMycotic aneurysmSevere hypertensionGroups of subjectsAmyloid angiopathyCerebral insultCerebral microhemorrhagesNeurological involvementWorse prognosisSubarachnoid hemorrhageSWI findingsAcademic hospitalSignificant predilectionMicrohemorrhagesPatientsGRE T2HypertensionSiderosisEndocarditisMissed Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis in the Emergency Department by Emergency Medicine and Neurology Services
Arch AE, Weisman DC, Coca S, Nystrom KV, Wira CR, Schindler JL. Missed Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis in the Emergency Department by Emergency Medicine and Neurology Services. Stroke 2016, 47: 668-673. PMID: 26846858, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentLarge community hospitalCommunity hospitalIschemic strokeStroke diagnosisAcademic hospitalNausea/vomitingSecondary prevention therapiesAcute ischemic strokeRetrospective chart reviewIschemic stroke diagnosisAcademic teaching hospitalEndovascular considerationsChart reviewPrompt treatmentSymptom onsetPosterior circulationPrevention therapyNeurology serviceAcute interventionAnterior strokeAtypical symptomsStroke historyPosterior strokeTeaching hospital