2023
Secondary Ischemic Stroke Prevention
Bangad A, Abbasi M, de Havenon A. Secondary Ischemic Stroke Prevention. Neurotherapeutics 2023, 20: 721-731. PMID: 36877331, PMCID: PMC10275832, DOI: 10.1007/s13311-023-01352-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary ischemic stroke preventionIschemic stroke preventionRecurrent ischemic strokeStroke preventionIschemic strokeRisk factorsMajor public health concernSecondary stroke preventionLifestyle risk factorsVascular risk factorsRecurrent stroke riskAvailability of treatmentPublic health concernHealth care systemAHA guidelinesStroke riskSurgical treatmentHealth burdenPatient burdenFirst strokeStrokeHealth concernCare systemPreventionTreatmentComposition, Treatment, and Outcomes by Radiologically Defined Thrombus Characteristics in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Das S, Goldstein E, de Havenon A, Abbasi M, Nguyen T, de Sousa D, Yaghi S. Composition, Treatment, and Outcomes by Radiologically Defined Thrombus Characteristics in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: 1685-1694. PMID: 36661035, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.038563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeAdvanced imaging modalitiesStroke treatmentOcclusive thrombusThrombus characteristicsTreatment modalitiesArterial thrombiNeurovascular imagingClot compositionPrevention strategiesTherapy modalitiesThrombusImaging modalitiesPatientsStrokeModalitiesFuture studiesFurther testingTreatmentReview articleClassification systemPathomechanismEpidemiologyImportant clues
2017
Validation of the unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score: comparison with real-world cerebrovascular practice.
Ravindra VM, de Havenon A, Gooldy TC, Scoville J, Guan J, Couldwell WT, Taussky P, MacDonald JD, Schmidt RH, Park MS. Validation of the unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score: comparison with real-world cerebrovascular practice. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 100-106. PMID: 28984518, DOI: 10.3171/2017.4.jns17548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsTreatment recommendationsUnruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment ScoreReal-world treatment decisionsQuaternary academic medical centerPercentage of misclassificationReal-world cohortAcademic medical centerConsecutive patientsConservative managementCerebrovascular specialistsUIATSTreatment decisionsInclusion criteriaMedical CenterTreatment scoresPatientsRupture rateIntracranial aneurysmsScreening toolROC curveReal-world experienceCharacteristic curveTreatmentFurther validation
2014
Splenic rupture associated with primary CMV infection, AMSAN, and IVIG
de Havenon A, Davis G, Hoesch R. Splenic rupture associated with primary CMV infection, AMSAN, and IVIG. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 2014, 272: 103-105. PMID: 24856574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary cytomegalovirus infectionGuillain-Barré syndromeIntravenous immunoglobulinSplenic ruptureCytomegalovirus infectionPrimary CMV infectionTwo-hit scenarioSequestration of erythrocytesExtravascular hemolytic anemiaRisk of ruptureCMV infectionRare complicationHemolytic anemiaImmunoglobulinInfectionSyndromeRuptureTreatmentRiskIVIGAMSANComplicationsPatientsAnemiaSpleen