2016
Have clinicians adopted the use of brain MRI for patients with TIA and minor stroke?
Chaturvedi S, Ofner S, Baye F, Myers LJ, Phipps M, Sico JJ, Damush T, Miech E, Reeves M, Johanning J, Williams LS, Arling G, Cheng E, Yu Z, Bravata D. Have clinicians adopted the use of brain MRI for patients with TIA and minor stroke? Neurology 2016, 88: 237-244. PMID: 27927939, PMCID: PMC5272790, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIA/minor strokeDays of presentationMinor strokeDiffusion-weighted imagingPrevious guidelinesHospital complexityCoronary artery diseaseMinor stroke patientsVeterans Affairs hospitalPreferred imaging modalityUse of MRISubset of hospitalsFacility-level variablesPerformance of MRINational Health SystemPrior strokeSymptom durationChart abstractionArtery diseaseBlood pressureHeart failureNeurologic consultationStroke patientsAtrial fibrillationClinical variables
2009
Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans
Searls D, Sico JJ, Omay S, Bannykh S, Kuohung V, Baehring J. Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2009, 111: 638-642. PMID: 19541406, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous system infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusSystem infectionCryptococcal meningitisNeurological manifestationsCryptococcus neoformansRecurrent cerebral infarctionSevere neurological disabilityC. neoformans infectionUnusual clinical presentationUnusual neurological manifestationsDetailed clinical descriptionMagnetic resonance imagingOphthalmic zosterCryptococcal infectionCerebral infarctionImmunocompetent patientsNeoformans infectionNeurological disabilityClinical presentationHodgkin's diseaseImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunocompetent hostsImmunodeficiency virusCSF analysis