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Focused Management of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury and ARDS
Kim JA, Wahlster S, LaBuzetta JN, Nobleza COS, Johnson NJ, Rubinos C, Malaiyandi D, O'Phelan KH, Mainali S, Sarwal A, Gilmore EJ. Focused Management of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury and ARDS. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 140-151. PMID: 34506794, PMCID: PMC8423666, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute brain injuryAcute brain injuryBrain injuryTreatment strategiesHigh-acuity patient populationMainstay of treatmentHypothetical case scenariosSevere ARDSConcurrent diseasesPatient populationTreatment decisionsARDSConcomitant managementLung physiologyTreatment conceptNarrative reviewConcomitant occurrenceSimultaneous managementPatientsCOVID-19 pandemicInjuryNoninvasive monitoringFocused managementPhysiological basisManagement
2021
A model of metabolic supply-demand mismatch leading to secondary brain injury
Song JL, Kim JA, Struck AF, Zhang R, Westover MB. A model of metabolic supply-demand mismatch leading to secondary brain injury. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2021, 126: 653-667. PMID: 34232754, PMCID: PMC8815783, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00674.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary brain injurySecondary brain injuryAcute brain injuryBrain injuryExtracellular potassiumAdditional brain injuryAssociation of seizuresIschemic strokeNeurologic insultPreventable complicationsSeizure activityCommon sequalaeTissue hypoxiaMetabolic crisisSeizuresInjuryExcitotoxicityPatientsCommon associationAssociationCurrent practiceExcitotoxityComplicationsHemorrhageIschemiaLow-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside to Assess Brain Injury in Patients with Severe COVID-19 (1349)
Mazurek M, Yuen M, Cahn B, Rosen M, Gobeske K, Gilmore E, Hwang D, Kaddouh F, Kim J, Falcone G, Petersen N, Siner J, Spudich S, Sze G, Kimberly W, Sheth K. Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside to Assess Brain Injury in Patients with Severe COVID-19 (1349). Neurology 2021, 96 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.1349.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury
Singla S, Garcia GE, Rovenolt GE, Soto AL, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Omay SB, Struck AF, Westover MB, Kim JA. Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2020, 20: 42. PMID: 32715371, PMCID: PMC9353690, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-020-01060-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIctal-interictal continuumBrain injuryAcute brain injuryBetter clinical outcomesTraumatic brain injuryRecent FindingsCurrent literatureIncreased morbidityClinical outcomesEpileptiform abnormalitiesEEG findingsMortality riskEEG monitoringEpileptiform patternsPrognostic modelSeizuresClinical settingInjuryLogistical barriersElectroencephalogram studyUse of EEGABIPractical barriersEEG analysisEEGMorbidity
2018
Epileptiform activity in traumatic brain injury predicts post‐traumatic epilepsy
Kim JA, Boyle EJ, Wu AC, Cole AJ, Staley KJ, Zafar S, Cash SS, Westover MB. Epileptiform activity in traumatic brain injury predicts post‐traumatic epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 2018, 83: 858-862. PMID: 29537656, PMCID: PMC5912971, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25211.Peer-Reviewed Original Research