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 practiceExcitotoxityComplicationsHemorrhageIschemia
2020
Soluble ST2 Is Associated With New Epileptiform Abnormalities Following Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Lissak IA, Zafar SF, Westover MB, Schleicher RL, Kim JA, Leslie-Mazwi T, Stapleton CJ, Patel AB, Kimberly WT, Rosenthal ES. Soluble ST2 Is Associated With New Epileptiform Abnormalities Following Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 2020, 51: 1128-1134. PMID: 32156203, PMCID: PMC7123848, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma sST2 levelsSoluble ST2Epileptiform abnormalitiesNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageSST2 levelsNeurophysiologic changesCerebral ischemiaIL-6Continuous electroencephalographyMeasures mixed-effects modelsInnate immune response pathwaysAdmission risk factorsPlasma soluble ST2Secondary brain injurySubgroup of patientsSubarachnoid hemorrhage patientsSerial plasma samplesAssociation of biomarkersInnate immune responseWilcoxon rank sum testImmune response pathwaysMixed-effects modelingRank sum testInflammatory biomarkers