2010
Combining Acute Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Mean Transmit Time Lesion Volumes With National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score Improves the Prediction of Acute Stroke Outcome
Yoo A, Barak E, Copen W, Kamalian S, Gharai L, Pervez M, Schwamm L, González R, Schaefer P. Combining Acute Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Mean Transmit Time Lesion Volumes With National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score Improves the Prediction of Acute Stroke Outcome. Stroke 2010, 41: 1728-1735. PMID: 20595665, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.582874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrainBrain IschemiaDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Predictive Value of TestsPrognosisROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute diffusion-weighted imagingDiffusion-weighted imagingAcute ischemic strokeNIHSS scorePoor outcomeLesion volumeIschemic strokeRankin ScaleBetter outcomesHealth Stroke Scale scoreAcute stroke outcomeDWI lesion volumeBaseline NIHSS scoreHealth Stroke ScaleStroke Scale scoreLower NIHSS scoreModified Rankin ScaleNational InstituteQuantitative diffusion-weighted imagingMTT volumesStroke ScaleStroke outcomeSymptom onsetClinical outcomesPrognostic yieldMeasure for Measure: New Insights Offered and Challenges Encountered in the Efforts to Improve Acute Stroke Care: Comment on “Processes of Care Associated With Acute Stroke Outcomes”
Schwamm L. Measure for Measure: New Insights Offered and Challenges Encountered in the Efforts to Improve Acute Stroke Care: Comment on “Processes of Care Associated With Acute Stroke Outcomes”. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 810-812. PMID: 20458089, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.93.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Role of Recanalization in Acute Stroke Outcome: Rationale for a CT Angiogram-Based “Benefit of Recanalization” Model
Rosenthal E, Schwamm L, Roccatagliata L, Coutts S, Demchuk A, Schaefer P, Gonzalez R, Hill M, Halpern E, Lev M. Role of Recanalization in Acute Stroke Outcome: Rationale for a CT Angiogram-Based “Benefit of Recanalization” Model. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2008, 29: 1471-1475. PMID: 18599577, PMCID: PMC8119059, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnly independent predictorLesion volumeComplete recanalizationRecanalization statusClinical outcomesNIHSS scoreIndependent predictorsIncomplete recanalizationCTA-SI Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreAcute middle cerebral artery strokeAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreHealth Stroke Scale scoreMedian admission NIHSS scoreMiddle cerebral artery strokeCT angiographic source imagesAcute stroke outcomeAdmission National InstitutesBenefit of recanalizationEarly successful recanalizationMCA M1 occlusionRole of recanalizationStroke Scale scoreAdmission NIHSS scoreMRS score 0CT/CTA