2020
Language preference does not influence stroke patients' symptom recognition or emergency care time metrics
Zachrison K, Natsui S, Luan Erfe B, Mejia N, Schwamm L. Language preference does not influence stroke patients' symptom recognition or emergency care time metrics. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 40: 177-180. PMID: 33168382, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch Patient Data RegistrySymptom recognitionDTN timeHospital arrivalSymptom discoveryAIS patientsEMS utilizationGuidelines-Stroke registryPatients' language preferenceConsecutive AIS patientsPatient Data RegistryUse of EMSEmergency medical servicesLanguage preferenceAcute strokeNeedle timeSymptom onsetEP patientsData registryAcademic centersPatientsPrior reportsMedical servicesSignificant differencesRegistry
2015
FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity is a Surrogate of Collateral Flow and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Due to Proximal Artery Occlusion
Karadeli H, Giurgiutiu D, Cloonan L, Fitzpatrick K, Kanakis A, Ozcan M, Schwamm L, Rost N. FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity is a Surrogate of Collateral Flow and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Due to Proximal Artery Occlusion. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2015, 26: 219-223. PMID: 26250448, PMCID: PMC4744593, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal artery occlusionCollateral flow gradeFlow gradeAIS patientsWhite matter hyperintensitiesWMH volumeCT angiographyFVH scoreVascular hyperintensityArtery occlusionIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator administrationInversion recovery vascular hyperintensityAcute ischemic stroke patientsTissue plasminogen activator administrationAdmission CT angiographyBaseline CT angiographyCollateral vessel statusFLAIR vascular hyperintensityLeptomeningeal collateral statusMedian WMH volumeSalvageable brain tissueConsecutive AIS patientsIschemic stroke patientsWorse clinical outcomesAcute MRI
2010
Risk of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Current Malignancy
Masrur S, Abdullah A, Smith E, Hidalgo R, El-Ghandour A, Rordorf G, Schwamm L. Risk of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Current Malignancy. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010, 20: 124-130. PMID: 20598579, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBostonBrain IschemiaChi-Square DistributionComorbidityFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospital MortalityHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesLogistic ModelsMaleNeoplasmsOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntra-arterial therapyTissue plasminogen activatorSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageCurrent malignancyHospital mortalityMedical comorbiditiesThrombolytic therapyIntracranial hemorrhageIndependent predictorsAIS patientsIntravenous (IV) tPAHealth Stroke Scale scoreStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeConsecutive AIS patientsHistory of hypertensionHistory of malignancyAmerican Stroke AssociationOnly independent predictorRisks of thrombolysisMost clinical trialsStepwise logistic regressionBrain metastasesIschemic strokePerformance status