2018
Isolated Upper Limb Weakness From Ischemic Stroke: Mechanisms and Outcome
Topcuoglu M, Rocha E, Siddiqui A, Mills B, Silva G, Schwamm L, Lamuraglia G, Singhal A. Isolated Upper Limb Weakness From Ischemic Stroke: Mechanisms and Outcome. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 27: 2712-2719. PMID: 30033098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaCarotid StenosisCerebral AngiographyComputed Tomography AngiographyDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDisability EvaluationEmbolismFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityMotor CortexMuscle StrengthMuscle WeaknessMuscle, SkeletalPlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRupture, SpontaneousStrokeUpper ExtremityConceptsCarotid artery stenosisArtery stenosisCarotid stenosisSubcortical white matter infarctsClinical imaging featuresUpper extremity weaknessDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingUpper limb weaknessRecurrent stroke riskWhite matter infarctsMagnetic resonance imagingCardioembolic mechanismRecurrent strokeBrainstem infarctsExtremity weaknessMultiple infarctsIschemic strokeLimb weaknessStroke riskMotor stripStroke evaluationMean agePlaque ulcerationStroke mechanismInfarcts
2013
Factors Influencing the Decline in Stroke Mortality
Lackland DT, Roccella EJ, Deutsch AF, Fornage M, George MG, Howard G, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Schwamm LH, Smith EE, Towfighi A. Factors Influencing the Decline in Stroke Mortality. Stroke 2013, 45: 315-353. PMID: 24309587, PMCID: PMC5995123, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000437068.30550.cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAir PollutionAmerican Heart AssociationAspirinAssociationAtrial FibrillationBlood PressureClinical Trials as TopicDiabetes MellitusExerciseFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansHyperlipidemiasHypertensionIncidenceInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedObesityObservational Studies as TopicPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPopulationPrevalenceSecondary PreventionSex FactorsSmokingStrokeThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsStroke mortalityCause of deathStroke riskAmerican Heart Association Stroke Council's Scientific Statement Oversight CommitteeAmerican Heart Association's Manuscript Oversight CommitteeAmerican Heart Association Science AdvisoryScientific Statements Oversight Committee reviewStroke Council Leadership reviewLower case fatality rateEvidence-based public health programsMajor public health burdenControl of hypertensionChronic lung diseaseFourth leading causeCase fatality rateTreatment of hypertensionPublic health burdenWriting group membersAttributable risk estimatesPublic health guidelinesYears of ageMajor public healthPublic health programsCombination of interventionsDyslipidemia control
2010
Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Furie KL, Kasner SE, Adams RJ, Albers GW, Bush RL, Fagan SC, Halperin JL, Johnston SC, Katzan I, Kernan WN, Mitchell PH, Ovbiagele B, Palesch YY, Sacco RL, Schwamm LH, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Turan TN, Wentworth D. Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2010, 42: 227-276. PMID: 20966421, DOI: 10.1161/str.0b013e3181f7d043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Sickle CellAnticoagulantsAtherosclerosisCerebral HemorrhageEmbolismEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleForamen Ovale, PatentHeart DiseasesHumansHyperhomocysteinemiaIschemic Attack, TransientMalePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularRecurrenceRisk FactorsStrokeThrombophiliaThrombosisConceptsTransient ischemic attackEvidence-based recommendationsIschemic attackIschemic strokeCerebral venous sinus thrombosisTimely evidence-based recommendationsUse of anticoagulationVenous sinus thrombosisPrevention of strokeHigh-risk populationSickle cell diseaseImplementation of guidelinesAntithrombotic treatmentRecurrent strokeSinus thrombosisNoncardioembolic strokePostmenopausal hormonesAntiplatelet agentsArterial dissectionHypercoagulable statePatent foramenAtherosclerotic diseaseCerebral hemorrhageRisk factorsInterventional approaches
1999
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Identifies a Subset of Lacunar Infarction Associated With Embolic Source
Ay H, Oliveira-Filho J, Buonanno F, Ezzeddine M, Schaefer P, Rordorf G, Schwamm L, Gonzalez R, Koroshetz W. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Identifies a Subset of Lacunar Infarction Associated With Embolic Source. Stroke 1999, 30: 2644-2650. PMID: 10582991, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.12.2644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLacunar syndromeSmall infarctsIdentifiable causeClinical syndromeCareful pathological studyClassic lacunar syndromeDWI hyperintense lesionsSingle lacunar infarctionBrain stem lesionsDay of admissionDistinct clinical syndromeDiffusion-weighted imagingMultiple infarctionsEmbolic mechanismEmbolic sourceArtery territoryClinical characteristicsLacunar infarctionSecondary preventionConsecutive patientsAcute lesionsIndex lesionSuch infarctsEmergency roomPathological studies