2022
Bedside detection of intracranial midline shift using portable magnetic resonance imaging
Sheth KN, Yuen MM, Mazurek MH, Cahn BA, Prabhat AM, Salehi S, Shah JT, By S, Welch EB, Sofka M, Sacolick LI, Kim JA, Payabvash S, Falcone GJ, Gilmore EJ, Hwang DY, Matouk C, Gordon-Kundu B, RN AW, Petersen N, Schindler J, Gobeske KT, Sansing LH, Sze G, Rosen MS, Kimberly WT, Kundu P. Bedside detection of intracranial midline shift using portable magnetic resonance imaging. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 67. PMID: 34996970, PMCID: PMC8742125, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03892-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidline shiftNeuroscience intensive care unitCare measurementYale-New Haven HospitalValuable bedside toolIntensive care unitPoor clinical outcomeBrain-injured patientsMass effectNew Haven HospitalMagnetic resonance imagingClinical outcomesIll patientsCare unitStroke patientsFunctional outcomeBedside toolObservational studyBedside detectionImaging examsPatientsResonance imagingPortable MRIImaging suiteSignificant concordance
2021
Expedited and Comprehensive Management of Low-Risk TIA Patients in the Emergency Department is Safe and Less Costly
Garg A, Maran I, Amin H, Vlieks K, Neuschatz K, Coppola A, Poskus K, Johnson J, Davis M, Minja F, Schindler J, Sansing LH, Malhotra A, Jasne AS, Sharma R. Expedited and Comprehensive Management of Low-Risk TIA Patients in the Emergency Department is Safe and Less Costly. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 106016. PMID: 34325273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical ProtocolsCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEmergency Service, HospitalFeasibility StudiesFemaleHospital CostsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriageConceptsLow-risk TIA patientsTransient ischemic attackTIA patientsEmergency roomAcademic comprehensive stroke centerSingle-center cohort studyPre-pathway groupComprehensive stroke centerClinical practice recommendationsLength of stayOutcomes of interestImpending strokeIschemic attackOutpatient echocardiogramRapid outpatientTIA admissionsEchocardiogram findingsEchocardiographic findingsStroke clinicCohort studyStroke centersNeurovascular eventsEmergency departmentFinal diagnosisHospital costs
2016
Cerebral Microhemorrhages and Meningeal Siderosis in Infective Endocarditis
Malhotra A, Schindler J, Mac Grory B, Chu SY, Youn TS, Matouk C, Greer DM, Schrag M. Cerebral Microhemorrhages and Meningeal Siderosis in Infective Endocarditis. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 43: 59-67. PMID: 27871078, DOI: 10.1159/000452718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral amyloid angiopathyInfective endocarditisSusceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) sequencesSmall subarachnoid hemorrhageGradient-echo T2Sensitive diagnostic techniquesSWI MRIMycotic aneurysmSevere hypertensionGroups of subjectsAmyloid angiopathyCerebral insultCerebral microhemorrhagesNeurological involvementWorse prognosisSubarachnoid hemorrhageSWI findingsAcademic hospitalSignificant predilectionMicrohemorrhagesPatientsGRE T2HypertensionSiderosisEndocarditis
2014
Modest Association between the Discharge Modified Rankin Scale Score and Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Intravenous Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nystrom K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Fang NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. Modest Association between the Discharge Modified Rankin Scale Score and Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Intravenous Thrombolysis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014, 24: 548-553. PMID: 25540072, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousArea Under CurveBrain IschemiaCerebral HemorrhageChi-Square DistributionConnecticutDecision Support TechniquesDisability EvaluationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleOdds RatioPatient DischargePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDischarge mRS scoreSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageRankin Scale scoreMRS scoreClinical scoresAdverse outcomesIntracerebral hemorrhageScale scoreModified Rankin Scale scoreLong-term adverse outcomesYale-New Haven HospitalIntravenous thrombolytic therapyIschemic stroke patientsUnivariate logistic regressionHosmer-Lemeshow statisticNew Haven HospitalMRS dataIntravenous thrombolysisThrombolytic therapyStroke patientsClinical benefitModest agreementClinical dataLogistic regressionModest associationComparison of 8 Scores for predicting Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage after IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nystrom K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Chi NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. Comparison of 8 Scores for predicting Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage after IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2014, 22: 229-233. PMID: 25168743, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-014-0060-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageRt-PA therapyStroke-TPIThrombolytic therapyClinical scoresIntracerebral hemorrhageOdds ratioPredictors of sICHAcute ischemic stroke patientsYale-New Haven HospitalRt-PA treatmentIschemic stroke patientsHosmer-Lemeshow statisticBackgroundIntracerebral hemorrhageConsecutive patientsFeared complicationMethodsClinical dataStroke patientsAdverse outcomesStudy criteriaPatientsTherapyHemorrhageLogistic regressionSPAN-100