2024
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with cancer: analysis of the ACTION-CVT study
Vedovati M, Shu L, Henninger N, Zubair A, Heldner M, Al Kasab S, Siegler J, Liebeskind D, Antonenko K, Yaghi S, Paciaroni M. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with cancer: analysis of the ACTION-CVT study. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2024, 57: 1008-1017. PMID: 38824485, PMCID: PMC11315801, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-024-02997-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of cerebral vein thrombosisVenous thromboembolismRisk of recurrent venous thromboembolismRadiological characteristics of patientsCerebral vein thrombosisRecurrent venous thromboembolismKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testAbsence of headacheAll-cause-deathLogistic regression analysisCharacteristics of patientsCancer statusCohort studyPropensity score matchingConsecutive patientsAssociated with cancerRadiological characteristicsVein thrombosisStudy outcomesRecanalization rateOlder ageRisk factorsMultivariate analysisPatient managementHTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): Case based discussion of risk factors, clinical, and therapeutic considerations
Saab L, DiCapua D, Zubair A. HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): Case based discussion of risk factors, clinical, and therapeutic considerations. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2024, 459: 122973. PMID: 38520941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.122973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisHTLV-1Discussion of risk factorsInfected CD4+ T cellsCD4+ T cellsAdult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaSpastic paraparesisT-cell leukemia/lymphomaQuality of lifeOptimal patient outcomesHTLV-1 infectionSymptoms of weaknessManaging symptomsDuration of infectionLoss of bladder controlNonspecific symptomsT cellsLower extremitiesSensory disturbancePatient outcomesTherapeutic considerationsHAM/TSPProviral loadRisk factors
2023
Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Locke S, O’Bryan J, Zubair A, Rethana M, Moffarah A, Krause P, Farhadian S. Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023, 29: 1127-1135. PMID: 37209667, PMCID: PMC10202888, DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.221890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic complicationsNeurologic symptomsRisk factorsYale-New Haven HospitalInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHigh-grade parasitemiaNeurologic risk factorsRange of symptomsAdult patientsRenal failureDiabetes mellitusFrequent symptomsHospital admissionImpaired consciousnessMedical recordsEndemic areasParasitic infectionsPatientsSymptomsIntraerythrocytic protozoaComplicationsBabesiosisNew HavenDeliriumMellitusHemorrhagic Conversion of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Zubair A, Sheth K. Hemorrhagic Conversion of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurotherapeutics 2023, 20: 705-711. PMID: 37085684, PMCID: PMC10275827, DOI: 10.1007/s13311-023-01377-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeHemorrhagic conversionIschemic strokeTreatment of patientsHemorrhagic transformationEndovascular thrombectomySerious complicationsThrombolytic therapyTreatment optionsRisk factorsLeading causePatient outcomesCurrent treatmentTimely managementStrokePatientsTreatmentThrombectomyMorbidityComplicationsReviewPathophysiologyTherapyMortalityDiagnosis