2021
Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Vanent KN, Bevers MB, Kimberly WT, Steiner T, Mayer SA, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 1733-1740. PMID: 33682454, PMCID: PMC8085132, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsPerihematomal edema volumeIntracerebral hemorrhageIL-6Edema volumeFunctional outcomeICH locationICH volumeTreatment groupsSerum IL-6 levelsBaseline ICHAcute brain injuryLarge intracerebral hemorrhageSerum IL-6Predictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRankin ScalePoor outcomeProinflammatory cytokinesTrial populationBrain injurySecondary analysisStrong associationFast trialsOutcomes
2020
Race/ethnicity influences outcomes in young adults with supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage.
Miyares LC, Falcone GJ, Leasure A, Adeoye O, Shi FD, Kittner SJ, Langefeld C, Vagal A, Sheth KN, Woo D. Race/ethnicity influences outcomes in young adults with supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology 2020, 94: e1271-e1280. PMID: 31969467, PMCID: PMC7274930, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageModified Rankin ScaleIntracerebral hemorrhageRace/ethnicityFunctional outcomeYounger patientsPoor outcomeAdmission Glasgow Coma Scale scoreEthnic/Racial VariationsGlasgow Coma Scale scoreHispanic participantsHispanic race/ethnicityAdmission blood pressureDeep ICH locationIntracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) studyProspective multicenter studyGood functional outcomeNon-Hispanic blacksBaseline disabilityRankin ScaleBlood pressureICH locationIntraventricular extensionMulticenter studyICH volume
2017
Oral Anticoagulation and Functional Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Biffi A, Kuramatsu JB, Leasure A, Kamel H, Kourkoulis C, Schwab K, Ayres AM, Elm J, Gurol ME, Greenberg SM, Viswanathan A, Anderson CD, Schwab S, Rosand J, Testai FD, Woo D, Huttner HB, Sheth KN. Oral Anticoagulation and Functional Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Annals Of Neurology 2017, 82: 755-765. PMID: 29028130, PMCID: PMC5730065, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFavorable functional outcomeFunctional outcomeICH survivorsStroke incidenceEthnic/Racial VariationsIntracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) studyLong-term outcomesCox regression modelIndividual patient dataAnn NeurolLobar hemorrhageLobar ICHTreatment resumptionOral anticoagulationHematoma locationICH locationIntracerebral hemorrhageTherapeutic dilemmaICH studiesICH casesMultivariate analysisPropensity scorePatient dataRacial variationMortality