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 trialsOutcomesAdmission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Acosta JN, Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Both CP, Petersen NH, Sansing LH, Matouk CC, Testai F, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Kamel H, Murthy SB, Qureshi A, Mayer SA, Sheth KN, Falcone GJ. Admission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Critical Care Medicine 2021, 49: 828-837. PMID: 33591003, PMCID: PMC8611893, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission hemoglobin levelsHemoglobin levelsNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumePoor outcomeHematoma expansionIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsPredictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageIndividual patient dataHigher hemoglobin levelsAdmission hematoma volumeExposure of interestDose-response analysisAdmission hemoglobinRankin ScalePrimary outcomeHemorrhage patientsFunctional outcomeRepeat CTClinical trialsObservational studyHemorrhage sizeBetter outcomes
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
2019
Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction and Perihematomal Edema Expansion in Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Qureshi AI, Murthy SB, Kamel H, Goldstein JN, Walsh KB, Woo D, Shi FD, Huttner HB, Ziai WC, Hanley DF, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction and Perihematomal Edema Expansion in Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2019, 50: 2016-2022. PMID: 31272326, PMCID: PMC6646091, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.024838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep intracerebral hemorrhageIntensive BP reductionBasal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhageBlood pressure reductionIntracerebral hemorrhageBP reductionPoor outcomeATACH-2Intensive Blood Pressure ReductionPressure reductionPerihematomal edema expansionSecondary brain injurySupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhagePerihematomal edema volumeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRelevant end pointsDeep locationBaseline characteristicsEdema volumeBasal gangliaBrain injuryClinical trialsTomography scanEdema expansionTreatment groupsIdentification and Validation of Hematoma Volume Cutoffs in Spontaneous, Supratentorial Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Sheth KN, Comeau M, Aldridge C, Worrall BB, Vashkevich A, Rosand J, Langefeld C, Moomaw CJ, Woo D, Falcone GJ. Identification and Validation of Hematoma Volume Cutoffs in Spontaneous, Supratentorial Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2019, 50: 2044-2049. PMID: 31238829, PMCID: PMC6646054, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.023851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep intracerebral hemorrhageBasal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhagePoor outcomeValidation cohortC-statisticVolume cutoffDeep ICH patientsMultivariable outcome modelsThalamic intracerebral hemorrhageSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageATACH-2 trialClinical trial designCharacteristic curve analysisDeep brain nucleiEffects of interventionsATACH-2Complete neuroimagingICH variesICH patientsICH volumeBasal gangliaCandidate therapiesInclusion criteriaOutcome data