2016
Volume of Plasma Expansion and Functional Outcomes in Stroke
Miller JB, Lewandowski C, Wira CR, Taylor A, Burmeister C, Welch R. Volume of Plasma Expansion and Functional Outcomes in Stroke. Neurocritical Care 2016, 26: 191-195. PMID: 27629275, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-016-0316-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrain IschemiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePlasmaSerum AlbuminSodium ChlorideStrokeConceptsNeurological recoveryNIHSS scoreIschemic strokeFunctional outcomeFavorable outcomeMultivariable-adjusted logistic regression modelsModified Rankin Scale scoreLarge-vessel ischemic strokeHigher NIHSS scoreIsotonic saline treatmentMedian National InstitutesWorse neurological recoveryHealth Stroke ScaleAcute ischemic strokeMultivariable-adjusted modelsRankin Scale scoreIntravenous volume infusionConclusionsThe present studyLogistic regression modelsStroke ScaleStudy patientsAcute strokeCerebral perfusionClinical outcomesMean ageValidation of TURN, a simple predictor of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after IV thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nystrӧm K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Chi NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. Validation of TURN, a simple predictor of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after IV thrombolysis. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2016, 146: 71-75. PMID: 27152469, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageRt-PAOdds ratioYale-New Haven HospitalNINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsNew Haven HospitalTwo-sample t-testStroke patientsCharacteristic curveThrombolysisHemorrhageSignificant differencesPatientsT-testScoresExternal datasetSimple predictorInternal datasetHospital
2015
TURN Score Predicts 24-Hour Cerebral Edema After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Sreekrishnan A, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Halliday J, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. TURN Score Predicts 24-Hour Cerebral Edema After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 24: 381-388. PMID: 26341364, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0198-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageBrain swellingIntracerebral hemorrhageCerebral edemaPoor outcomeSevere outcomesOdds ratioLogistic regression reporting odds ratiosNINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsReporting odds ratioNew brainNew onsetMidline shiftStroke patientsRt-PAEdemaThrombolysisMortalityOutcomesMass effectCharacteristic curveHemorrhagePatientsStatistical associationTURN Score Predicts 90-day Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Halliday J, Sheth KN. TURN Score Predicts 90-day Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 23: 172-178. PMID: 26032809, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0154-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageGOS scoreSevere outcomesConfidence intervalsOdds ratioLogistic regression reporting odds ratiosScale scoreAcute ischemic stroke patientsGlasgow Outcome Scale scoreSPAN-100NINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsBarthel Index scoreRankin Scale scoreReporting odds ratioStroke-TPIMRS scoreIntracerebral hemorrhageClinical scoresStroke patientsExcellent outcomesRt-PABI scoreIndex scoreOutcomesTURN: A Simple Predictor of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Chi NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. TURN: A Simple Predictor of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 23: 166-171. PMID: 25869481, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0131-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrain IschemiaCerebral HemorrhageFemaleHumansMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CarePrognosisStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageBaseline NIHSS scorePrestroke mRS scoreNIHSS scoreMRS scoreIntracerebral hemorrhageRt-PAOdds ratioYale-New Haven HospitalNINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsIschemic stroke treatmentIndependent predictorsStroke treatmentStroke patientsClinical parametersPlatelet countHyperacute strokeDerivation datasetThrombolysisLogistic regressionSubstantial riskNew scoreCharacteristic curveHemorrhageCohort-Based Identification of Predictors of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Chi NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. Cohort-Based Identification of Predictors of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 23: 394-400. PMID: 25691004, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0121-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRt-PA therapyEarly CT hypodensityHyperdense MCA signCT hypodensityIschemic strokeIndependent predictorsRisk of sICHSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageAcute ischemic strokeVisual field deficitsNew independent predictorAdditional independent predictorsCase-control studyIdentification of predictorsLevel of consciousnessTwo-sample t-testMann-Whitney testAntithrombolytic therapyStroke centersField deficitsSerious complicationsIntracerebral hemorrhageClinical parametersIntracranial hemorrhageTherapy