2018
Isolated Upper Limb Weakness From Ischemic Stroke: Mechanisms and Outcome
Topcuoglu M, Rocha E, Siddiqui A, Mills B, Silva G, Schwamm L, Lamuraglia G, Singhal A. Isolated Upper Limb Weakness From Ischemic Stroke: Mechanisms and Outcome. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 27: 2712-2719. PMID: 30033098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaCarotid StenosisCerebral AngiographyComputed Tomography AngiographyDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDisability EvaluationEmbolismFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityMotor CortexMuscle StrengthMuscle WeaknessMuscle, SkeletalPlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRupture, SpontaneousStrokeUpper ExtremityConceptsCarotid artery stenosisArtery stenosisCarotid stenosisSubcortical white matter infarctsClinical imaging featuresUpper extremity weaknessDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingUpper limb weaknessRecurrent stroke riskWhite matter infarctsMagnetic resonance imagingCardioembolic mechanismRecurrent strokeBrainstem infarctsExtremity weaknessMultiple infarctsIschemic strokeLimb weaknessStroke riskMotor stripStroke evaluationMean agePlaque ulcerationStroke mechanismInfarcts
2006
Transient ischemic attack with infarction: A unique syndrome?
Ay H, Koroshetz W, Benner T, Vangel M, Wu O, Schwamm L, Sorensen A. Transient ischemic attack with infarction: A unique syndrome? International Congress Series 2006, 1290: 45-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokeIschemic attackSymptom durationDistinct prognostic featuresSeparate clinical syndromesRecurrent ischemic strokeMinor ischemic strokeUnderwent diffusion-weighted imagingDiffusion-weighted imagingInfarct volumeConsecutive patientsTIA ratePrognostic featuresTransient symptomsBrain syndromeClinical syndromeUnique syndromeInfarctionPatientsStrokeSyndromeSymptomsDurationInfarcts
2005
Transient ischemic attack with infarction: A unique syndrome?
Ay H, Koroshetz W, Benner T, Vangel M, Wu O, Schwamm L, Sorensen A. Transient ischemic attack with infarction: A unique syndrome? Annals Of Neurology 2005, 57: 679-686. PMID: 15852402, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokeIschemic attackSymptom durationDistinct prognostic featuresSeparate clinical syndromesRecurrent ischemic strokeMinor ischemic strokeUnderwent diffusion-weighted imagingDiffusion-weighted imagingInfarct volumeConsecutive patientsTIA ratePrognostic featuresTransient symptomsBrain syndromeClinical syndromeUnique syndromeInfarctionPatientsStrokeSyndromeSymptomsDurationInfarcts
2002
Anatomy of Stroke, Part I
Caviness V, Makris N, Montinaro E, Sahin N, Bates J, Schwamm L, Caplan D, Kennedy D. Anatomy of Stroke, Part I. Stroke 2002, 33: 2549-2556. PMID: 12411641, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000036083.90045.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMCA territoryVolumetric analysisDistribution of infarctsTopography of infarctionTreatment of strokePerfusion-weighted imagingCorrelation of outcomesEmbolic strokeAcute eventClinical correlatesUnderlying pathophysiologyVascular territoriesLesion volumeStroke lesionsClinical diagnosisStrokeTherapeutic agentsMRINeuroanatomic structuresInfarctsTopographic patternsInvolvementPotential benefitsPerfusion compartmentsInfarction
2001
Unilateral Temporal Lobe Stroke Causing Ischemic Transient Global Amnesia: Role for Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging in the Initial Evaluation
Greer D, Schaefer P, Schwamm L. Unilateral Temporal Lobe Stroke Causing Ischemic Transient Global Amnesia: Role for Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging in the Initial Evaluation. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2001, 11: 317-319. PMID: 11462302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2001.tb00054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient global amnesiaDiffusion-weighted imagingInitial diffusion-weighted imagingLeft mesial temporal lobeSmall ischemic lesionsApparent diffusion coefficient imagingMesial temporal lobeOnset of symptomsT2-weighted imagingIschemic infarctIschemic lesionsAcute infarctsGlobal amnesiaTemporal lobeInitial evaluationEarly detectionInfarctsLesionsSymptomsImagingMagnetic resonanceDaysIschemiaEmboliPatients