2013
Outcomes in Severe Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke
Walcott BP, Miller JC, Kwon CS, Sheth SA, Hiller M, Cronin CA, Schwamm LH, Simard JM, Kahle KT, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. Outcomes in Severe Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke. Neurocritical Care 2013, 21: 20-26. PMID: 23839704, PMCID: PMC3880600, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-013-9838-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery strokeMiddle cerebral artery ischemic strokeCerebral artery involvementMidline brain shiftPatient-centered outcomesLogistic regression analysisPatient-specific variablesArtery involvementEdema subgroupsMCA strokeInfarct volumeSevere strokeUnderwent tracheostomyAdult patientsIschemic strokeLife-sustaining proceduresRetrospective cohortSymptom onsetDecompressive craniectomyArtery strokeStudy criteriaUnderwent gastrostomyExclusion criteriaMortality rateMultivariate analysis
2012
Rapid identification of a major diffusion/perfusion mismatch in distal internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke
Hakimelahi R, Yoo A, He J, Schwamm L, Lev M, Schaefer P, González R. Rapid identification of a major diffusion/perfusion mismatch in distal internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke. BMC Neurology 2012, 12: 132. PMID: 23121836, PMCID: PMC3519648, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion/perfusion mismatchDWI lesion volumeInternal carotid arteryLesion volumePerfusion mismatchConsecutive patientsCarotid arteryMiddle cerebral artery ischemic strokeDiffusion/perfusion MRITerminal internal carotid arteryProximal middle cerebral arteryDistal internal carotid arteryLarger mismatch volumeProximal MCA occlusionMiddle cerebral arteryDiffusion lesion volumeSame inclusion criteriaTerminal ICAArtery occlusionIschemic strokeMCA occlusionStroke onsetCerebral arteryStroke patientsPatient assessment