2016
Endovascular Stroke Treatment Outcomes After Patient Selection Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Criteria
Leslie-Mazwi TM, Hirsch JA, Falcone GJ, Schaefer PW, Lev MH, Rabinov JD, Rost NS, Schwamm L, González RG. Endovascular Stroke Treatment Outcomes After Patient Selection Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Criteria. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 1-7. PMID: 26524074, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingSelection of patientsClinical criteriaFavorable outcomeSuccessful reperfusionMRS scoreLTB patientsIschemic strokeTerminal internal carotid artery occlusionResonance imagingInternal carotid artery occlusionStroke treatment outcomesEndovascular stroke treatmentAcute ischemic strokeCarotid artery occlusionProspective cohort studyMiddle cerebral arterySpecific magnetic resonance imagingInfarct volume determinationArtery occlusionCohort studyStroke treatmentCerebral arteryEndovascular treatmentPatient selection
2014
Combining MRI with NIHSS Thresholds to Predict Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Value for Patient Selection
Schaefer P, Pulli B, Copen W, Hirsch J, Leslie-Mazwi T, Schwamm L, Wu O, González R, Yoo A. Combining MRI with NIHSS Thresholds to Predict Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Value for Patient Selection. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2014, 36: 259-264. PMID: 25258369, PMCID: PMC4462135, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrainBrain IschemiaCerebral InfarctionDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Patient SelectionPrognosisReperfusionROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStrokeUnited StatesConceptsPositive predictive valueAcute ischemic strokeLarge patient cohortReperfusion therapyPoor outcomeStroke sidePredictive valueNIHSS scoreIschemic strokeClinical outcomesPatient cohortPrognostic yieldAnterior circulation acute ischemic strokeAcute ischemic stroke patientsImaging thresholdsBeneficial treatment responseDiffusion-perfusion mismatchHigh positive predictive valueIschemic stroke patientsRight-sided strokeLeft-sided strokeUntreated patientsStroke onsetConsecutive patientsPatient selection
2012
Economic Impact of Using Additional Diagnostic Tests to Better Select Patients With Stroke for Intravenous Thrombolysis in the United Kingdom
Earnshaw S, McDade C, Chapman A, Jackson D, Schwamm L. Economic Impact of Using Additional Diagnostic Tests to Better Select Patients With Stroke for Intravenous Thrombolysis in the United Kingdom. Clinical Therapeutics 2012, 34: 1544-1558. PMID: 22695225, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingMRI selectionUsual careDiagnostic testsFavorable outcomeIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute stroke treatmentPreferred diagnostic testNumber of patientsAdditional diagnostic testsCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analytic modelCTP selectionIntravenous thrombolysisStroke onsetStroke treatmentPatient selectionUK patientsPenumbral patternPatient outcomesPerfusion CTPatient historyThrombolysisPatientsPerfusion imagingImplementation of a patient selection protocol for intra-arterial therapy increases treatment rates in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Rost N, Smith E, Nogueira R, Fitzpatrick K, Yoo A, Hirsch J, Schwamm L. Implementation of a patient selection protocol for intra-arterial therapy increases treatment rates in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: i44. PMID: 22611045, PMCID: PMC3777532, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyAcute ischemic strokePatient selection protocolLTB patientsIschemic strokeIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorNIH Stroke Scale scoreTreatment ratesProximal artery occlusionStroke Scale scoreTissue plasminogen activatorProtocol adoptionStroke durationInfarct volumeArtery occlusionMost patientsMultivariable adjustmentIndependent predictorsPatient selectionStroke databasePatientsScale scorePlasminogen activatorStudy periodBrain imaging
2008
Quantitative Assessment of Core/Penumbra Mismatch in Acute Stroke
Schaefer P, Barak E, Kamalian S, Gharai L, Schwamm L, Gonzalez R, Lev M. Quantitative Assessment of Core/Penumbra Mismatch in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2008, 39: 2986-2992. PMID: 18723425, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.107.513358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT perfusionPatient selectionInfarct coreAcute middle cerebral artery strokeMiddle cerebral artery strokePreferred imaging methodStroke clinical trialsAcute strokeArtery strokeStroke trialsTrial enrollmentClinical trialsLesion volumeMR perfusionIschemic regionBlood volumeTime abnormalitiesVolume thresholdLesion sizeQuantitative CTPerfusionAdvanced MRCT coverageLesionsMR diffusion
2005
The Evolving Role of Acute Stroke Imaging in Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy: Patient Selection and Outcomes Assessment
Sims J, Schwamm L. The Evolving Role of Acute Stroke Imaging in Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy: Patient Selection and Outcomes Assessment. Neuroimaging Clinics Of North America 2005, 15: 421-440. PMID: 16198950, DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2005.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient selectionIntravenous thrombolytic therapyStroke pathophysiologyThrombolytic trialsPenumbral tissueAcute strokeLarge infarctionCerebral ischemiaRisk stratificationThrombolytic therapyCT perfusionStroke mechanismBrain hemorrhageTherapeutic successCT angiographyUnenhanced CTOutcome assessmentPotential future roleEarly signsEarly trialsMR imagingThrombolysisInfarctionTrialsEvolving role