Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With COVID-19
Leasure AC, Khan YM, Iyer R, Elkind MSV, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With COVID-19. Stroke 2021, 52: e321-e323. PMID: 34082576, PMCID: PMC8238884, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.034215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAnticoagulantsCerebral HemorrhageCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedRegistriesRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Sex FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultAssociation 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 trialsOutcomes