2009
False Positive CT Angiography in Brain Death
Greer DM, Strozyk D, Schwamm LH. False Positive CT Angiography in Brain Death. Neurocritical Care 2009, 11: 272-275. PMID: 19390993, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-009-9220-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain DeathBrain EdemaCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular CirculationCircle of WillisDiagnosis, DifferentialElectroencephalographyFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleHeart ArrestHumansTechnetium Tc 99m ExametazimeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialConceptsCerebral circulatory arrestBrain criteriaCirculatory arrestBrain deathPositive CT angiographyCerebral blood flowSingle photon emissionTranscranial DopplerNewer testsClinical examinationTomographic angiographyConventional angiographyCT angiographyBlood flowAncillary testsEase of performanceAngiographyDetermination of deathGold standardConfirmatory testDeathPhoton emissionAcceptable testArrestPatientsExistence of the Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch within 24 Hours after Onset of Acute Stroke: Dependence on Proximal Arterial Occlusion
Copen W, Rezai Gharai L, Barak E, Schwamm L, Wu O, Kamalian S, Gonzalez R, Schaefer P. Existence of the Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch within 24 Hours after Onset of Acute Stroke: Dependence on Proximal Arterial Occlusion. Radiology 2009, 250: 878-86. PMID: 19164120, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2503080811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal arterial occlusionAcute ischemic stroke trialsIschemic stroke trialsAcute strokeArterial occlusionStroke trialsLesion volumePerfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagesDiffusion-perfusion mismatchMean transit time mapsTransit time mapsHIPAA-compliant studyPAO patientsAngiographic evidenceStroke onsetDose escalationTomographic angiographyEligibility criteriaPatientsInstitutional reviewMagnetic resonance imagesMR angiographyDesmoteplaseSignificant differencesAngiography
2006
Thrombolytic therapy of acute ischemic stroke during pregnancy
Murugappan A, Coplin W, Al-Sadat A, McAllen K, Schwamm L, Wechsler L, Kidwell C, Saver J, Starkman S, Gobin Y, Duckwiler G, Krueger M, Rordorf G, Broderick J, Tietjen G, Levine S. Thrombolytic therapy of acute ischemic stroke during pregnancy. Neurology 2006, 66: 768-770. PMID: 16534124, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000201272.90216.15.Peer-Reviewed Original Research