2019
Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Stroke Mimics
Ali-Ahmed F, Federspiel J, Liang L, Xu H, Sevilis T, Hernandez A, Kosinski A, Prvu Bettger J, Smith E, Bhatt D, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Xian Y. Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Stroke Mimics. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005609. PMID: 31412730, PMCID: PMC6699639, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsTransient ischemic attackStroke mimicsIschemic strokeIschemic attackPrior stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorGuidelines-Stroke registrySymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageCardiovascular risk factorsHealth Stroke ScaleHospital mortality rateAcute ischemic strokeStroke-like symptomsTissue plasminogen activatorUse of tPANonstroke diagnosisThrombolysis safetyIntravenous tPAStroke ScaleComplication rateIntracranial hemorrhagePresumed strokeRisk factorsFunctional disorders
1999
Normal diffusion-weighted MRI during stroke-like deficits
Ay H, Buonanno F, Rordorf G, Schaefer P, Schwamm L, Wu O, Gonzalez R, Yamada K, Sorensen G, Koroshetz W. Normal diffusion-weighted MRI during stroke-like deficits. Neurology 1999, 52: 1784-1792. PMID: 10371524, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.9.1784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted MRICerebral ischemic eventsDWI abnormalitiesStroke mimicsIschemic eventsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic brain injuryTransient global amnesiaIschemic causePathophysiologic diagnosisLacunar syndromeNonischemic causesIschemic strokeLacunar infarctionNeurologic deficitsBrain ischemiaConsecutive patientsSuch patientsRadiologic dataFinal diagnosisBrain injuryCortical syndromesFunctional disordersEarly diagnosisGlobal amnesia