2019
Frequency of early rapid improvement in stroke severity during interfacility transfer.
Zachrison K, Leslie-Mazwi T, Boulouis G, Goldstein J, Regenhardt R, Viswanathan A, Lauer A, Siddiqui K, Charidimou A, Rost N, Schwamm L. Frequency of early rapid improvement in stroke severity during interfacility transfer. Neurology Clinical Practice 2019, 9: 373-380. PMID: 31750022, PMCID: PMC6814428, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNIHSS scoreInterfacility transferMedian initial NIHSS scoreNIH Stroke Scale scoreHigher initial NIHSSInitial NIHSS scoreNIHSS score changeStroke Scale scoreRapid improvementCSC arrivalInitial NIHSSIndex strokeStroke severityPatient characteristicsMedian changeMultivariable modelingScale scoreScore changeLogistic regressionStrokePatientsScores
2005
Arterial occlusion revealed by CT angiography predicts NIH stroke score and acute outcomes after IV tPA treatment.
Sims J, Rordorf G, Smith E, Koroshetz W, Lev M, Buonanno F, Schwamm L. Arterial occlusion revealed by CT angiography predicts NIH stroke score and acute outcomes after IV tPA treatment. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2005, 26: 246-51. PMID: 15709120, PMCID: PMC7974096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT angiographyLocation of occlusionEarly improvementInitial NIHSSArterial occlusionIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorNIH stroke scoreProspective stroke databaseHealth Stroke ScaleAcute stroke patientsMiddle cerebral arteryPatent vasculatureSite of occlusionTissue-type plasminogen activatorLower NIHSSStroke ScaleStroke ScoreSymptomatic hemorrhageRankin ScaleAcute outcomesHemorrhagic riskCerebral arteryClinical outcomesStroke databaseStroke patients