2001
Diagnostic Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Hyperintensity in Selected Patients With Acute Neurologic Deficits
Schaefer P, Gonzalez R, Hunter G, Wang B, Koroshetz W, Schwamm L. Diagnostic Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Hyperintensity in Selected Patients With Acute Neurologic Deficits. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2001, 11: 369-380. PMID: 11677876, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2001.tb00065.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute neurologic deficitsMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion-weighted imagingNeurologic deficitsMRI abnormalitiesClinical syndromeMRI T2 hyperintensityVenous sinus thrombosisIschemic brain injuryEvaluation of patientsSubset of patientsConventional magnetic resonance imagingApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapsDiffusion coefficient mapsHIV encephalopathyHypertensive encephalopathyNonischemic etiologyPosterior leukoencephalopathySinus thrombosisCarotid endarterectomyT2 hyperintensityNeurologic conditionsVasogenic edemaBrain injuryDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingManagement of Brain Edema Complicating Stroke
Rosand J, Schwamm L. Management of Brain Edema Complicating Stroke. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2001, 16: 128-141. DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.2001.00128.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowSecondary brain injuryBrain edemaMagnetic resonance imagingBrain parenchymaVasogenic edemaBrain injuryBlood-brain barrier integrityGlobal cerebral blood flowIschemic brain swellingLocal tissue dysfunctionSerial Neurologic AssessmentIschemic brain edemaOnset of symptomsIntracranial blood volumeIschemic cell injuryResult of injurySpecific MRI sequencesAccumulation of fluidDiffusion-weighted imagingRheologic agentsNeurologic deteriorationBrain swellingDecompressive surgeryIschemic strokeManagement of Brain Edema Complicating Stroke
Rosand J, Schwamm L. Management of Brain Edema Complicating Stroke. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2001, 16: 128-141. DOI: 10.1177/088506660101600303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowSecondary brain injuryBrain edemaMagnetic resonance imagingBrain parenchymaVasogenic edemaBrain injuryBlood-brain barrier integrityGlobal cerebral blood flowIschemic brain swellingLocal tissue dysfunctionSerial Neurologic AssessmentIschemic brain edemaOnset of symptomsIntracranial blood volumeIschemic cell injuryResult of injurySpecific MRI sequencesAccumulation of fluidDiffusion-weighted imagingRheologic agentsNeurologic deteriorationBrain swellingDecompressive surgeryIschemic stroke
1997
Diffusion-weighted imaging discriminates between cytotoxic and vasogenic edema in a patient with eclampsia.
Schaefer P, Buonanno F, Gonzalez R, Schwamm L. Diffusion-weighted imaging discriminates between cytotoxic and vasogenic edema in a patient with eclampsia. Stroke 1997, 28: 1082-5. PMID: 9158653, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.28.5.1082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT2 hyperintense signal abnormalityDiffusion-weighted imagingHyperintense signal abnormalitiesVasogenic edemaSignal abnormalitiesRoutine MRIMajority of patientsPermanent neurological impairmentReversible neurological deficitsSubcortical white matterAdjacent gray matterDifferent treatment protocolsPathophysiology of eclampsiaEcho-planar diffusion-weighted imagingEclamptic patientsIschemic encephalopathyNeurological deficitsPosterior predominancePatient groupDiffusion-weighted imagesCytotoxic edemaNeurological impairmentPremature twinsTreatment protocolEdema