2024
Case-Control Study of Individuals With Small Fiber Neuropathy After COVID-19
McAlpine L, Zubair A, Joseph P, Spudich S. Case-Control Study of Individuals With Small Fiber Neuropathy After COVID-19. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2024, 11: e200244. PMID: 38630952, PMCID: PMC11087026, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive cardiopulmonary exercise testingSmall fiber neuropathyCase-control studyFiber neuropathySkin biopsiesClinical response to treatmentNeurovascular dysregulationTreated with IVIGRetrospective chart reviewCase-control study of individualsRetrospective cohort studyResponse to treatmentCardiopulmonary exercise testingClass III evidenceMyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndromeIVIG groupClinical responseNeuropathic symptomsChart reviewIVIGStudy of individualsCohort studyIII evidenceClinical trialsCOVID-19 illness
2022
Correlation between CD4/CD8 ratio and neurocognitive performance during early HIV infection
Le LT, Price RW, Gisslén M, Zetterberg H, Emu B, Fabre R, Christian P, Andersen S, Spudich S, Vassallo M. Correlation between CD4/CD8 ratio and neurocognitive performance during early HIV infection. HIV Medicine 2022, 24: 442-452. PMID: 36134890, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Retroviral AgentsCD4-CD8 RatioCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHIV InfectionsHumansRetrospective StudiesConceptsCD4/CD8 ratioPrimary HIV infectionCD8 ratioImmune activationHIV infectionNeuronal injuryAntiretroviral treatmentNeurocognitive performanceMean CD4/CD8 ratioCSF neurofilament light chainART-naïve participantsEarly HIV infectionCerebrospinal fluid markersNeurofilament light chainNeuropsychological testing performancePsychomotor speed performancePHI participantsStudy cohortCSF markersChronic infectionBrain injuryRetrospective analysisFluid markersInfectionInjuryImmunological, Cognitive, and Psychiatric Outcomes After Initiating Efavirenz- and Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Chan P, Yoon B, Colby D, Kroon E, Sacdalan C, Sriplienchan S, Pinyakorn S, Ananworanich J, Valcour V, Vasan S, Hsu D, Phanuphak N, Paul R, Spudich S. Immunological, Cognitive, and Psychiatric Outcomes After Initiating Efavirenz- and Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: e718-e726. PMID: 35687498, PMCID: PMC9907536, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesCognitionFemaleHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHIV InfectionsHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute HIV-1 infectionT-cell countsDTG-based antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyDTG groupEFV groupWeek 96Week 24CD4/CD8 ratioNucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Fiebig stages IPlasma viral suppressionAcute HIV infectionTreatment-naive individualsHIV-1 infectionPatient Health QuestionnaireReverse transcriptase inhibitorVirus type 1Greater incrementART regimensCD8 ratioViral suppressionHIV infection
2021
Ischemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients
McAlpine LS, Zubair AS, Maran I, Chojecka P, Lleva P, Jasne AS, Navaratnam D, Matouk C, Schindler J, Sheth KN, Chun H, Lee AI, Spudich S, Sharma R, Sansing LH. Ischemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients. Stroke 2021, 52: e233-e238. PMID: 33966492, PMCID: PMC8140646, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031971.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitals
2018
Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibodies in the Cerebrospinal Fluid: Evidence of Early Treatment Impact on Central Nervous System Reservoir?
Burbelo PD, Price RW, Hagberg L, Hatano H, Spudich S, Deeks SG, Gisslén M. Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibodies in the Cerebrospinal Fluid: Evidence of Early Treatment Impact on Central Nervous System Reservoir? The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2018, 217: 1024-1032. PMID: 29401308, PMCID: PMC5939835, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyLong-term treatmentCerebrospinal fluidHIV antibodiesCSF antibodiesEarly infectionBlood antibodyChronic infectionVirus antibodiesCentral nervous system reservoirAnti-human immunodeficiency virus antibodiesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodyEarly ART initiationMarkers of persistenceEffective antiretroviral therapySuppressive antiretroviral therapyPre-exposure prophylaxisART initiationHIV persistenceCNS infectionHIV reservoirImmunodeficiency virusBerlin patient