2013
Clinical Predictors of EMG-confirmed Cervical and Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Hassan A, Hameed B, Islam M, Khealani B, Khan M, Shafqat S. Clinical Predictors of EMG-confirmed Cervical and Lumbosacral Radiculopathy. Canadian Journal Of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques 2013, 40: 219-224. PMID: 23419571, DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100013767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbosacral root compressionRoot compressionDermatomal painClinical featuresPatient selectionReflex lossClinical neurophysiology laboratoryLumbosacral radiculopathyAdult patientsClinical predictorsEMG testingEMG examinationEMG evidencePredictive valueNeurophysiology laboratoryDiverse symptomsDiseasePhysical discomfortElectromyographyPainPatientsAccurate predictorStandard protocolCombined presencePredictors
2011
Acute Perfusion and Diffusion Abnormalities Predict Early New MRI Lesions 1 Week After Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Asdaghi N, Hameed B, Saini M, Jeerakathil T, Emery D, Butcher K. Acute Perfusion and Diffusion Abnormalities Predict Early New MRI Lesions 1 Week After Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2011, 42: 2191-2195. PMID: 21737809, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.611376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackBaseline DWI lesion volumeDWI lesion volumeIschemic attackDWI lesionsMinor strokeLesion volumeDay 7New lesionsPerfusion deficitsDiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion volumeDay 30Perfusion-weighted imaging lesionFluid-attenuated inversion recovery lesionsAcute DWI lesionsBaseline DWI lesionImaging Lesion VolumeNew DWI lesionsNew ischemic lesionsNew lesion developmentLesions 1 weekPerfusion-weighted imagingAcute perfusionBaseline DWINew infarctsOxfordshire Community Stroke Project Classification Poorly Differentiates Small Cortical and Subcortical Infarcts
Asdaghi N, Jeerakathil T, Hameed B, Saini M, McCombe J, Shuaib A, Emery D, Butcher K. Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project Classification Poorly Differentiates Small Cortical and Subcortical Infarcts. Stroke 2011, 42: 2143-2148. PMID: 21700947, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.613752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial anterior circulation infarctTotal anterior circulation infarctOxfordshire Community Stroke ProjectPosterior circulation infarctsAnterior circulation infarctsOCSP classificationPositive predictive valueStroke/transient ischemic attack patientsOxfordshire Community Stroke Project classificationProspective magnetic resonance imaging studyDiffusion-weighted MRI lesionsTransient ischemic attack patientsLarger infarct volumesPercent of patientsHours of onsetMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyDiffusion-weighted MRICortical infarctsInfarct volumeMRI lesionsStroke etiologyStroke severityLacunar infarctsStroke Project
2010
Low Cerebral Blood Volume Is Predictive of Diffusion Restriction Only in Hyperacute Stroke
Knash M, Tsang A, Hameed B, Saini M, Jeerakathil T, Beaulieu C, Emery D, Butcher K. Low Cerebral Blood Volume Is Predictive of Diffusion Restriction Only in Hyperacute Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 2795-2800. PMID: 21051672, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.590554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood volumeRelative cerebral blood volumeLow cerebral blood volumeDWI lesion volumeIschemic tissue volumeDiffusion-weighted MRIDWI lesionsSymptom onsetApparent diffusion coefficientDiffusion abnormalitiesLesion volumeContralateral regionsBlood volumeDiffusion restrictionNormal tissuesCerebral blood flowRelative apparent diffusion coefficientTissue volumePerfusion-weighted imagingAcute strokeIschemic strokeMinor strokeSymptom durationEarly reperfusionMild stroke
2008
Stroke in Pakistan.
Khealani B, Hameed B, Mapari U. Stroke in Pakistan. Journal Of The Pakistan Medical Association 2008, 58: 400-3. PMID: 18988415.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRisk factorsStroke risk factorsDiabetic patientsStroke incidenceCase seriesStroke epidemiologyMortality worldPoor compliancePhysician's partCommon causePatient's partStrokePatientsPhysical disabilityAbsolute numberHypertensionSignificant differencesIncidenceAvailable literatureDisabilityCauseGreat majorityEpidemiologyFactorsPrevalence
2005
Prognostic indicators in patients with primary intraventricular haemorrhage.
Hameed B, Khealani B, Mozzafar T, Wasay M. Prognostic indicators in patients with primary intraventricular haemorrhage. Journal Of The Pakistan Medical Association 2005, 55: 315-7. PMID: 16164155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary intraventricular hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhagePoor outcomeDiabetes mellitusRisk factorsNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageInitial hospital stayOutcomes of patientsPredictors of deathCohort of patientsRare clinical entityTraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageEleven patientsHospital stayCommon complicationMedian ageRadiological featuresClinical entityEarly mortalityPrognostic indicatorVascular malformationsPredisposing factorsRadiological dataPatients