2020
Thrombolysis beyond 4.5 h in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Etherton M, Gadhia R, Schwamm L. Thrombolysis beyond 4.5 h in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2020, 20: 35. PMID: 32607627, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-020-01055-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnknown symptom onsetSymptom onsetAcute ischemic stroke patientsImproved long-term outcomesSalvageable brain tissueIntravenous thrombolytic therapyPlacebo-controlled trialAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsLong-term outcomesDWI-FLAIR mismatchAlteplase treatmentSummaryIn patientsIschemic strokeStroke onsetAcute settingRecent FindingsIn recent yearsStroke patientsThrombolytic therapySalvageable tissueReviewThe purposeIndividualized approachStroke lesionsPatientsBrain tissue
2006
First-pass quantitative CT perfusion identifies thresholds for salvageable penumbra in acute stroke patients treated with intra-arterial therapy.
Schaefer P, Roccatagliata L, Ledezma C, Hoh B, Schwamm L, Koroshetz W, Gonzalez R, Lev M. First-pass quantitative CT perfusion identifies thresholds for salvageable penumbra in acute stroke patients treated with intra-arterial therapy. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2006, 27: 20-5. PMID: 16418350, PMCID: PMC7976067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood volumeAcute stroke patientsCT perfusionStroke patientsCBF ratioGray matterWhite matterAbsolute cerebral blood volumeCBV ratioIntra-arterial therapyIschemic brain tissueQuantitative CT perfusionDynamic CT perfusionIA therapyRecanalization therapyStroke onsetSalvageable penumbraInfarct coreIschemic tissueUninvolved regionsIschemic regionBlood volumeCBF valuesPatientsBrain tissue