2015
FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity is a Surrogate of Collateral Flow and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Due to Proximal Artery Occlusion
Karadeli H, Giurgiutiu D, Cloonan L, Fitzpatrick K, Kanakis A, Ozcan M, Schwamm L, Rost N. FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity is a Surrogate of Collateral Flow and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Due to Proximal Artery Occlusion. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2015, 26: 219-223. PMID: 26250448, PMCID: PMC4744593, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal artery occlusionCollateral flow gradeFlow gradeAIS patientsWhite matter hyperintensitiesWMH volumeCT angiographyFVH scoreVascular hyperintensityArtery occlusionIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator administrationInversion recovery vascular hyperintensityAcute ischemic stroke patientsTissue plasminogen activator administrationAdmission CT angiographyBaseline CT angiographyCollateral vessel statusFLAIR vascular hyperintensityLeptomeningeal collateral statusMedian WMH volumeSalvageable brain tissueConsecutive AIS patientsIschemic stroke patientsWorse clinical outcomesAcute MRI
2014
Severity of leukoaraiosis, leptomeningeal collaterals, and clinical outcomes after intra-arterial therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Giurgiutiu D, Yoo A, Fitzpatrick K, Chaudhry Z, Leslie-Mazwi T, Schwamm L, Rost N. Severity of leukoaraiosis, leptomeningeal collaterals, and clinical outcomes after intra-arterial therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2014, 7: 326. PMID: 24721756, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyProximal artery occlusionAcute ischemic strokeSeverity of leukoaraiosisGood functional outcomeLA volumeCollateral gradeRecanalization statusArtery occlusionIschemic strokeFunctional outcomeIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator useHealth Stroke Scale scoreLarge cerebral artery occlusionPoor post-stroke outcomesIschemic white matter lesionsTissue plasminogen activator useGood collateral gradesGreater LA volumeGuidelines-Stroke databasePoor collateral gradeStroke Scale scoreSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageCerebral artery occlusionCerebral small vessels