2024
Health-Related Behaviors and Risk of Common Age-Related Brain Diseases Across Severities of Genetic Risk
Marini S, Kimball T, Mayerhofer E, Tack R, Senff J, Prapiadou S, Rivier C, Duskin J, Kourkoulis C, Falcone G, Yechoor N, Tanzi R, Rosand J, Singh S, Parodi L, Anderson C. Health-Related Behaviors and Risk of Common Age-Related Brain Diseases Across Severities of Genetic Risk. Neurology 2024, 103: e210014. PMID: 39504504, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000210014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-life depressionGenetic riskDementia riskUK Biobank (UKBEffects of healthy lifestylesHealth-related behaviorsGenetic predispositionElevated genetic riskProspective cohort studyHazard of strokeCox proportional hazards modelsAge-related brain diseasesLifestyle behaviorsCare scoresUKB participantsProportional hazards modelHealthy lifestyleIncidence of strokeMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelPolygenic scoresTargeted interventionsLifestyle adjustmentsAggregate risk estimatesRisk estimatesCohort study
2018
Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ormseth CH, Falcone GJ, Jasak SD, Mampre DM, Leasure AC, Miyares LC, Hwang DY, James ML, Testai FD, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DL, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Sheth KN. Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2018, 29: 419-425. PMID: 29949003, PMCID: PMC6286261, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0554-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumeAdmission Glasgow Coma ScaleEthnic/Racial VariationsNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) studyProspective cohort studyGlasgow Coma ScaleIntensive care unitWithdrawal of careSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSimilar mortality ratesLogistic regression analysisRace/ethnicity modifiesRace/ethnicityCMO patientsHospital mortalityCohort studyRankin ScaleWhite patientsComa ScaleBlack patientsCare unitEndotracheal intubationICH patients
2016
Endovascular Stroke Treatment Outcomes After Patient Selection Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Criteria
Leslie-Mazwi TM, Hirsch JA, Falcone GJ, Schaefer PW, Lev MH, Rabinov JD, Rost NS, Schwamm L, González RG. Endovascular Stroke Treatment Outcomes After Patient Selection Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Criteria. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 1-7. PMID: 26524074, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingSelection of patientsClinical criteriaFavorable outcomeSuccessful reperfusionMRS scoreLTB patientsIschemic strokeTerminal internal carotid artery occlusionResonance imagingInternal carotid artery occlusionStroke treatment outcomesEndovascular stroke treatmentAcute ischemic strokeCarotid artery occlusionProspective cohort studyMiddle cerebral arterySpecific magnetic resonance imagingInfarct volume determinationArtery occlusionCohort studyStroke treatmentCerebral arteryEndovascular treatmentPatient selection
2014
Dietary Fiber and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Results From 5 Large Cohort Studies
Fondell E, O'Reilly É, Fitzgerald KC, Falcone GJ, Kolonel LN, Park Y, McCullough ML, Ascherio A. Dietary Fiber and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Results From 5 Large Cohort Studies. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2014, 179: 1442-1449. PMID: 24816788, PMCID: PMC4051879, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisCohort studyALS riskFiber intakeLateral sclerosisCause of ALSLarge prospective cohort studyRisk of ALSProspective cohort studyHigh fiber intakeMedian survival timeCase-control studyLarge cohort studyProportional hazards modelCohort-specific estimatesRandom-effects modelInflammatory markersProspective studyHighest quintileALS casesDietary intakeCereal fiberSurvival timeLower riskHazards modelPredicting Hematoma Expansion After Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Brouwers HB, Chang Y, Falcone GJ, Cai X, Ayres AM, Battey TW, Vashkevich A, McNamara KA, Valant V, Schwab K, Orzell SC, Bresette LM, Feske SK, Rost NS, Romero JM, Viswanathan A, Chou S, Greenberg SM, Rosand J, Goldstein JN. Predicting Hematoma Expansion After Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage. JAMA Neurology 2014, 71: 158-164. PMID: 24366060, PMCID: PMC4131760, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.5433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageIndependent validation cohortIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma expansionValidation cohortHigh riskPrediction scoreUrban academic medical centerBaseline ICH volumeWarfarin sodium useProspective cohort studyAcute intracerebral hemorrhageMultivariable logistic regressionTomography angiography spot signComputed tomography angiography spot signAcademic medical centerPredictors of expansionCohort studyMultivariable analysisDevelopment cohortICH volumeC-statisticClinical trialsIndividualized treatmentMAIN OUTCOME
2013
Predictors of Hematoma Volume in Deep and Lobar Supratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Falcone GJ, Biffi A, Brouwers HB, Anderson CD, Battey TW, Ayres AM, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Rost NS, Goldstein JN, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Rosand J. Predictors of Hematoma Volume in Deep and Lobar Supratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage. JAMA Neurology 2013, 70: 988-994. PMID: 23733000, PMCID: PMC3808840, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLobar intracerebral hemorrhageIntensity of anticoagulationIntracerebral hemorrhageICH volumeHematoma volumeIndependent predictorsLobar supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhageProspective cohort studyCoronary artery diseaseSupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageMedian ICH volumePrimary ICH patientsComputed tomography scanMultivariable linear regressionAcademic medical centerIntracerebral hemorrhage volumeLobar hemorrhageAntiplatelet treatmentRadiological outcomesArtery diseaseCohort studyDeep hemorrhagesICH locationICH patientsMale sexMagnesium intake and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from five large cohort studies
Fondell E, O’Reilly É, Fitzgerald KC, Falcone GJ, McCullough ML, Park Y, Kolonel LN, Ascherio A. Magnesium intake and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from five large cohort studies. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2013, 14: 356-361. PMID: 23777266, PMCID: PMC3743429, DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.803577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisMagnesium intakeALS riskCohort studyLateral sclerosisCases of ALSLarge prospective cohort studyProspective cohort studyDietary magnesium intakeLow magnesium intakeCase-control studyLarge cohort studyProportional hazards modelCohort-specific estimatesRandom-effects modelProspective studyHighest quintileDietary intakeProtective effectHazards modelIntakeMagnesium absorptionSclerosisHeavy metal exposureRisk
2012
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from five prospective cohort studies
Fondell E, O'Reilly ÉJ, Fitzgerald KC, Falcone GJ, McCullough ML, Thun MJ, Park Y, Kolonel LN, Ascherio A. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from five prospective cohort studies. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2012, 13: 573-579. PMID: 22871075, PMCID: PMC3474335, DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2012.703209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsProspective cohort studyNSAID useALS riskAnti-inflammatory drugsCohort studyNon-aspirin NSAID useNon-aspirin NSAID usersAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathologyLarge prospective cohort studyProportional hazards modelAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisCohort-specific estimatesRandom-effects modelAspirin useNSAID usersProspective dataRelative riskPathological studiesLateral sclerosisHazards modelRiskEffects modelDrugsOverall effect