2014
Predicting 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
Warfarin and Statins are Associated with Hematoma Volume in Primary Infratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Falcone GJ, Brouwers HB, Biffi A, Anderson CD, Battey TW, Ayres AM, Vashkevich A, Schwab KM, Rost NS, Goldstein JN, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Rosand J. Warfarin and Statins are Associated with Hematoma Volume in Primary Infratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2013, 21: 192-199. PMID: 23839705, PMCID: PMC4107188, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-013-9839-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageICH volumeSurgical evacuationHematoma volumeBrainstem ICHSingle-center studySupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageWarfarin treatmentStatin treatmentEmergency departmentICH casesRetrospective analysisCT scanLogistic regressionWarfarinICH subjectsLimited dataHemorrhageStatinsFurther studiesComputer-assisted methodTreatmentInverse relationLinear regression