2023
Utility of Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Initial Evaluation of Seizures in Children Presenting Emergently
Andrijauskis D, Woolf G, Kuehne A, Al-Dasuqi K, Silva C, Payabvash S, Malhotra A. Utility of Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Initial Evaluation of Seizures in Children Presenting Emergently. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2023, 44: 1208-1211. PMID: 37652579, PMCID: PMC10549952, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure presentationMR imagingConsecutive pediatric patientsNew-onset seizuresEvaluation of seizuresIschemic/hypoxicImaging of patientsBrain MR imagingGadolinium-based contrast agentsNoncontrast studyAcute onsetHippocampal sclerosisPediatric seizuresPatient agePediatric patientsNormal findingsIntracranial hemorrhageEmergency departmentVascular anomaliesInpatient unitGadolinium contrastPatientsNeurodevelopmental lesionAdditive benefitSeizuresIdentification of White Matter Hyperintensities in Routine Emergency Department Visits Using Portable Bedside Magnetic Resonance Imaging
de Havenon A, Parasuram N, Crawford A, Mazurek M, Chavva I, Yadlapalli V, Iglesias J, Rosen M, Falcone G, Payabvash S, Sze G, Sharma R, Schiff S, Safdar B, Wira C, Kimberly W, Sheth K. Identification of White Matter Hyperintensities in Routine Emergency Department Visits Using Portable Bedside Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029242. PMID: 37218590, PMCID: PMC10381997, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensitiesMagnetic resonance imagingSevere white matter hyperintensitiesConventional magnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingRetrospective cohortEmergency departmentMatter hyperintensitiesVascular risk factorsProspective observational studyVascular cognitive impairmentTesla magnetic resonance imagingArea Deprivation IndexProspective cohortAdult patientsAcute careRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseObservational studyCognitive impairmentPatientsCare magnetic resonance imagingIntermodality agreementCohortDeprivation index
2015
Acute CT perfusion changes in seizure patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms: correlation with clinical and electroencephalography findings
Payabvash S, Oswood MC, Truwit CL, McKinney AM. Acute CT perfusion changes in seizure patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms: correlation with clinical and electroencephalography findings. Clinical Radiology 2015, 70: 1136-1143. PMID: 26155937, DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.06.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative cerebral blood flowRelative mean transit timeStroke-like symptomsSeizure patientsPerfusion changesClinical presentationEmergency departmentCTP examinationAcute stroke-like presentationAcute stroke-like symptomsNon-focal neurological deficitsSpeech deficitsStroke-like presentationSubset of patientsDifferent clinical presentationsCerebral blood flowEloquent brain regionsAdmission CTPElectroencephalography findingsNeurological deficitsSymptom onsetSuch patientsEarly followEEG findingsUnilateral motor