2022
Association of Intraventricular Fibrinolysis With Clinical Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Kuramatsu JB, Gerner ST, Ziai W, Bardutzky J, Sembill JA, Sprügel MI, Mrochen A, Kölbl K, Ram M, Avadhani R, Falcone GJ, Selim MH, Lioutas VA, Endres M, Zweynert S, Vajkoczy P, Ringleb PA, Purrucker JC, Volkmann J, Neugebauer H, Erbguth F, Schellinger PD, Knappe UJ, Fink GR, Dohmen C, Minnerup J, Reichmann H, Schneider H, Röther J, Reimann G, Schwarz M, Bäzner H, Claßen J, Michalski D, Witte OW, Günther A, Hamann GF, Lücking H, Dörfler A, Ishfaq MF, Chang JJ, Testai FD, Woo D, Alexandrov AV, Staykov D, Goyal N, Tsivgoulis G, Sheth KN, Awad IA, Schwab S, Hanley DF, Huttner HB, Sansing L, Matouk C, Leasure A, Sobesky J, Bauer M, Schurig J, Rizos T, Haeusler K, Müllges W, Kraft P, Schubert A, Stösser S, Ludolph A, Nueckel M, Glahn J, Stetefeld H, Rahmig J, Fisse A, Michels P, Schwert H, Hagemann G, Rakers F, Wöhrle J, Alshammari F, Horn M, Bahner D, Urbanek C, Palm F, Grau A. Association of Intraventricular Fibrinolysis With Clinical Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Stroke 2022, 53: 2876-2886. PMID: 35521958, PMCID: PMC9398945, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.038455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsolute treatment effectStandard of careIntraventricular fibrinolysisIntracerebral hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhagePrimary outcomeAcute hydrocephalusAdverse eventsFunctional disabilityIVF treatmentFunctional outcomeOdds ratioOrdinal shift analysisIndividual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisModified Rankin ScaleExternal ventricular drainageImproved functional outcomesData Meta-AnalysisPromising therapeutic targetTreatment effectsIndividual participant dataCause mortalityRankin ScaleSecondary outcomesSymptom onset
2020
Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke
Gendron TF, Badi MK, Heckman MG, Jansen-West KR, Vilanilam GK, Johnson PW, Burch AR, Walton RL, Ross OA, Brott TG, Miller TM, Berry JD, Nicholson KA, Wszolek ZK, Oskarsson BE, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Cucchiara BL, Meschia JF, Petrucelli L. Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 33177179, PMCID: PMC9534269, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay1913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood neurofilament lightNeurofilament lightStroke typeNeuroaxonal injuryHigher NfL concentrationsMini-Mental State ExaminationStroke brain injuryAcute cerebral infarctionModified Rankin ScaleEarly ischemic injuryNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageNIH Stroke ScaleBrain tissue damagePlasma neurofilament lightIntracranial hemorrhage volumeClinical trial efficiencyBlood biomarker studiesStroke therapeuticsCause mortalityStroke ScaleCerebral infarctionRankin ScaleFunctional disabilityIntracerebral hemorrhageIschemic injury
2019
Association of Surgical Hematoma Evacuation vs Conservative Treatment With Functional Outcome in Patients With Cerebellar Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Kuramatsu JB, Biffi A, Gerner ST, Sembill JA, Sprügel MI, Leasure A, Sansing L, Matouk C, Falcone GJ, Endres M, Haeusler KG, Sobesky J, Schurig J, Zweynert S, Bauer M, Vajkoczy P, Ringleb PA, Purrucker J, Rizos T, Volkmann J, Müllges W, Kraft P, Schubert AL, Erbguth F, Nueckel M, Schellinger PD, Glahn J, Knappe UJ, Fink GR, Dohmen C, Stetefeld H, Fisse AL, Minnerup J, Hagemann G, Rakers F, Reichmann H, Schneider H, Rahmig J, Ludolph AC, Stösser S, Neugebauer H, Röther J, Michels P, Schwarz M, Reimann G, Bäzner H, Schwert H, Claßen J, Michalski D, Grau A, Palm F, Urbanek C, Wöhrle JC, Alshammari F, Horn M, Bahner D, Witte OW, Günther A, Hamann GF, Hagen M, Roeder SS, Lücking H, Dörfler A, Testai FD, Woo D, Schwab S, Sheth KN, Huttner HB. Association of Surgical Hematoma Evacuation vs Conservative Treatment With Functional Outcome in Patients With Cerebellar Intracerebral Hemorrhage. JAMA 2019, 322: 1392-1403. PMID: 31593272, PMCID: PMC6784768, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.13014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar intracerebral hemorrhageSurgical hematoma evacuationHematoma evacuationConservative treatmentIntracerebral hemorrhageIndividual participant dataFunctional outcomePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesFunctional disabilityPropensity score-matched groupsFavorable functional outcomeModified Rankin ScaleImproved functional outcomesSecondary outcomesRankin ScaleHematoma volumeICH studiesMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsCutoff valuePropensity scoreParticipant dataMonthsCovariate adjustment