Admission Insular Infarction >25% Is the Strongest Predictor of Large Mismatch Loss in Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
Kamalian S, Kemmling A, Borgie RC, Morais LT, Payabvash S, Franceschi AM, Kamalian S, Yoo AJ, Furie KL, Lev MH. Admission Insular Infarction >25% Is the Strongest Predictor of Large Mismatch Loss in Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 3084-3089. PMID: 23988643, PMCID: PMC3894265, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.002260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfarct volumeInsular infarctionHealth Stroke Scale scoreMiddle cerebral artery infarctConsecutive acute stroke patientsMiddle cerebral artery strokeProximal middle cerebral arteryRapid reperfusion therapyTreatment-eligible patientsAcute stroke patientsStroke Scale scoreFinal infarct volumeMiddle cerebral arteryStrongest predictorCharacteristic curve areaExcellent interobserver agreementDiffusion-weighted imaging imagesBinary logistic regressionArtery infarctInfarct progressionOcclusive strokePenumbral tissueReperfusion therapyCollateral scoreIndependent predictorsHospital Acquired Pneumonia Is Linked to Right Hemispheric Peri-Insular Stroke
Kemmling A, Lev MH, Payabvash S, Betensky RA, Qian J, Masrur S, Schwamm LH. Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Is Linked to Right Hemispheric Peri-Insular Stroke. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71141. PMID: 23951094, PMCID: PMC3737185, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemispheric infarctsBrain regionsConsecutive acute stroke patientsConditional logistic regression modelsHospital-Acquired PneumoniaRight hemispheric infarctAcute stroke patientsInsular cortex volumeVolume-based variablesSpecific brain regionsLogistic regression modelsAcquired PneumoniaControl patientsMajor complicationsBrainstem strokeImmune suppressionInfarct sizeStroke patientsAutonomic modulationClinical variablesAdmission imagingInfarct locationUnivariate analysisImmune mechanismsCortex volume