2016
Have clinicians adopted the use of brain MRI for patients with TIA and minor stroke?
Chaturvedi S, Ofner S, Baye F, Myers LJ, Phipps M, Sico JJ, Damush T, Miech E, Reeves M, Johanning J, Williams LS, Arling G, Cheng E, Yu Z, Bravata D. Have clinicians adopted the use of brain MRI for patients with TIA and minor stroke? Neurology 2016, 88: 237-244. PMID: 27927939, PMCID: PMC5272790, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIA/minor strokeDays of presentationMinor strokeDiffusion-weighted imagingPrevious guidelinesHospital complexityCoronary artery diseaseMinor stroke patientsVeterans Affairs hospitalPreferred imaging modalityUse of MRISubset of hospitalsFacility-level variablesPerformance of MRINational Health SystemPrior strokeSymptom durationChart abstractionArtery diseaseBlood pressureHeart failureNeurologic consultationStroke patientsAtrial fibrillationClinical variablesUsing Radiological Data to Estimate Ischemic Stroke Severity
Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Concato J, Brandt C, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Using Radiological Data to Estimate Ischemic Stroke Severity. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 25: 792-798. PMID: 26794264, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke severityHospital mortalityStroke patientsC-statisticAcute ischemic stroke patientsStroke care qualityIschemic stroke patientsChart review dataIschemic stroke severityElectronic health recordsAdmission headSevere strokePoststroke mortalityAbnormal findingsValid measurePatient levelRadiographic scoresRadiological dataRadiographic dataRadiographic measuresCare qualityRisk adjustmentSeverityHealth recordsMortality
2015
Infarct location and sleep apnea: evaluating the potential association in acute ischemic stroke
Stahl SM, Yaggi HK, Taylor S, Qin L, Ivan CS, Austin C, Ferguson J, Radulescu R, Tobias L, Sico J, Fragoso C, Williams LS, Lampert R, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Kapoor J, Bravata DM. Infarct location and sleep apnea: evaluating the potential association in acute ischemic stroke. Sleep Medicine 2015, 16: 1198-1203. PMID: 26429745, PMCID: PMC4592521, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaApnea-hypopnea indexAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsStroke patientsStroke locationOSA presenceIschemic strokeSleep apneaPrevalence of OSASeverity of OSAAcute ischemic stroke patientsTransient ischemic attackObstructive respiratory eventsMeasures of hypoxiaHigh overall prevalenceBrain imaging reportsIschemic attackPolysomnographic findingsOSA severityComplete polysomnographyRespiratory eventsInfarct locationOverall prevalenceVascular territories
2009
Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans
Searls D, Sico JJ, Omay S, Bannykh S, Kuohung V, Baehring J. Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2009, 111: 638-642. PMID: 19541406, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous system infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusSystem infectionCryptococcal meningitisNeurological manifestationsCryptococcus neoformansRecurrent cerebral infarctionSevere neurological disabilityC. neoformans infectionUnusual clinical presentationUnusual neurological manifestationsDetailed clinical descriptionMagnetic resonance imagingOphthalmic zosterCryptococcal infectionCerebral infarctionImmunocompetent patientsNeoformans infectionNeurological disabilityClinical presentationHodgkin's diseaseImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunocompetent hostsImmunodeficiency virusCSF analysis