2020
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Caused by Induced Hypertension to Treat Cerebral Vasospasm Secondary to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Reeves BC, Sujijantarat N, David WB, Malhotra A, Gilmore EJ, Matouk CC, Hebert R. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Caused by Induced Hypertension to Treat Cerebral Vasospasm Secondary to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery 2020, 143: e309-e323. PMID: 32721559, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeSystolic blood pressure goalBlood pressure goalsReversible encephalopathy syndromeAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageEncephalopathy syndromeCerebral vasospasmClinical statusFluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensityMiddle cerebral artery syndromeAcute-onset headachePossible ischemic eventsClinical examination findingsInversion recovery hyperintensityPatient's clinical statusTransient clinical improvementArtery aneurysm ruptureMiddle cerebral arteryLevel of arousalMagnetic resonance imagingDigital subtraction angiographyInduced hypertensionClinical improvementIschemic events
2019
Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
Ran Y, Wang Y, Zhu M, Wu X, Malhotra A, Lei X, Zhang F, Wang X, Xie S, Zhou J, Zhu J, Cheng J, Zhu C. Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2019, 51: 659-662. PMID: 31856694, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingPlaque burdenIschemic strokeVessel wall imagingAcute strokeCerebral arteryRecurrent strokeChronic strokeStroke patientsPlaque characteristicsMiddle cerebral artery plaqueRecurrent acute strokeRecurrent stroke groupRecurrent stroke patientsAcute stroke patientsHigher plaque burdenMethods One hundredDegree of stenosisClinical factorsStroke groupArtery plaquesFemale sexImaging features