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 benefitSeizures
2020
Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis
Wu X, Khunte M, Payabvash S, Zhu C, Brackett A, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 149: e1140-e1154. PMID: 33359881, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageBest medical managementMedical managementMechanical thrombectomyExcellent outcomesBetter outcomesImmediate thrombectomyMinor strokeIncidence of sICHLarge vessel occlusionSignificant selection biasStroke symptomatologyIntravenous thrombolysisBaseline characteristicsPooled proportionIntracranial hemorrhageOdds ratioThrombectomyMT outcomesMeta-AnalysisPatientsMortalityOutcomesStrokeSelection bias
2016
Topographic Assessment of Acute Ischemic Changes for Prognostication of Anterior Circulation Stroke
Payabvash S, Noorbaloochi S, Qureshi AI. Topographic Assessment of Acute Ischemic Changes for Prognostication of Anterior Circulation Stroke. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2016, 27: 227-231. PMID: 27593522, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreDisability/deathAnterior circulation strokeAcute ischemic changesSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageIntracranial hemorrhageIschemic changesIndependent predictorsFavorable outcomeIntravenous thrombolytic therapyCT/MRI scansRankin Scale scoreEarly ischemic changesAcute ischemic infarctTopographic assessmentIschemic infarctAdmission CTClinical outcomesStroke patientsThrombolytic therapyCT scoreLentiform nucleusTomography scanImproved outcomesPrognostic tool