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
2012
Improved Outcome Prediction Using CT Angiography in Addition to Standard Ischemic Stroke Assessment: Results from the STOPStroke Study
González RG, Lev MH, Goldmacher GV, Smith WS, Payabvash S, Harris GJ, Halpern EF, Koroshetz WJ, Camargo EC, Dillon WP, Furie KL. Improved Outcome Prediction Using CT Angiography in Addition to Standard Ischemic Stroke Assessment: Results from the STOPStroke Study. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e30352. PMID: 22276182, PMCID: PMC3262833, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor outcomeCT angiographyStroke assessmentOdds ratioNoncontrast CTAdmission NIH Stroke Scale scoreAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreBoston Acute Stroke Imaging ScaleScale scoreModified Rankin Scale scoreNIH Stroke Scale scoreOutcome predictionAcute stroke assessmentAdmission CT angiographyProximal middle cerebralStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeRankin Scale scoreDistal internal carotidIndependent outcome predictorsStroke outcome predictionSignificant clinical toolNCCT ASPECTSIschemic strokeMiddle cerebral