2015
Acute CT perfusion changes in seizure patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms: correlation with clinical and electroencephalography findings
Payabvash S, Oswood MC, Truwit CL, McKinney AM. Acute CT perfusion changes in seizure patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms: correlation with clinical and electroencephalography findings. Clinical Radiology 2015, 70: 1136-1143. PMID: 26155937, DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.06.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative cerebral blood flowRelative mean transit timeStroke-like symptomsSeizure patientsPerfusion changesClinical presentationEmergency departmentCTP examinationAcute stroke-like presentationAcute stroke-like symptomsNon-focal neurological deficitsSpeech deficitsStroke-like presentationSubset of patientsDifferent clinical presentationsCerebral blood flowEloquent brain regionsAdmission CTPElectroencephalography findingsNeurological deficitsSymptom onsetSuch patientsEarly followEEG findingsUnilateral motor
2011
Admission CT Perfusion Is an Independent Predictor of Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute Stroke with Similar Accuracy to DWI
Souza LC, Payabvash S, Wang Y, Kamalian S, Schaefer P, Gonzalez RG, Furie KL, Lev MH. Admission CT Perfusion Is an Independent Predictor of Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute Stroke with Similar Accuracy to DWI. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2011, 33: 8-15. PMID: 22143195, PMCID: PMC3250646, DOI: 10.1159/000331914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBostonCerebrovascular CirculationChi-Square DistributionDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient AdmissionPerfusion ImagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsRelative mean transit timeAdmission CT perfusionDiffusion-weighted imagingPredictors of HTRelative cerebral blood flowHemorrhagic transformationCT perfusionAcute strokeIndependent predictorsTissue volumeAdmission diffusion-weighted imagingConsecutive stroke patientsOnly independent predictorCerebral blood flowIschemic hemisphereMechanical thrombectomyStroke patientsInfarct coreMean transit timeBlood flowTest characteristicsCurve analysisDWI scansLesionsStroke