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
2019
Poor Outcomes Related to Anterior Extension of Large Hemispheric Infarction: Topographic Analysis of GAMES-RP Trial MRI Scans
Payabvash S, Falcone GJ, Sze GK, Jain A, Beslow LA, Petersen NH, Sheth KN, Kimberly WT. Poor Outcomes Related to Anterior Extension of Large Hemispheric Infarction: Topographic Analysis of GAMES-RP Trial MRI Scans. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 29: 104488. PMID: 31787498, PMCID: PMC8820410, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAgedAnterior Cerebral ArteryCerebrovascular CirculationCerebrumClinical Trials as TopicClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDisability EvaluationExtremitiesFemaleGlyburideHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInfarction, Anterior Cerebral ArteryInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMiddle AgedMiddle Cerebral ArteryPatient AdmissionPredictive Value of TestsRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLarge hemispheric infarctionInfarct volumeIndependent predictorsInfarct lesionsHemispheric infarctionHealth Stroke Scale total scorePost-stroke day 3Anterior cerebral artery territoryTotal scoreLeft MCA infarctLeg motor functionNIHSS total scoreHours of onsetOnly independent predictorPoor functional outcomeBorder zoneScale total scoreAnterior extensionMultivariate regression analysisVoxel-wise analysisLHI patientsAdmission NIHSSArtery territoryGlibenclamide treatmentMCA infarct