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Cowell K, Pang TY, Kwok JS, McCrowe C, Langenberg F, Easton D, Williams C, Davis SM, Donnan GA, De Aizpurua H, Balabanski A, Dos Santos A, Fox K. Can We Miniaturize CT Technology for a Successful Mobile Stroke Unit Roll-Out? Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2023; 2023:1-5. [PMID: 38083304 DOI: 10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Mortality from stroke remains high in Australia, especially for patients located outside the metropolitan cities. This is because they have limited access to specialized stroke facilities for optimal stroke treatment. Mobile stroke units have the capability to take CT scanners out to the patient however current CT commercial scanner designs are large and heavy. As such, this paper aims to design and develop a lightweight CT scanner for use in a mobile stroke unit (either road-based or air-based ambulance) to bring healthcare solution to patients in the rural and remote areas. We used the engineering design optimization approach to redesign and reduce the weight of the existing CT scanner with without compromised it structural performance. We managed to reduce the weight the CT scanner by three-fold while reducing design costs by allowing numerous simulations to be performed using computer software to achieve our design goals. The results are not only useful to optimize CT scanner structure to retrofit on a mobile stroke unit, but also bring the medical device solution to the market and support scalable solution to the larger community. Such an advance will allow for improved equity in healthcare whereby patients can be treated irrespective of location.
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We study diffusion-controlled two-species annihilation with a finite number of particles. In this stochastic process, particles move diffusively, and when two particles of opposite type come into contact, the two annihilate. We focus on the behavior in three spatial dimensions and for initial conditions where particles are confined to a compact domain. Generally, one species outnumbers the other, and we find that the difference between the number of majority and minority species, which is a conserved quantity, controls the behavior. When the number difference exceeds a critical value, the minority becomes extinct and a finite number of majority particles survive, while below this critical difference, a finite number of particles of both species survive. The critical difference Δ_{c} grows algebraically with the total initial number of particles N, and when N≫1, the critical difference scales as Δ_{c}∼N^{1/3}. Furthermore, when the initial concentrations of the two species are equal, the average number of surviving majority and minority particles, M_{+} and M_{-}, exhibit two distinct scaling behaviors, M_{+}∼N^{1/2} and M_{-}∼N^{1/6}. In contrast, when the initial populations are equal, these two quantities are comparable M_{+}∼M_{-}∼N^{1/3}.
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- J G Amar
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA
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- Theoretical Division and Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Dessler AE, Ye H, Wang T, Schoeberl MR, Oman LD, Douglass AR, Butler AH, Rosenlof KH, Davis SM, Portmann RW. Transport of ice into the stratosphere and the humidification of the stratosphere over the 21 st century. Geophys Res Lett 2016; 43:2323-2329. [PMID: 29551841 PMCID: PMC5854491 DOI: 10.1002/2016gl067991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Climate models predict that tropical lower-stratospheric humidity will increase as the climate warms. We examine this trend in two state-of-the-art chemistry-climate models. Under high greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, the stratospheric entry value of water vapor increases by ~1 part per million by volume (ppmv) over this century in both models. We show with trajectory runs driven by model meteorological fields that the warming tropical tropopause layer (TTL) explains 50-80% of this increase. The remainder is a consequence of trends in evaporation of ice convectively lofted into the TTL and lower stratosphere. Our results further show that, within the models we examined, ice lofting is primarily important on long time scales - on interannual time scales, TTL temperature variations explain most of the variations in lower stratospheric humidity. Assessing the ability of models to realistically represent ice-lofting processes should be a high priority in the modeling community.
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- A E Dessler
- Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech, Pasadena, CA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
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- NOAA Earth System Research Lab, Boulder, CO
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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- NOAA Earth System Research Lab, Boulder, CO
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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Joubert J, Davis SM, Hankey GJ, Levi C, Olver J, Gonzales G, Donnan GA. ICARUSS, the Integrated Care for the Reduction of Secondary Stroke trial: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial of a multimodal intervention to prevent recurrent stroke in patients with a recent cerebrovascular event, ACTRN = 12611000264987. Int J Stroke 2015; 10:773-7. [PMID: 25907853 DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The majority of strokes, both ischaemic and haemorrhagic, are attributable to a relatively small number of risk factors which are readily manageable in primary care setting. Implementation of best-practice recommendations for risk factor management is calculated to reduce stroke recurrence by around 80%. However, risk factor management in stroke survivors has generally been poor at primary care level. A model of care that supports long-term effective risk factor management is needed. AIM To determine whether the model of Integrated Care for the Reduction of Recurrent Stroke (ICARUSS) will, through promotion of implementation of best-practice recommendations for risk factor management reduce the combined incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction and vascular death in patients with recent stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) of the brain or eye. DESIGN A prospective, Australian, multicentre, randomized controlled trial. SETTING Academic stroke units in Melbourne, Perth and the John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales. SUBJECTS 1000 stroke survivors recruited as from March 2007 with a recent (<3 months) stroke (ischaemic or haemorrhagic) or a TIA (brain or eye). RANDOMIZATION Randomization and data collection are performed by means of a central computer generated telephone system (IVRS). INTERVENTION Exposure to the ICARUSS model of integrated care or usual care. PRIMARY OUTCOME The composite of stroke, MI or death from any vascular cause, whichever occurs first. SECONDARY OUTCOMES Risk factor management in the community, depression, quality of life, disability and dementia. STATISTICAL POWER With 1000 patients followed up for a median of one-year, with a recurrence rate of 7-10% per year in patients exposed to usual care, the study will have at least 80% power to detect a significant reduction in primary end-points CONCLUSION The ICARUSS study aims to recruit and follow up patients between 2007 and 2013 and demonstrate the effectiveness of exposure to the ICARUSS model in stroke survivors to reduce recurrent stroke or vascular events and promote the implementation of best practice risk factor management at primary care level.
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- J Joubert
- Departments of Medicine and Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Florey Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Florey Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tu HT, Spence S, Kalman JM, Davis SM. Twenty-eight day Holter monitoring is poorly tolerated and insensitive for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation detection in cryptogenic stroke. Intern Med J 2014; 44:505-8. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- H. T. Tu
- University Department of Medicine; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Department of Neurology; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Cardiology; Royal Melbourne Hospital; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- University Department of Medicine; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Department of Cardiology; Royal Melbourne Hospital; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- University Department of Medicine; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Department of Neurology; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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Cao W, Campbell BCV, Dong Q, Davis SM, Yan B. Relative filling time delay based on CT perfusion source imaging: a simple method to predict outcome in acute ischemic stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:1683-7. [PMID: 24742803 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Collateral vessel status is strongly associated with clinical outcome in ischemic stroke but can be challenging to assess. The aim of this study was to develop a tomography perfusion source imaging-based assessment of collateral vessel status. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive patients with ischemic stroke who received intravenous thrombolysis or intra-arterial reperfusion therapy after CTP were retrospectively analyzed. In those with middle cerebral artery or internal carotid artery occlusion, CT perfusion source imaging was used to identify the relative filling time delay between the normal MCA Sylvian branches and those in the affected hemisphere. Receiver operating characteristic analysis and logistic regression were used to assess the association of the relative filling time delay with the 24-hour Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score based on noncontrast CT and the 90-day modified Rankin Scale score. RESULTS There were 217 patients treated in 2009-2011 who had CTP data, of whom 60 had MCA or ICA occlusion and 55 had 90-day mRS data. The intraclass correlation coefficient for relative filling time delay was 0.95. Relative filling time delay was correlated with 24-hour ASPECTS (Spearman ρ=-0.674; P<.001) and 90-day mRS score (ρ=0.516, P<.01). Increased relative filling time delay was associated with poor radiologic outcome (ASPECTS, 0-7) (area under the curve=0.79, P<.001) and poor functional outcome (mRS score, 3-6) (area under the curve=0.77, P=.001). In multivariate logistic regression, the association of longer relative filling time delay with poor outcome remained significant, independent of age, sex, and baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score. CONCLUSIONS Relative filling time delay is a useful independent predictor of clinical outcome after ischemic stroke.
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- W Cao
- From the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (W.C., B.C.V.C., S.M.D., B.Y.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Neurology (W.C., Q.D.), Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- From the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (W.C., B.C.V.C., S.M.D., B.Y.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology (W.C., Q.D.), Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- From the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (W.C., B.C.V.C., S.M.D., B.Y.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- From the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (W.C., B.C.V.C., S.M.D., B.Y.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Ma H, Wright P, Allport L, Phan TG, Churilov L, Ly J, Zavala JA, Arakawa S, Campbell B, Davis SM, Donnan GA. Salvage of the PWI/DWI mismatch up to 48 h from stroke onset leads to favorable clinical outcome. Int J Stroke 2014; 10:565-70. [PMID: 24612428 DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In acute ischemic stroke perfusion/diffusion-weighted image, mismatch using magnetic resonance imaging approximates the ischemic penumbra. For early time windows, mismatch salvage improves clinical outcomes, but uncertainty exists at later time epochs. We hypothesized that (a) mismatch may exist up to 48 h; (b) the proportion of mismatch salvage is time independent; and (c) when salvaged, it improves clinical outcomes. METHODS Magnetic resonance imaging was performed within 48 h of ischemic stroke. Perfusion-weighted image was defined by relative Tmax two-second delay. Perfusion/diffusion-weighted image mismatch was the perfusion-weighted image not overlapped by the diffusion-weighted image when coregistered. Infarct volume and disability (modified Rankin Score) were assessed at three-months. Mismatch salvage was the region not overlapped by final infarction. Favorable outcome was defined as modified Rankin Score 0-1. RESULTS Sixty-six patients were studied [mean age 69.9 years (standard deviation 13.1), initial median National Institute of Health Stroke Scale 9.0 (interquartile range 6.0, 18.3)]. There was no relationship between time of stroke onset and the proportion of mismatch salvaged (P = 0.73). Age (adjusted odds ratio = 0.92, 95% confidence interval 0.86-0.98, P = 0.01), initial National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (adjusted odds ratio = 0.80, 95% confidence interval 0.70-0.92, P < 0.01), mismatch volume (adjusted odds ratio = 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.968-0.1, P = 0.05), and percentage of mismatch salvage (adjusted odds ratio = 1.04, 95% confidence interval 0.99-1.07, P = 0.05) were independently associated with favorable outcome. CONCLUSION Using coregistered perfusion/diffusion-weighted image criteria, mismatch persists up to 48 h post stroke. For the whole group, the proportion of mismatch salvage remains independent of time and, although the effect is small, its salvage is independently associated with improved clinical outcomes at three-months. Larger sample sizes are needed to determine the time limit for mismatch salvage.
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- H Ma
- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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We show here that stratospheric water vapor variations play an important role in the evolution of our climate. This comes from analysis of observations showing that stratospheric water vapor increases with tropospheric temperature, implying the existence of a stratospheric water vapor feedback. We estimate the strength of this feedback in a chemistry-climate model to be +0.3 W/(m(2)⋅K), which would be a significant contributor to the overall climate sensitivity. One-third of this feedback comes from increases in water vapor entering the stratosphere through the tropical tropopause layer, with the rest coming from increases in water vapor entering through the extratropical tropopause.
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- A. E. Dessler
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO 80305; and
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO 80305; and
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Meretoja A, Weir L, Ugalde M, Yassi N, Yan B, Hand P, Truesdale M, Davis SM, Campbell BCV. Helsinki model cut stroke thrombolysis delays to 25 minutes in Melbourne in only 4 months. Neurology 2013; 81:1071-6. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182a4a4d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Barras CD, Tress BM, Christensen S, Collins M, Desmond PM, Skolnick BE, Mayer SA, Davis SM. Quantitative CT densitometry for predicting intracerebral hemorrhage growth. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013; 34:1139-44. [PMID: 23306009 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracerebral hemorrhage growth independently predicts disability and death. We hypothesized that noncontrast quantitative CT densitometry reflects active bleeding and improves predictive models of growth. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 81 of the 96 available baseline CT scans obtained <3 hours post-ICH from the placebo arm of the phase IIb trial of recombinant factor VIIa. Fifteen scans could not be analyzed for technical reasons, but baseline characteristics were not statistically significantly different. Hounsfield unit histograms for each ICH were generated. Analyzed qCTD parameters included the following: mean, SD, coefficient of variation, skewness (distribution asymmetry), and kurtosis ("peakedness" versus "flatness"). These densitometry parameters were examined in statistical models accounting for baseline volume and time-to-scan. RESULTS The coefficient of variation of the ICH attenuation was the most significant individual predictor of hematoma growth (adjusted R(2) = 0.107, P = .002), superior to BV (adjusted R(2) = 0.08, P = .006) or TTS (adjusted R(2) = 0.03, P = .05). The most significant combined model incorporated coefficient of variation, BV, and TTS (adjusted R(2) = 0.202, P = .009 for coefficient of variation) compared with BV and TTS alone (adjusted R(2) = 0.115, P < .05). qCTD increased the number of growth predictions within ±1 mL of actual 24-hour growth by up to 47%. CONCLUSIONS Heterogeneous ICH attenuation on hyperacute (<3 hours) CT imaging is predictive of subsequent hematoma expansion and may reflect an active bleeding process. Further studies are required to determine whether qCTD can be incorporated into standard imaging protocols for predicting ICH growth.
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- C D Barras
- Departments of Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Schultz DW, Davis SM, Tress BM, Kilpatrick CJ, King JO. Recanalisation and outcome cerebral venous thrombosis. J Clin Neurosci 2012; 3:133-8. [PMID: 18638855 DOI: 10.1016/s0967-5868(96)90006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/1994] [Accepted: 12/21/1994] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Little is known of the natural history and rate of sinus recanalisation after cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Although acute anticoagulation is effective, the duration of therapy remains speculative. We aimed to determine the relationship between sinus recanalisation and clinical outcome. We studied 12 consecutive patients with aseptic CVT with evidence of sinus thrombosis on initial magnetic resonance imaging, followed up 5-68 months after onset, using 15 repeat magnetic resonance scans in 9 of the patients to assess recanalisation. All patients initially had one or more thrombosed sinuses and were treated with anticoagulants for at least 6 months, including 3 with haemorrhagic infarction. Residual neurological deficits were present in only one patient. No patient had a recurrent thrombosis. Recanalisations was incomplete in 6 of the 9 cases. Sinus recanalisation after cerebral venous thrombosis does not correlate with clinical outcome. Although empirical, the general recommendation of 6 months anticoagulant therapy is appropriate.
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- D W Schultz
- The Melbourne Neuroscience Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Hajjar K, Fulton RL, Diener HC, Lees KR, Alexandrov A, Bath PMW, Bluhmki E, Claesson L, Curram J, Davis SM, Donnan G, Diener HC, Fisher M, Gregson B, Grotta J, Hacke W, Hennerici MG, Hommel M, Kaste M, Lees KR, Lyden P, Marler J, Muir K, Sacco R, Shuaib A, Teal P, Wahlgren NG, Warach S, Weimar C. Does the cognitive measure Cog-4 show improvement among patients treated with thrombolysis after acute stroke? Int J Stroke 2012; 8:652-6. [PMID: 22813096 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00848.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the established measure of disability post stroke, the modified Rankin Scale emphasizes motor function and may underestimate the importance of cognitive impairment in more disabled patients. A subset of four items from the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale has been proposed to assess cognitive function after stroke (Cog-4), and to correlate with modified Rankin Scale. Items correspond to orientation, executive function, language, and inattention. We investigated responsiveness of Cog-4 to treatment with thrombolysis and whether it offers information that supplements modified Rankin Scale. METHODS We included 6268 patients from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive: 2734 received intravenous thrombolysis and 3534 were treated conservatively. We compared day 90 outcomes between treated and untreated groups, by modified Rankin Scale (illustrative) and by Cog-4 (primary measure) adjusting for age, baseline National Institutes of Health stroke scale, hemispheric lateralisation as well as baseline Cog-4 and baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale excluding baseline Cog-4 separately. Analysis of Cog-4 was repeated within strata of 90 day modified Rankin Scale. Statistical analyses included proportional odds logistic regression and Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. RESULTS Modified Rankin Scale showed a difference between treatment groups of expected magnitude (odds ratio 1·56; 95% confidence interval 1·43-1·72; P < 0·001). After adjustment for imbalance in baseline prognostic factors, the distribution of Cog-4 scores at 90 days was better in thrombolysed patients compared with nonthrombolysed patients (odds ratio 1·31; 95% confidence interval 1·18-1·47; P = 0·006). However, Cog-4 analysis stratified by 90-day modified Rankin Scale was neutral between treatment groups (OR 1·01; 95% CI 0·90-1·14), and Cog-4 was not responsive to treatment group even within modified Rankin Scale categories 4 and 5 despite substantial cognitive deficits in these patients. CONCLUSION Although Cog-4 may be responsive to treatment effects, it does not provide additional information beyond modified Rankin Scale assessment.
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- Karim Hajjar
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Delcourt C, Huang Y, Arima H, Chalmers J, Davis SM, Heeley EL, Wang J, Parsons MW, Liu G, Anderson CS. Hematoma growth and outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage: The INTERACT1 study. Neurology 2012; 79:314-9. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e318260cbba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Costello CA, Campbell BCV, Perez de la Ossa N, Zheng TH, Sherwin JC, Weir L, Hand P, Yan B, Desmond PM, Davis SM. Age over 80 years is not associated with increased hemorrhagic transformation after stroke thrombolysis. J Clin Neurosci 2012; 19:360-3. [PMID: 22245278 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Thrombolysis trials have recruited few patients aged ≥80 years, which has led to uncertainty about the likely risk-to-benefit profile in the elderly. Leukoaraiosis (LA) has been associated with hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and increases with advanced age. We tested whether there were any independent associations between age, LA and HT. Consecutive patients treated with intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) were identified from a prospective database. LA on baseline CT scans was assessed by two independent raters using the modified Van Swieten Score (mVSS) (maximum score 8, severe >4). HT was assessed on routine 24 hour to 48 hour CT /MRI scans using the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study criteria for hemorrhagic infarct (HI) or parenchymal hematoma (PH) and judged symptomatic by the treating neurologist as per Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke criteria. There were 206 patients treated with IV tPA (mean age: 71.0 years; range: 24-92 years), of whom 65/206 (32%) were aged ≥80 years. Overall, HT occurred in 41/206 patients (20%), HI in 31, PH1 in four (one symptomatic) and PH2 in six (three symptomatic). Age was not associated with HT (any HT: odds ratio [OR]=1.01; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.5-2.08; p=0.99; PH: OR=0.53; 95% CI=0.12-2.3; p=0.51). There was one patient with PH1 and one patient with PH2 in 65 patients ≥80 years, both asymptomatic. LA was present in 112/208 (54%), and severe in 16.5%. LA increased with age (p<0.001) but was not associated with PH (any LA: OR=0.83; 95% CI=0.25-2.8; p=0.99; severe LA: OR=0.54, 95% CI=0.09-3.5; p=0.99). Age ≥80 years or LA did not increase the risk of HT (including PH) after thrombolysis, although LA increased with age. Neither factor should exclude otherwise eligible patients from tPA treatment.
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- C A Costello
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan St., Parkville 3050, Victoria, Australia
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Chemmanam T, Campbell BCV, Christensen S, Nagakane Y, Desmond PM, Bladin CF, Parsons MW, Levi CR, Barber PA, Donnan GA, Davis SM. Ischemic diffusion lesion reversal is uncommon and rarely alters perfusion-diffusion mismatch. Neurology 2010; 75:1040-7. [PMID: 20720188 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181f39ab6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The use of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to define irreversibly damaged infarct core is challenged by data suggesting potential partial reversal of DWI abnormalities. However, previous studies have not considered infarct involution. We investigated the prevalence of DWI lesion reversal in the EPITHET Trial. METHODS EPITHET randomized patients 3-6 hours from onset of acute ischemic stroke to tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or placebo. Pretreatment DWI and day 90 T2-weighted images were coregistered. Apparent reversal of the acute ischemic lesion was defined as DWI lesion not incorporated into the final infarct. Voxels of CSF at follow-up were subtracted from regions of apparent DWI lesion reversal to adjust for infarct atrophy. All cases were visually cross-checked to exclude volume loss and coregistration inaccuracies. RESULTS In 60 patients, apparent reversal involved a median 46% of the baseline DWI lesion (median volume 4.9 mL, interquartile range 2.6-9.5 mL) and was associated with less severe baseline hypoperfusion (p < 0.001). Apparent reversal was increased by reperfusion, regardless of the severity of baseline hypoperfusion (p = 0.02). However, the median volume of apparent reversal was reduced by 45% when CSF voxels were subtracted (2.7 mL, interquartile range 1.6-6.2 mL, p < 0.001). Perfusion-diffusion mismatch classification only rarely altered after adjusting the baseline DWI volume for apparent reversal. Visual comparison of acute DWI to subacute DWI or day 90 T2 identified minor regions of true DWI lesion reversal in only 6 of 93 patients. CONCLUSIONS True DWI lesion reversal is uncommon in ischemic stroke patients. The volume of apparent lesion reversal is small and would rarely affect treatment decisions based on perfusion-diffusion mismatch.
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- T Chemmanam
- Department of Neurology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville VIC 3050, Australia
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De Silva DA, Ebinger M, Christensen S, Parsons MW, Levi C, Butcher K, Barber PA, Bladin C, Donnan GA, Davis SM. Baseline diabetic status and admission blood glucose were poor prognostic factors in the EPITHET trial. Cerebrovasc Dis 2009; 29:14-21. [PMID: 19893307 DOI: 10.1159/000255969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous data have suggested that diabetes and hyperglycemia predict poor outcome following stroke. We studied the prognostic impact of diabetes and admission blood glucose in the Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial (EPITHET). METHODS EPITHET was a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the 3- to 6-hour time window. A preexisting diagnosis of diabetes was noted and baseline serum glucose was measured. RESULTS Intravenous tPA attenuated infarct growth in non-diabetics, but not in diabetics (p = 0.029). In the tPA treatment group, admission blood glucose was higher among patients with poor functional outcome (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Diabetes and hyperglycemia attenuate the effects of tPA on infarct evolution. Future thrombolytic trials should consider randomizing patients by subgroups based on diabetic status and serum glucose levels.
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- D A De Silva
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Ma H, Zavala JA, Teoh H, Churilov L, Gunawan M, Ly J, Wright P, Phan T, Arakawa S, Davis SM, Donnan GA. Penumbral mismatch is underestimated using standard volumetric methods and this is exacerbated with time. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80:991-6. [PMID: 19357125 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.164947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The mismatch between perfusion weighted images (PWI) and diffusion weighted images (DWI) using MR is increasingly being applied in patient selection for therapeutic trials. Two approaches to the calculation of the mismatch volume exist--the commonly used volumetric and the more precise co-registration method, the latter of which considers lesion topography. That there are differences in the mismatch volume analysed by each method and that these are time dependent was hypothesised. METHODS Patients within 48 h of ischaemic stroke onset had baseline MR PWI/DWI mismatch and T2 outcome volumes at 3 months. Volumetric mismatch volume was defined as PWI minus DWI lesion. Co-registration mismatch volume was defined as the PWI defect lesion not overlapped by the co-registered DWI lesion. RESULTS 72 patients of median age 74.0 years were studied. Median baseline MR was at 5.9 h (IQR 3.0, 20.4 h) after stroke onset. Consistent underestimation of the mismatch volume occurred using the volumetric method (volumetric median 9.3 ml, IQR 0, 63 ml; co-registration median 20.1 ml, IQR 3.2, 69.8 ml; p<0.0001). This difference increased with time from stroke onset (p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Volumetric analysis consistently underestimates the PWI/DWI mismatch volume compared with the more precise co-registration method. This effect increases with time.
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- H Ma
- National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, 300 Waterdale Rd, Heidelberg West, Vic 3081, Australia
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Crocco TJ, Grotta JC, Jauch EC, Kasner SE, Kothari RU, Larmon BR, Saver JL, Sayre MR, Davis SM. EMS Management of Acute Stroke—Prehospital Triage (Resource Document to NAEMSP Position Statement). PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2009; 11:313-7. [PMID: 17613906 DOI: 10.1080/10903120701347844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- T J Crocco
- Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9149, USA.
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Ebinger M, De Silva DA, Christensen S, Parsons MW, Markus R, Donnan GA, Davis SM. Imaging the penumbra - strategies to detect tissue at risk after ischemic stroke. J Clin Neurosci 2008; 16:178-87. [PMID: 19097909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The aim of thrombolytic therapy after acute ischemic stroke is salvage of the ischemic penumbra. Several imaging techniques have been used to identify the penumbra in patients who may benefit from reperfusion beyond the currently narrow 3-hour time-window for thrombolysis. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), MRI and CT scans. We comment on concepts of clinical-imaging mismatch models and we explore the implications for clinical trials.
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- M Ebinger
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Nicholas PK, Voss JG, Corless IB, Lindgren TG, Wantland DJ, Kemppainen JK, Canaval GE, Sefcik EF, Nokes KM, Bain CA, Kirksey KM, Eller LS, Dole PJ, Hamilton MJ, Coleman CL, Holzemer WL, Reynolds NR, Portillo CJ, Bunch EH, Tsai YF, Mendez MR, Davis SM, Gallagher DM. Unhealthy behaviours for self-management of HIV-related peripheral neuropathy. AIDS Care 2008; 19:1266-73. [PMID: 18071970 DOI: 10.1080/09540120701408928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy is frequent in HIV disease and is often associated with antiretroviral therapy. Unhealthy behaviours, particularly substance-use behaviours, are utilized by many HIV-positive individuals to manage neuropathic symptoms. As part of a larger study on self-care for symptoms in HIV disease, this study analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of unhealthy behaviours to self-manage peripheral neuropathy in HIV disease. Sociodemographic and disease-related correlates and unhealthy behaviours were examined in a convenience sample of 1,217 respondents who were recruited from data collection sites in several US cities, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Taiwan. Results of the study indicated that respondents with peripheral neuropathy (n=450) identified a variety of unhealthy self-care behaviours including injection drug use, oral drug use, smoking cigarettes and alcohol ingestion. Specific unhealthy behaviours that participants reported to alleviate peripheral neuropathy included use of marijuana (n=67), smoking cigarettes (n=139), drinking alcohol (n=81) and street drugs (n=30). A subset of those individuals (n=160), who identified high levels of neuropathy (greater than five on a scale of 1-10), indicated significantly higher use of amphetamines and injection drug use in addition to alcohol use and cigarette smoking. For participants from Norway, substance use (using alcohol: 56%) was one of the most frequent self-management strategies. Implications for clinical practice include assessment and education of persons with HIV for self-care management of the complex symptom of peripheral neuropathy.
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Nicholas PK, Kemppainen JK, Canaval GE, Corless IB, Sefcik EF, Nokes KM, Bain CA, Kirksey KM, Eller LS, Dole PJ, Hamilton MJ, Coleman CL, Holzemer WL, Reynolds NR, Portillo CJ, Bunch EH, Wantland DJ, Voss J, Phillips R, Tsai YF, Mendez MR, Lindgren TG, Davis SM, Gallagher DM. Symptom management and self-care for peripheral neuropathy in HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care 2007; 19:179-89. [PMID: 17364396 DOI: 10.1080/09540120600971083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Peripheral neuropathy is the most common neurological complication in HIV and is often associated with antiretroviral therapy. As part of a larger study on self-care for symptoms in HIV disease, this study analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of peripheral neuropathy in HIV disease, sociodemographic and disease-related correlates and self-care strategies. A convenience sample of 1,217 respondents was recruited from data collection sites in several US cities, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Taiwan. Results of the study indicated that respondents with peripheral neuropathy (n=450) identified 20 self-care behaviors including complementary therapies, use of medications, exercise and rest and/or elevation of extremities. Ratings of frequency and effectiveness were also included. An activities checklist summarized into five categories of self-care behaviors including activities/thoughts, exercise, medications, complementary therapies and substance was used to determine self-care behaviors. Taking a hot bath was the most frequent strategy used by those with peripheral neuropathy (n=292) and received the highest overall rating of effectiveness of any self-management strategies included in this study at 8.1 (scale 1-10). Other self-care strategies to manage this symptom included: staying off the feet (n=258), rubbing the feet with cream (n=177), elevating the feet (n=236), walking (n=262), prescribed anti-epileptic agent (n=80), prescribed analgesics (n=84), over-the-counter medications (n=123), vitamin B (n=122), calcium supplements (n=72), magnesium (n=48), massage (n=156), acupuncture (n=43), reflexology (n=23) and meditation (n=80). Several behaviors that are often deemed unhealthy were included among the strategies reported to alleviate peripheral neuropathy including use of marijuana (n=67), cigarette smoking (n=139), drinking alcohol (n=81) and street drugs (n=30).
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- P K Nicholas
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.
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Pritchett Y, McCarberg B, Watkin J, Chappell A, Robinson M, Xu J, Rotz B, Wernicke J, Detke M, Iyengar S, Henck J, Bymaster F, Callaghan J, Knadler M, Thase M, Meratee M, Chung J, Schweitzer J, Byrnes K, Stoica B, Giovanni S, Biase A, Knoblach S, Hoffman E, Faden A, Michaeli S, Sorce D, Öz G, Ugurbil K, Garwood M, Tuite P, Jett D, Deberdt W, Csernansky J, Buckley P, Peiskens J, Lipkovich I, Kollack-Walter S, Houston J, Zhang Y, Liu-Siefert H, Buckley PF, Csernansky JG, Peuskens J, Kollack-Walker S, Houston JP, Rotelli M, Theodore W, Giovacchini G, Bagic A, Herscovitch P, Carson R, Herholz K, Weisenbach S, Hilker R, Heiss W, Nahab F, Hallett M, El-Khodor B, Edgar N, Chen A, Heyes MP, Jiang Q, Ahmed S, Pedersen R, Musgnung J, Entsuah R, Nordberg A, Masdeu J, Gerhard A, Ebmeier K, Pappata S, Perani D, Laere K, Halldin C, Salmon E, Knudsen G, Robins S, Fehlings M, Baptiste D, Skolnick BE, Davis SM, Bran NC, Mathew SE, Mayer SA, Kaminski RM, Marini H, Ortinski PI, Yonekawa W, Vicini S, Rogawski MA, Gasior M, Tang R, White N. Abstracts from the ASENT 2006 Annual Meeting March 8–11, 2006. NeuroRx 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nurx.2006.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Davis SM, Broderick J, Hennerici M, Brun NC, Diringer MN, Mayer SA, Begtrup K, Steiner T. Hematoma growth is a determinant of mortality and poor outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology 2006; 66:1175-81. [PMID: 16636233 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000208408.98482.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 762] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although volume of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a predictor of mortality, it is unknown whether subsequent hematoma growth further increases the risk of death or poor functional outcome. METHODS To determine if hematoma growth independently predicts poor outcome, the authors performed an individual meta-analysis of patients with spontaneous ICH who had CT within 3 hours of onset and 24-hour follow-up. Placebo patients were pooled from three trials investigating dosing, safety, and efficacy of rFVIIa (n = 115), and 103 patients from the Cincinnati study (total 218). Other baseline factors included age, gender, blood glucose, blood pressure, Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), and location. RESULTS Overall, 72.9% of patients exhibited some degree of hematoma growth. Percentage hematoma growth (hazard ratio [HR] 1.05 per 10% increase [95% CI: 1.03, 1.08; p < 0.0001]), initial ICH volume (HR 1.01 per mL [95% CI: 1.00, 1.02; p = 0.003]), GCS (HR 0.88 [95% CI: 0.81, 0.96; p = 0.003]), and IVH (HR 2.23 [95% CI: 1.25, 3.98; p = 0.007]) were all associated with increased mortality. Percentage growth (cumulative OR 0.84 [95% CI: 0.75, 0.92; p < 0.0001]), initial ICH volume (cumulative OR 0.94 [95% CI: 0.91, 0.97; p < 0.0001]), GCS (cumulative OR 1.46 [95% CI: 1.21, 1.82; p < 0.0001]), and age (cumulative OR 0.95 [95% CI: 0.92, 0.98; p = 0.0009]) predicted outcome modified Rankin Scale. Gender, location, blood glucose, and blood pressure did not predict outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Hematoma growth is an independent determinant of both mortality and functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Attenuation of growth is an important therapeutic strategy.
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- S M Davis
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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Allport LE, Parsons MW, Butcher KS, MacGregor L, Desmond PM, Tress BM, Davis SM. Elevated hematocrit is associated with reduced reperfusion and tissue survival in acute stroke. Neurology 2005; 65:1382-7. [PMID: 16275824 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000183057.96792.a8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated hematocrit (Hct) contributes to blood viscosity and has an adverse effect in acute stroke. The authors investigated the influence of Hct on tissue fate using serial MRI in acute stroke patients. METHODS The effects of Hct on reperfusion, penumbral salvage, and infarct expansion in 64 patients presenting within 24 hours of stroke onset were measured. MRI was performed at baseline (< 24 hours), days 3 to 5, and 90 days from stroke onset. RESULTS Median Hct was 42% with a bimodal distribution. There was a strong inverse relationship between Hct and reperfusion (Spearman rho = -0.74, p < 0.0001). The odds of major reperfusion (> 50% resolution of the baseline perfusion-weighted imaging deficit) were significantly lower with increasing Hct (odds ratio [OR] = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.97 to 1.00), independent of age, perfusion, and diffusion lesion volumes and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) administration. There was a trend toward reduced penumbral salvage at days 3 to 5 with increasing Hct (p = 0.06, 95% CI = -4.76 to 0.14). An increasing Hct was a significant predictor of infarct growth (OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.00 to 1.59), independent of baseline perfusion and diffusion volumes and glucose. The effect of Hct on reperfusion and infarct expansion was similar irrespective of rtPA administration (p = 0.31) and independent of smoking status. CONCLUSIONS Higher hematocrit (Hct) values have a significant independent association with reduced reperfusion and greater infarct size after ischemic stroke. An elevated Hct may also be a potential physiologic determinant of reduced penumbral salvage.
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- L E Allport
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria, Australia
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Davis SM. Medical management of haemorrhagic stroke. CRIT CARE RESUSC 2005; 7:185-8. [PMID: 16545043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/30/2005] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is much less common than ischaemic stroke (15% versus 85% in most Western studies), but is associated with a significantly worse prognosis. ICH is much more common in Asian populations, probably reflecting higher rates of small vessel disease, hypertension and genetic factors. Overall, ICH mortality rates approach 50% and there has been little effective treatment to date, except for the overall benefit from stroke unit care. Surgery for supratentorial ICH was not shown to be beneficial in a large recent trial of over 1000 patients, although controversies remain. For example, it still has an important role in selected patients with cerebellar ICH. Medical therapies to reduce brain edema and intracranial pressure, including glycerol and mannitol, are not of proven value. It is accepted that corticosteroids should not be used in ICH and may worsen outcomes. The management of acute hypertension is controversial and guidelines are based on little direct evidence.
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- S M Davis
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3050, Australia
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Macleod MR, Davis SM, Mitchell PJ, Gerraty RP, Fitt G, Hankey GJ, Stewart-Wynne EG, Rosen D, McNeil JJ, Bladin CF, Chambers BR, Herkes GK, Young D, Donnan GA. Results of a Multicentre, Randomised Controlled Trial of Intra-Arterial Urokinase in the Treatment of Acute Posterior Circulation Ischaemic Stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis 2005; 20:12-7. [PMID: 15925877 DOI: 10.1159/000086121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2004] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with ischaemic stroke due to occlusion of the basilar or vertebral arteries may develop a rapid deterioration in neurological status leading to coma and often to death. While intra-arterial thrombolysis may be used in this context, no randomised controlled data exist to support its safety or efficacy. METHODS Randomised controlled trial of intra-arterial urokinase within 24 h of symptom onset in patients with stroke and angiographic evidence of posterior circulation vascular occlusion. RESULTS Sixteen patients were randomised, and there was some imbalance between groups, with more severe strokes occurring in the treatment arm. A good outcome was observed in 4 of 8 patients who received intra-arterial urokinase compared with 1 of 8 patients in the control group. CONCLUSIONS These results support the need for a large-scale study to establish the efficacy of intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute basilar artery occlusion.
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- M R Macleod
- National Stroke Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
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De Georgia MA, Krieger DW, Abou-Chebl A, Devlin TG, Jauss M, Davis SM, Koroshetz WJ, Rordorf G, Warach S. Cooling for Acute Ischemic Brain Damage (COOL AID): a feasibility trial of endovascular cooling. Neurology 2005; 63:312-7. [PMID: 15277626 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000129840.66938.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report results of a randomized pilot clinical feasibility trial of endovascular cooling in patients with ischemic stroke. METHODS Forty patients with ischemic stroke presenting within 12 hours of symptom onset were enrolled in the study. An endovascular cooling device was inserted into the inferior vena cava of those randomized to hypothermia. A core body temperature of 33 degrees C was targeted for 24 hours. All patients underwent clinical assessment and MRI initially, at days 3 to 5 and days 30 to 37. RESULTS Eighteen patients were randomized to hypothermia and 22 to receive standard medical management. Thirteen patients reached target temperature in a mean of 77 +/- 44 minutes. Most tolerated hypothermia well. Clinical outcomes were similar in both groups. Mean diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion growth in the hypothermia group (n = 12) was 90.0 +/- 83.5% compared with 108.4 +/- 142.4% in the control group (n = 11) (NS). Mean DWI lesion growth in patients who cooled well (n = 8) was 72.9 +/- 95.2% (NS). CONCLUSIONS Induced moderate hypothermia is feasible using an endovascular cooling device in most patients with acute ischemic stroke. Further studies are needed to determine if hypothermia improves outcome.
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- M A De Georgia
- Department of Neurology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Hjort N, Butcher K, Davis SM, Kidwell CS, Koroshetz WJ, Röther J, Schellinger PD, Warach S, Østergaard L. Magnetic resonance imaging criteria for thrombolysis in acute cerebral infarct. Stroke 2004; 36:388-97. [PMID: 15618445 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000152268.47919.be] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) selection of stroke patients eligible for thrombolytic therapy is an emerging application. Although the efficacy of therapy within 3 hours after onset of symptoms with intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been proven for patients selected with computed tomography (CT), no randomized, double-blinded MRI trial has been published yet. SUMMARY OF REVIEW MRI screening of acute stroke patients before thrombolytic therapy is performed in some cerebrovascular centers. In contrast to the CT trials, MRI pilot studies demonstrate benefit of therapy up to 6 hours after onset of symptoms. This article reviews the literature that has lead to current controlled MRI-based thrombolysis trials. We examined the MRI criteria applied in 5 stroke centers. Along with the personal views of clinicians at these centers, the survey reveals a variety of clinical and MRI technical aspects that must be further investigated: the therapeutic consequence of microbleeds, the use of magnetic resonance angiography, dynamic time windows, and others. CONCLUSION MRI is an established application in acute evaluation of stroke patients and may suit as a brain clock, replacing the currently used epidemiological time clock when deciding whether to initiate thrombolytic therapy. MRI criteria for thrombolytic therapy are applied in some cerebrovascular centers, but the results of ongoing clinical trials must be awaited before it is possible to reach consensus.
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- N Hjort
- Department of Neuroradiology, Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Arhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Arhus C, Denmark.
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Lovelock C, Mitchell P, Brown J, Campbell D, Field P, Parsons M, Davis SM. Is Doppler ultrasound sufficient as the sole investigation before carotid endarterectomy? J Clin Neurosci 2003; 10:420-4. [PMID: 12852878 DOI: 10.1016/s0967-5868(03)00081-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Doppler ultrasound (DU) of the extracranial carotid arteries has been advocated as the sole imaging modality in carotid endarterectomy (CE) candidates. However this approach fails to identify patients with potentially significant intracranial disease, at high risk of stroke and death. Therefore, many stroke clinicians recommend angiography after screening DU. We aimed to identify the proportion of cases referred for CE in whom the identification of intracranial disease could have altered management. METHODS Two neuroradiologists, blinded to the clinical history, reviewed the films of 111 CE candidates, predominantly of Caucasian background, who had undergone carotid angiography after screening DU. Intracranial stenoses >50% luminal diameter, incidental aneurysms and non-atherosclerotic lesions were documented. Demographic and epidemiological data were collected. RESULTS Of the 111 patients, 87 had >50% extracranial stenoses although two thirds were asymptomatic. Intracranial stenotic lesions were recorded in 29% of patients. Over half of these were tandem lesions, distal to an extracranial stenosis. Aneurysms were found in 4.5% of patients. CONCLUSIONS DU alone would have failed to detect significant intracranial disease in nearly a third of cases. These patients are at high risk of stroke. The identification of this group allows more aggressive stroke prevention therapy.
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- C Lovelock
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Melbourne, Australia
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Nicholas PK, Kemppainen JK, Holzemer WL, Nokes KM, Eller LS, Corless IB, Bunch EH, Bain CA, Kirksey KM, Davis SM, Goodroad BK. Self-care management for neuropathy in HIV disease. AIDS Care 2002; 14:763-71. [PMID: 12511209 DOI: 10.1080/0954012021000031831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Peripheral neuropathy is the most common neurological complication in HIV and is often associated with antiretroviral therapy. As part of a larger study on self-care for symptoms in HIV disease, this study analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of peripheral neuropathy in HIV disease, the self-care strategies, and sources of information for self-care utilized by the sample. A convenience sample of 422 respondents was recruited from an Internet web-based site developed by the University of California, San Francisco International HIV/AIDS Research Network and from five geographic data collection sites (Boston, New York City, San Francisco and Paterson in the USA, and Oslo, Norway). Results of the study indicated that respondents with peripheral neuropathy identified 77 self-care behaviours including complementary therapies, use of medications, exercise and rest and/or elevation of extremities. Sources of information included health care providers, informal networks and media sources.
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- P K Nicholas
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
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Gilligan AK, Markus R, Read S, Srikanth V, Hirano T, Fitt G, Arends M, Chambers BR, Davis SM, Donnan GA. Baseline blood pressure but not early computed tomography changes predicts major hemorrhage after streptokinase in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke 2002; 33:2236-42. [PMID: 12215593 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000027859.59415.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracerebral hemorrhage is the most serious complication of thrombolytic therapy for stroke. We explored factors associated with this complication in the Australian Streptokinase Trial. METHODS The initial CT scans (< or =4 hours after stroke) of 270 patients were reviewed retrospectively by an expert panel for early signs of ischemia and classified into the following 3 categories: no signs or < or =1/3 or >1/3 of the vascular territory. Hemorrhage on late CT scans was categorized as major or minor on the basis of location and mass effect. Stepwise, backward elimination, multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for each hemorrhage category. RESULTS Major hemorrhage occurred in 21% of streptokinase (SK) and 4% of placebo patients. Predictors of major hemorrhage were SK treatment (odds ratio [OR], 6.40; 95% CI, 2.50 to 16.36) and elevated systolic blood pressure before therapy (OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.05). Baseline systolic blood pressure >165 mm Hg in SK-treated patients resulted in a >25% risk of major secondary hemorrhage. Early ischemic CT changes, either < or =1/3 or >1/3, were not associated with major hemorrhage (OR, 1.58; 95% CI, 0.65 to 3.83; and OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.45 to 2.76, respectively). Minor hemorrhage occurred in 30% of the SK and 26% of the placebo group. Predictors of minor hemorrhage were male sex, severe stroke, early CT changes, and SK treatment. Ninety-one percent of patients with major hemorrhage deteriorated clinically compared with 23% with minor hemorrhage. CONCLUSIONS SK increased the risk of both minor and major hemorrhage. Major hemorrhage was also more likely in patients with elevated baseline systolic blood pressure. However, early CT changes did not predict major hemorrhage. Results from this study highlight the importance of baseline systolic blood pressure as a potential cause of hemorrhage in patients undergoing thrombolysis.
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- A K Gilligan
- National Stroke Research Institute and University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia.
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Davis SM, Somorjai GA. Deuterium exchange reactions of isobutane, n-hexane and n-heptane catalyzed over platinum single crystal surfaces. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100232a019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thompson JL, Davis SM, Gittelsohn J, Going S, Becenti A, Metcalfe L, Stone E, Harnack L, Ring K. Patterns of physical activity among American Indian children: an assessment of barriers and support. J Community Health 2001; 26:423-45. [PMID: 11759094 PMCID: PMC4890467 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012507323784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Estimates indicate that 10% to 50% of American Indian and non-Indian children in the U.S. are obese, defined as a body mass index > or = 95th percentile of the NHANES II reference data. Pathways is a two-phase, multi-site study to develop and test a school-based obesity prevention program in American Indian schoolchildren in grades three through five. During Phase I feasibility prior to initiation of the Pathways trial, data were collected related to physical activity patterns, and the supports of, and barriers to, physical activity. Nine schools from communities representing six different tribal groups participated in this study. Multiple measures were used for data collection including direct observation, paired child interviews, and in-depth interviews and focus groups with adults. Students completed the self-administered Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors (KAB) survey, and a Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ). Barriers to physical activity at schools included a lack of facilities, equipment, and trained staff persons for PE. Adults were not consistently active with their children, but they were highly supportive of their children's activity level. Children reported a strong enjoyment of physical activity and strong peer support to be physically active. Weather conditions, safety concerns, and homework/chores were common barriers to physical activity reported by children and adult caregivers. The information was used to design culturally and age-appropriate, practical interventions including the five physical activity programs for schoolchildren in the Pathways study.
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- J L Thompson
- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Albuquerque 87131-5311, USA.
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Donnan GA, Davis SM. When is enough enough? Stroke 2001; 32:2710-1. [PMID: 11692042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- G A Donnan
- National Stroke Research Institute, Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia
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- B N Thomson
- Department of General Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Desmond PM, Lovell AC, Rawlinson AA, Parsons MW, Barber PA, Yang Q, Li T, Darby DG, Gerraty RP, Davis SM, Tress BM. The value of apparent diffusion coefficient maps in early cerebral ischemia. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001; 22:1260-7. [PMID: 11498412 PMCID: PMC7975194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2000] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prediction of the regions of the ischemic penumbra that are likely to progress to infarction is of great clinical interest. Whether lowered apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were present in the ischemic penumbra of patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke and were specific to regions of the penumbra that proceeded to infarction was investigated. METHODS Nineteen patients with hemispheric stroke of less than 6 hours' onset and with acute scans showing a perfusion lesion greater than a diffusion lesion (ischemic penumbra) were studied. Scans also were performed subacutely (days 3 to 5) and at outcome (day 90). The outcome scan was used to identify regions of the penumbra that proceeded to infarction. RESULTS The ADC ratios were significantly reduced (P <.00001) in regions of the penumbra that progressed to infarction on the outcome scan compared with those that remained normal. In regions that showed transition to infarction, the mean ADC ratios were typically 0.75 to 0.90. CONCLUSION Intermediate ADC values are present in the ischemic penumbra and are indicative of tissue at risk of infarction.
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- P M Desmond
- Department of Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Parsons MW, Yang Q, Barber PA, Darby DG, Desmond PM, Gerraty RP, Tress BM, Davis SM. Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging maps in hyperacute stroke: relative cerebral blood flow most accurately identifies tissue destined to infarct. Stroke 2001; 32:1581-7. [PMID: 11441205 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.7.1581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In ischemic stroke, perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provide important pathophysiological information. A PWI>DWI mismatch pattern suggests the presence of salvageable tissue. However, improved methods for distinguishing PWI>DWI mismatch tissue that is critically hypoperfused from benign oligemia are required. METHODS We investigated the usefulness of maps of relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF), volume (rCBV), and mean transit time (rMTT) to predict transition to infarction in hyperacute (<6 hours) stroke patients with PWI>DWI mismatch patterns. Semiquantitative color-thresholded analysis was used to measure hypoperfusion volumes, including increasing color signal intensity thresholds of rMTT delay, which were compared with infarct expansion, outcome infarct size, and clinical status. RESULTS Acute rCBF lesion volume had the strongest correlation with final infarct size (r=0.91, P<0.001) and clinical outcome (r=0.67, P<0.01). There was a trend for acute rCBF>DWI mismatch volume to overestimate infarct expansion between the acute and outcome study (P=0.06). Infarct expansion was underestimated by acute rCBV>DWI mismatch (P<0.001). When rMTT lesions included tissue with moderately prolonged transit times (mean delay 4.3 seconds, signal intensity values 50% to 70%), infarct expansion was overestimated. In contrast, when rMTT lesions were restricted to more severely prolonged transit times (mean delay 6.1 seconds, signal intensity >70%), these regions progressed to infarction in all except 1 patient, but infarct expansion was underestimated (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The acute rCBF lesion most accurately identified tissue in the PWI>DWI mismatch region at risk of infarction. Color-thresholded PWI maps show potential for use in an acute clinical setting to prospectively predict tissue outcome.
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- M W Parsons
- Department of Neurology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville Victoria, Australia
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As yet another nursing shortage faces the country, the issue of the satisfaction of nurses again becomes of critical concern to nursing managers in the interest of staff retention. The authors describe the use of the statistical technique Q methodology to assess the needs of nurses and other medical staff at a level one, tertiary care emergency department in the United States. Using the Q method, the authors were able to identify different, unique viewpoints concerning employee needs among the study population, as well as commonly shared views. This level of detail, not obtainable using more traditional statistical techniques, can aid in the design of more effective strategies aimed at fulfilling the needs of an organization's staff to increase their satisfaction.
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- A S Chinnis
- Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
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Hirano T, Read SJ, Abbott DF, Baird AE, Yasaka M, Infeld B, Barber PA, Davis SM, McKay WJ, Donnan GA. Prediction of the final infarct volume within 6 h of stroke using single photon emission computed tomography with technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime. Cerebrovasc Dis 2001; 11:119-27. [PMID: 11223664 DOI: 10.1159/000047623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A simple method to predict the final infarct volume within 6 h of onset of hemispheric ischemic stroke based on the measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with techneticum-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime ((99m)Tc-HMPAO) was investigated in a clinical model involving patients without definite early reperfusion or clinical recovery. METHODS A group of 16 patients (group 1) was used to establish the methodology, which was then validated in a second group of 14 patients (group 2). The final infarct volume was defined using computed tomography (CT) performed at least 7 days after stroke. The relative CBF threshold value, expressed as a percentage of the mean contralateral hemispheric value, which most closely estimated the final infarct size on coregistered CT was established for each patient. RESULTS The mean threshold CBF value for group 1 was 63.7%. When this value was used to predict infarct size in group 2, a close correlation was observed between the actual and the estimated sizes (r = 0.973, p < 0.0001). This value was not time dependent. CONCLUSIONS If no significant early reperfusion or clinical recovery occurs, a CBF threshold value of 63.7% on (99m)Tc-HMPAO SPECT performed within 6 h of stroke onset will reliably predict the final infarct size.
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- Department of Neurology, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Barber PA, Consolo HK, Yang Q, Darby DG, Desmond PM, Lichtenstein M, Tress BM, Davis SM. Comparison of MRI perfusion imaging and single photon emission computed tomography in chronic stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis 2001; 11:128-36. [PMID: 11223665 DOI: 10.1159/000047624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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There have been few direct comparisons between MR perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) and established perfusion imaging techniques, and none in chronic stroke. We therefore studied 17 chronic hemispheric infarction patients (mean, 90 days) and compared hypoperfusion volumes determined from PWI maps of relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and volume (rCBV), and mean transit time (rMTT) with those measured with (99)Tc-HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Comparisons were also made between infarct size (T(2)-WI) and clinical scales. Correlations were found between lesion location and volume in all three PWI hemodynamic parameter maps with clinical state and lesions on SPECT and T(2)-WI. In 3 patients, rCBF and rCBV lesions extended well beyond the borders of moderate-sized infarctions. We conclude that in chronic stroke, PWI can delineate regions of abnormal perfusion that reflect the degree of functional impairment and structural damage. The finding of peri-infarct hypoperfusion suggests that PWI may have the potential to provide a rapid and non-invasive template against which interventional strategies aimed at promoting functional recovery may be investigated.
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- P A Barber
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3050, Australia
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- G A Donnan
- National Stroke Research Institute, Austin, Australia.
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Davis SM, Lambert LC. Body image and weight concerns among Southwestern American Indian preadolescent schoolchildren. Ethn Dis 2001; 10:184-94. [PMID: 10892824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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This study was undertaken to determine whether perceptions about body image and size vary by body mass index (BMI) and demographic factors among American Indian children in the Southwestern United States. We surveyed 1,996 American Indian schoolchildren in the fifth grade (mean age 10.5 +/- 0.7 years) at eleven rural elementary schools. Heights and weights were measured using standard protocol. Multiple linear regression models were developed for preferred body shape, desired body shape, and body satisfaction to determine association with demographic and physical factors. Results from multiple linear regression modeling indicated that BMI and gender influence body satisfaction, with heavier children and girls being less satisfied with their bodies (P<.001 and P<.05, respectively). Geographic isolation and lack of amenities in the home did not appear to affect body satisfaction or messages from others about being too fat or thin; however, geographically isolated students were more likely to choose a larger body shape as best looking. Girls of appropriate weight were 2.2 times more likely than boys to have been told they were too fat. Sixty-one percent of all students surveyed had tried to lose weight. These findings, although similar to those for non-Hispanic Whites of the same age, are contrary to prevailing ideas that American Indians value obesity. In fact, we observed a high level of body dissatisfaction among children of appropriate weight, particularly girls, and prevalent dieting across all weight categories and both genders.
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- S M Davis
- Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque 87131-5311, USA.
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Bjørbaek C, Buchholz RM, Davis SM, Bates SH, Pierroz DD, Gu H, Neel BG, Myers MG, Flier JS. Divergent roles of SHP-2 in ERK activation by leptin receptors. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:4747-55. [PMID: 11085989 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m007439200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 has been proposed to serve as a regulator of leptin signaling, but its specific roles are not fully examined. To directly investigate the role of SHP-2, we employed dominant negative strategies in transfected cells. We show that a catalytically inactive mutant of SHP-2 blocks leptin-stimulated ERK phosphorylation by the long leptin receptor, ObRb. SHP-2, lacking two C-terminal tyrosine residues, partially inhibits ERK phosphorylation. We find similar effects of the SHP-2 mutants after examining stimulation of an ERK-dependent egr-1 promoter-construct by leptin. We also demonstrate ERK phosphorylation and egr-1 mRNA expression in the hypothalamus by leptin. Analysis of signaling by ObRb lacking intracellular tyrosine residues or by the short leptin receptor, ObRa, enabled us to conclude that two pathways are critical for ERK activation. One pathway does not require the intracellular domain of ObRb, whereas the other pathway requires tyrosine residue 985 of ObRb. The phosphatase activity of SHP-2 is required for both pathways, whereas activation of ERK via Tyr-985 of ObRb also requires tyrosine phosphorylation of SHP-2. SHP-2 is thus a positive regulator of ERK by leptin receptors, and both the adaptor function and the phosphatase activity of SHP-2 are critical for this regulation.
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- C Bjørbaek
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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The support staff members of any Department of Emergency Medicine perform a plethora of tasks that are crucial to the productivity of both individual physicians and the department as a whole. It is important to ensure that the personal and professional needs of the support staff are being met. This report describes the use of a relatively new statistical technique, Q methodology, to elucidate the needs of the support staff. This method allowed the investigators to quantitatively reveal the presence of two distinct viewpoints on employee needs among the support staff. Additionally, opinions that were held by the employees concerning their needs were identified. These results allowed for strategies to be tailored to both the individual and the group. The results indicate that Q methodology can have widespread application in the relatively new area of health care quality research.
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- A S Chinnis
- Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9149, USA
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Davis SM, Donnan GA. Newer antiplatelet therapies in stroke prevention. Aust Fam Physician 2001; 30:129-34. [PMID: 11280112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aspirin has been the mainstay of antiplatelet therapy in stroke prevention for 30 years. In the past decade, a number of new antiplatelet strategies have been shown in clinical trials to provide some benefits over aspirin therapy. These new compounds include ticlopidine, clopidogrel and the combination of aspirin with dipyridamole. OBJECTIVES To review the efficacy and dosage of aspirin in stroke prevention, and to review the benefits and risks of the newer strategies, compared with aspirin. Based on the evidence from randomised, controlled clinical trials and systematic overviews, to present practical clinical guidelines for the use of aspirin and the newer antiplatelet drugs. DISCUSSION For most patients aspirin monotherapy is still recommended as the first line antiplatelet strategy. However, some stroke clinicians are now recommending the combination of aspirin plus dipyridamole as a first line approach. For patients who are allergic to aspirin, clopidogrel is the drug of first choice and has largely replaced ticlopidine. For aspirin failures, either combined aspirin plus dipyridamole, or clopidogrel, are recommended. The combination of aspirin plus clopidogrel has theoretical appeal, is valuable in prevention of coronary stent thrombosis and is undergoing clinical trial in stroke prevention. Other novel approaches, such as oral platelet Gp IIb/IIIa antagonists are also being evaluated.
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- S M Davis
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and the University of Melbourne, Victoria
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Nelson JE, Meier DE, Oei EJ, Nierman DM, Senzel RS, Manfredi PL, Davis SM, Morrison RS. Self-reported symptom experience of critically ill cancer patients receiving intensive care. Crit Care Med 2001; 29:277-82. [PMID: 11246306 DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200102000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the symptom experience of a cohort of intensive care unit (ICU) patients at high risk for hospital death. DESIGN Prospective analysis of patients with a present or past diagnosis of cancer who were consecutively admitted to a medical ICU during an 8-month period. SETTING Academic, university-affiliated, tertiary-care, urban medical center. PATIENTS One hundred cancer patients treated in a medical ICU. INTERVENTION Assessment of symptoms. MEASUREMENTS Patients' self-reports of symptoms using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS), and ratings of pain or discomfort associated with ICU diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and of stress associated with conditions in the ICU. MAIN RESULTS Hospital mortality for the group was 56%. Fifty patients had the capacity to respond to the ESAS, among whom 100% provided symptom reports. Between 55% and 75% of ESAS responders reported experiencing pain, discomfort, anxiety, sleep disturbance, or unsatisfied hunger or thirst that they rated as moderate or severe, whereas depression and dyspnea at these levels were reported by approximately 40% and 33% of responders, respectively. Significant pain, discomfort, or both were associated with common ICU procedures, but most procedure-related symptoms were controlled adequately for a majority of patients. Inability to communicate, sleep disruption, and limitations on visiting were particularly stressful among ICU conditions studied. CONCLUSIONS Among critically ill cancer patients, multiple distressing symptoms were common in the ICU, often at significant levels of severity. Symptom assessment may suggest more effective strategies for symptom control and may direct decisions about appropriate use of ICU therapies.
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- J E Nelson
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
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During leptin signaling, each of the phosphorylated tyrosine residues on the long form of the leptin receptor (LRb) mediates distinct signals. Phosphorylated Tyr(1138) binds STAT3 to mediate its tyrosine phosphorylation and transcriptional activation, while phosphorylated Tyr(985) binds the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 and reportedly mediates both activation of ERK kinases and inhibition of LRb-mediated STAT3 activation. We show here that although mutation of Tyr(985) does not alter STAT3 signaling by erythropoietin receptor-LRb (ELR) chimeras in transfected 293 cells at short times of stimulation, this mutation enhances STAT3 signaling at longer times of stimulation (>6 h). These data suggest that Tyr(985) may mediate feedback inhibition of LRb signaling by an LRb-induced LRb inhibitor, such as SOCS3. Indeed, SOCS3 binds specifically to phosphorylated Tyr(985) of LRb, and SOCS3 fails to inhibit transcription by ELR following mutation of Tyr(985), suggesting that SOCS3 inhibits LRb signaling by binding to phosphorylated Tyr(985). Additionally, overexpression of SOCS3, but not SHP-2, impairs ELR signaling, and the overexpression of SHP-2 blunts SOCS3-mediated inhibition of ELR signaling. Thus, our data suggest that in addition to mediating SHP-2 binding and ERK activation during acute stimulation, Tyr(985) of LRb mediates feedback inhibition of LRb signaling by binding to LRb-induced SOCS3.
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- C Bjorbak
- Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and Section on Obesity, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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