World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar 21. pii: S1878-8750(18)30585-0. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.103. [Epub ahead of print] The dilemma of anticoagulating patients with cerebral venous thrombosis who underwent decompressive craniectomy. Mendes PD1, da Silva Lopes CL2, França DM2, Reis JC3, de Jesus Santos AC2, Darwich...
Neurosurgery. 2017 May 1;80(5):665-680. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx091. Synopsis of Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: Consensus Recommendations Based on Systematic Literature Review by the Angioma Alliance Scientific Advisory Board Clinical Experts Panel. Akers A1, Al-Shahi Salman R2, A Awad I3, Dahlem K1, Flemming...
BACKGROUND Thrombectomy is currently recommended for eligible patients with stroke who are treated within 6 hours after the onset of symptoms. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, open-label trial, with blinded outcome assessment, of...
Abstract BACKGROUND: The effect of endovascular thrombectomy that is performed more than 6 hours after the onset of ischemic stroke is uncertain. Patients with a clinical deficit that is disproportionately severe relative to the infarct volume may benefit from...
This is a comeback for PFO closure! This series comprised of 3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine that enrolled patients after stroke with PFO and either left-to-right shunt or atrial...
Thrombolysis in Postoperative Stroke Nicolas Voelkel, MD; Nikolai Dominik Hubert, MSc; Roland Backhaus, MD; Roman Ludwig Haberl, MD; Gordian Jan Hubert, MD DISCLOSURES Stroke Stroke. 2017;48(11):3034-3039. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background and Purpose: Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT)...
Neurocrit Care. 2016 Dec;25(3):365-370. Acute Posterior Cranial Fossa Hemorrhage-Is Surgical Decompression Better than Expectant Medical Management? Luney MS1, English SW2,3, Longworth A3, Simpson J3, Gudibande S4, Matta B3, Burnstein RM3, Veenith T5,6. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: To compare the in-hospital mortality and institutional morbidity from medical...
J Neurosurg Sci. 2017 Oct;61(5):523-535. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.16.03661-4. Epub 2016 Mar 18. Treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage: a selective review and future directions. Ganesh Kumar N1, Zuckerman SL2, Khan IS3, Dewan MC2, Morone PJ2, Mocco J4. Author information Abstract Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a...
World Neurosurg. 2017 Jul 19. pii: S1878-8750(17)31141-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.041. [Epub ahead of print] Surgery for Cerebellar Hemorrhage – a NSQIP-Database Analysis of Patient Outcomes and Factors Associated with 30-Day Mortality and Prolonged Ventilation. Arnone GD1, Esfahani...
Current management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage Cyrus K Dastur, Wengui Yu DOI: 10.1136/svn-2016-000047 Published 24 January 2017 Abstract Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is the most devastating and disabling type of stroke. Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is...
