Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to provide the first correlative
study of the hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) and gradient-echo MRI …

Background and Purpose—Few data exist on the relationship between differential
subpopulations of peripheral leukocytes and early cerebral infarct size in ischemic stroke …

Background and Purpose—The Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) is a brief 3-item stroke
severity assessment measure designed for prehospital and Emergency Department use …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between hyperperfusion and
hemorrhagic transformation (HT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Pseudo-continuous arterial …

Objective Predicting hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is critical in the setting of
recanalization therapy for acute stroke. Dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Background and Purpose—Epidemiological studies of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) have
consistently demonstrated variation in incidence, location, age at presentation, and …

The stroke patient who deteriorates presents a common and rewarding diagnostic
challenge. Up to one third of ischemic stroke patients worsen after admission, though the …

Background Endovascular reperfusion techniques are a promising intervention for acute
ischemic stroke (AIS). Prior studies have identified markers of initial injury (arrival NIH stroke …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to determine whether
leukoaraiosis (LA) predicts hemorrhagic transformation and poor outcome in patients with …

Background and Purpose—In a previous study, 0.3 and 0.45 mg/kg of intravenous
recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) were safe when combined with eptifibatide …