Cerebral collaterals in acute ischaemia: Implications for acute ischaemic stroke patients receiving reperfusion therapy

AV Ravindran, MC Killingsworth… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The cerebral collaterals play an important role in penumbral tissue sustenance after an
acute ischaemic stroke. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential role of collaterals in …

Studying stroke thrombus composition after thrombectomy: what can we learn?

S Staessens, O François, W Brinjikji, KM Doyle… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
The composition of ischemic stroke thrombi has gained an increasing amount of interest in
recent years. The implementation of endovascular procedures in standard stroke care has …

Thrombus heterogeneity in ischemic stroke

S Staessens, SF De Meyer - Platelets, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The structure of stroke thrombi has gained an increasing amount of interest in recent years.
The advent of endovascular thrombectomy has offered the unique opportunity to provide …

Diagnostic and prognostic utility of computed tomography perfusion imaging in posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Katyal, Z Calic, M Killingsworth… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging could be useful in the
diagnosis of posterior circulation stroke (PCS) and in identifying patients who are likely to …

[HTML][HTML] Is composition of brain clot retrieved by mechanical thrombectomy associated with stroke aetiology and clinical outcomes in acute ischemic stroke?—a …

J Huang, MC Killingsworth, SMM Bhaskar - Neurology International, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Brain clots retrieved following endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic
stroke patients may offer unique opportunities to characterise stroke aetiology and aid stroke …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging the gap in cancer-related stroke management: Update on therapeutic and preventive approaches

MY Sun, SMM Bhaskar - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The underlying aetiopathophysiology of cancer-related strokes and thromboembolisms
differs from that of noncancer-related strokes, which makes treating cancer-related strokes …

[HTML][HTML] Clot Morphology in Acute Ischemic Stroke Decision Making

JC Huang, SMM Bhaskar - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the world, and the provision of
reperfusion therapy and endovascular therapy, in particular, have revolutionized the …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic capacity of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign in anterior circulation acute ischaemic stroke patients receiving reperfusion therapy: a …

C Shi, MC Killingsworth, SMM Bhaskar - Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2022 - Springer
Pre-intervention CT imaging-based biomarkers, such as hyperdense middle cerebral artery
sign (HMCAS) may have a role in acute ischaemic stroke prognostication. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Septic emboli

H Elsaghir, Y Al Khalili - 2019 - europepmc.org
Objectives: Identify the etiology of septic emboli medical conditions. Review the history,
physical, and evaluation of septic emboli. Summarize the treatment and management …

[HTML][HTML] Clot composition analysis as a diagnostic tool to gain insight into ischemic stroke etiology: a systematic review

A Aliena-Valero, J Baixauli-Martín… - Journal of …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Mechanical thrombectomy renders the occluding clot available for analysis. Insights into
thrombus composition could help establish the stroke cause. We aimed to investigate the …