Search Results - "Sandercock, Peter A G"
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Oral antiplatelet therapy for acute ischaemic stroke
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (25-03-2014)“…In people with acute ischaemic stroke, platelets become activated and can cause blood clots to form and block an artery in the brain, resulting in damage to…”
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Experiences of the Data Monitoring Committee for the RECOVERY trial, a large-scale adaptive platform randomised trial of treatments for patients hospitalised with COVID-19
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (18-10-2022)“…To inform the oversight of future clinical trials during a pandemic, we summarise the experiences of the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) for the Randomised…”
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Fatigue after stroke: baseline predictors and influence on survival. Analysis of data from UK patients recruited in the International Stroke Trial
Published in PloS one (18-03-2011)“…Little is known about the associations of post-stroke fatigue or its influence on survival. The vitality component of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) is a valid and…”
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Targeted use of heparin, heparinoids, or low-molecular-weight heparin to improve outcome after acute ischaemic stroke: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Published in Lancet neurology (01-06-2013)“…Summary Background Many international guidelines on the prevention of venous thromboembolism recommend targeting heparin treatment at patients with stroke who…”
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Effect of X-Ray Attenuation of Arterial Obstructions on Intravenous Thrombolysis and Outcome after Ischemic Stroke
Published in PloS one (23-12-2015)“…To assess whether the x-ray attenuation of intra-arterial obstruction measured on non-contrast CT in ischemic stroke can predict response to thrombolysis and…”
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The REstart or STop Antithrombotics Randomised Trial (RESTART) after stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage: statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (25-03-2019)“…For adults surviving stroke due to spontaneous (non-traumatic) intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) who had taken an antithrombotic (i.e. anticoagulant or…”
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Observer reliability of CT angiography in the assessment of acute ischaemic stroke: data from the Third International Stroke Trial
Published in Neuroradiology (01-01-2015)“…Introduction CT angiography (CTA) is often used for assessing patients with acute ischaemic stroke. Only limited observer reliability data exist. We tested…”
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Anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (12-03-2015)“…Most ischaemic strokes are caused by a blood clot blocking an artery in the brain. Clot prevention with anticoagulants might improve outcomes if bleeding risks…”
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The International Stroke Trial database
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (21-04-2011)“…We aimed to make individual patient data from the International Stroke Trial (IST), one of the largest randomised trials ever conducted in acute stroke,…”
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Aspirin for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in a General Population Screened for a Low Ankle Brachial Index: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (03-03-2010)“…CONTEXT A low ankle brachial index (ABI) indicates atherosclerosis and an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Screening for a low ABI…”
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Effects of Antiplatelet Therapy After Stroke Caused by Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Extended Follow-up of the RESTART Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in JAMA neurology (01-10-2021)“…The Restart or Stop Antithrombotics Randomized Trial (RESTART) found that antiplatelet therapy appeared to be safe up to 5 years after intracerebral hemorrhage…”
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Diffusion-weighted imaging and diagnosis of transient ischemic attack
Published in Annals of neurology (01-01-2014)“…Objective Magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) is sensitive to small acute ischemic lesions and might help diagnose transient ischemic…”
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Cochrane review on the role of surgery in cervical spondylotic radiculomyelopathy
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (01-04-2002)“…This study involved a search of MEDLINE (1966 to 2000), EMBASE (1980 to 2000), and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. The authors of the identified…”
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Antiplatelet therapy for acute ischaemic stroke
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (16-07-2008)“…In patients with acute ischaemic stroke, platelets become activated. Antiplatelet therapy might reduce the volume of brain damaged by ischaemia and reduce the…”
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Controversies in Thrombolysis
Published in Current neurology and neuroscience reports (01-08-2017)“…Purpose of Review The purpose of the review is to examine recent evidence on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis and identify the remaining uncertainties…”
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Effects of alteplase on survival after ischaemic stroke (IST-3): 3 year follow-up of a randomised, controlled, open-label trial
Published in Lancet neurology (01-09-2016)“…Summary Background The effect of alteplase on patient survival after ischaemic stroke is the subject of debate. We report the effect of intravenous alteplase…”
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Clinical scores for the identification of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in the emergency department: a cross-sectional study
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-09-2011)“…ObjectiveTo compare the sensitivity and specificity of bedside diagnostic stroke scales in patients with suspected stroke.DesignA cross-sectional observational…”
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Factors affecting the apparent efficacy and safety of tissue plasminogen activator in thrombotic occlusion models of stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism (01-12-2010)“…Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) improves outcome in animal models of stroke and in clinical trial, but is associated with…”
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Surgery for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (20-01-2010)“…Cervical spondylosis causes pain and disability by compressing the spinal cord or roots. Surgery to relieve the compression may reduce the pain and disability,…”
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A systematic review of clinical trials of pharmacological interventions for acute ischaemic stroke (1955-2008) that were completed, but not published in full
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (22-04-2010)“…We assessed the prevalence, and potential impact of, trials of pharmacological agents for acute stroke that were completed but not published in full. Failure…”
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