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The mobile stroke unit and management of acute stroke in rural settings by Shuaib, Ashfaq, MD, Jeerakathil, Thomas, MD MSc

“…In patients with suspected acute stroke, immediate brain imaging, most frequently with computed tomography (CT), is essential to distinguish between an…”
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Thrombolysis: Improving door-to-needle times for ischemic stroke treatment – A narrative review by Kamal, Noreen, Smith, Eric E, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Hill, Michael D

“…Background The effectiveness of thrombolysis is highly time dependent. For this reason, short target times have been set to reduce time to treatment from…”
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Effects of a Province-wide Triaging System for TIA: The ASPIRE Intervention by Jeerakathil, Thomas J., Yu, Amy Ying Xin, Choi, Philip M.C., Fang, Shoufan, Shuaib, Ashfaq, Majumdar, Sumit R., Demchuk, Andrew M., Butcher, Kenneth, Watson, Tim J., Dean, Naeem, Gordon, Deb, Hill, Michael D., Edmond, Cathy, Coutts, Shelagh B.

“…Urgent transient ischemic attack (TIA) management to reduce stroke recurrence is challenging, particularly in rural and remote areas. In Alberta, Canada,…”
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The Intracerebral Hemorrhage Acutely Decreasing Arterial Pressure Trial by BUTCHER, Kenneth S, JEERAKATHIL, Thomas, EMERY, Derek, SHUAIB, Ashfaq, HILL, Michael, DEMCHUK, Andrew M, DOWLATSHAHI, Dariush, COUTTS, Shelagh B, GOULD, Bronwen, MCCOURT, Rebecca, ASDAGHI, Negar, FINDLAY, J. Max

“…Acute blood pressure (BP) reduction aimed at attenuation of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) expansion might also compromise cerebral blood flow (CBF). We tested…”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation on Holter Monitor in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack by ALHADRAMY, Osama, JEERAKATHIL, Thomas J, MAJUMDAR, Sumit R, NAJJAR, Emad, CHOY, Jonathan, SAQQUR, Maher

“…Our aims were to quantify the yield of Holter monitor for detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in patients with stroke and TIA, and to determine…”
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Admission Hyperglycemia Predicts a Worse Outcome in Stroke Patients Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis by Poppe, Alexandre Y, Majumdar, Sumit R, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Ghali, William, Buchan, Alastair M, Hill, Michael D

“…OBJECTIVE: Admission hyperglycemia has been associated with worse outcomes in ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that hyperglycemia (glucose >8.0 mmol/l) in the…”
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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: Acute Stroke Management during pregnancy by Ladhani, Noor Niyar N, Swartz, Richard H, Foley, Norine, Nerenberg, Kara, Smith, Eric E, Gubitz, Gord, Dowlatshahi, Dariush, Potts, Jayson, Ray, Joel G, Barrett, Jon, Bushnell, Cheryl, Bal, Simerpreet, Chan, Wee-Shian, Chari, Radha, El Amrani, Meryem, Gandhi, Shital, Hill, Michael D, James, Andra, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Jin, Albert, Kirton, Adam, Lanthier, Sylvain, Lausman, Andrea, Leffert, Lisa Rae, Mandzia, Jennifer, Menon, Bijoy, Pikula, Aleksandra, Poppe, Alexandre, Saposnik, Gustavo, Sharma, Mukul, Bhogal, Sanjit, Smitko, Elisabeth, Lindsay, M Patrice

“…The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement Acute Stroke Management during Pregnancy is the second of a two-part series devoted to stroke in…”
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Pre-hospital triage of suspected acute stroke patients in a mobile stroke unit in the rural Alberta by Kate, Mahesh P., Jeerakathil, Thomas, Buck, Brian H., Khan, Khurshid, Nomani, Ali Zohair, Butt, Asif, Thirunavukkarasu, Sibi, Nowacki, Tomasz, Kalashyan, Hayrapet, Lloret-Villas, Mar Irida, D’Souza, Atlantic, Mishra, Sachin, McCombe, Jennifer, Butcher, Kenneth, Jickling, Glen, Saqqur, Maher, Shuaib, Ashfaq

“…Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) expedites the delivery of intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke patients. We further evaluated the functional outcome of patients…”
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Aggressive blood pressure reduction is not associated with decreased perfusion in leukoaraiosis regions in acute intracerebral hemorrhage patients by Kate, Mahesh, Gioia, Laura, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Hill, Michael D, Gould, Bronwen, McCourt, Rebecca, Dowlatshahi, Dar, Coutts, Shelagh, Kosior, Jayme, Demchuk, Andrew, Buck, Brian, Butcher, Kenneth

“…Leukoaraiosis regions may be more vulnerable to decreases in cerebral perfusion. We aimed to assess perfusion in leukoaraiosis regions in acute intracerebral…”
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Protocol for LASER: A Randomized Evaluation and an Associated Registry of Early Anticoagulation With Edoxaban After Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Alrohimi, Anas, Jickling, Glen, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Shuaib, Ashfaq, Khan, Khurshid, Kate, Mahesh, Hill, Michael D, Buck, Brian, Butcher, Ken

“…The optimal timing of anticoagulation after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. Our primary aim is to demonstrate the safety of…”
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The intracerebral hemorrhage acutely decreasing arterial pressure trial II (ICH ADAPT II) protocol by Gioia, Laura, Klahr, Ana, Kate, Mahesh, Buck, Brian, Dowlatshahi, Dariush, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Emery, Derek, Butcher, Kenneth

“…Aggressively lowering blood pressure (BP) in acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) may improve outcome. Although there is no evidence that BP reduction changes…”
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Workflow and Short-Term Functional Outcomes in Simultaneous Acute Code Stroke Activation and Stroke Reperfusion Therapy by Sarmiento, Robert Joseph, Wagner, Amanda, Sheriff, Asif, Taralson, Colleen, Moniz, Nadine, Opsahl, Jason, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Buck, Brian, Sevcik, William, Shuaib, Ashfaq, Kate, Mahesh

“…The burden of simultaneous acute code stroke activation (ACSA) is not known. We aim to assess the effect of simultaneous ACSA on workflow metrics and home time…”
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Penumbral Imaging-Based Thrombolysis with Tenecteplase Is Feasible up to 24 Hours after Symptom Onset by Kate, Mahesh, Wannamaker, Robert, Kamble, Harsha, Riaz, Parnian, Gioia, Laura C, Buck, Brian, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Smyth, Penelope, Shuaib, Ashfaq, Butcher, Kenneth, Emery, Derek

“…Thrombolysis >4.5 hours after ischemic stroke onset is unproven. We assessed the feasibility of tenecteplase (TNK) treatment in patients with evidence of an…”
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Lower Blood Pressure Is Not Associated With Decreased Arterial Spin Labeling Estimates of Perfusion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Klahr, Ana C, Kosior, Jayme C, Dowlatshahi, Dariush, Buck, Brian H, Beaulieu, Christian, Gioia, Laura C, Kalashyan, Hayrapet, Wilman, Alan H, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Emery, Derek J, Shuaib, Ashfaq, Butcher, Kenneth S

“…Background Subacute ischemic lesions in intracerebral hemorrhage ( ICH ) have been hypothesized to result from hypoperfusion. Although studies of cerebral…”
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Trends and Regional Variation in Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay and Cost in Hospital of Ischemic Stroke Patients in Alberta Accompanying the Provincial Reorganization of Stroke Care by Ohinmaa, Arto, PhD, Zheng, Yufei, MPH MA, Jeerakathil, Thomas, MD, MSc, Klarenbach, Scott, MD, Häkkinen, Unto, PhD, Nguyen, Thanh, MD, PhD, Friesen, Dan, MA, Ruseski, Jane, PhD, Kaul, Padma, PhD, Ariste, Ruolz, MSc, Jacobs, Philip, PhD

“…Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the trends and regional variation of stroke hospital care in 30-day in-hospital mortality, hospital length of stay…”
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Penumbral Imaging-Based Thrombolysis with Tenecteplase Is Feasible up to 24 Hours after Symptom Onset by Kate, Mahesh, Wannamaker, Robert, Kamble, Harsha, Riaz, Parnian, Gioia, Laura C, Buck, Brian, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Smyth, Penelope, Shuaib, Ashfaq, Emery, Derek, Butcher, Kenneth

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Health Technology Optimization Analysis: Conceptual Approach and Illustrative Application by Yan, Charles, Zheng, Yufei, Hill, Michael D., Mann, Balraj, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Kamal, Noreen, Amlani, Shy, Chuck, Anderson W.

“…We present a conceptual approach to determine the optimal solution to delivering a health technology, consistent with the objective of maximizing patient…”
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The re-emergence in Canada of meningovascular syphilis: 2 patients with headache and stroke by Asdaghi, Negar, Muayqil, Taim, Scozzafava, James, Jassal, Rajive, Saqqur, Maher, Jeerakathil, Thomas J

“…Case 1: A previously healthy 51-year-old man came to hospital complaining of headache of 3 weeks' duration and several days of nausea, vomiting and confusion…”
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Lumbar Puncture Teaching Skills Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Station by Smyth, Penelope, Jeerakathil, Thomas, Roberts, Theodore

“…Abstract Introduction Neurology residents perform lumbar punctures (LPs) at least weekly on the inpatient services and regularly teach LP to rotating residents…”
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Secondary stroke prevention: practice patterns in a tertiary care stroke service by Fan, Janice C, Mysak, Tania M, Jeerakathil, Thomas J, Pearson, Glen J

“…Stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) have a high personal and financial cost to society and prevention is critical. Outside of registries in Ontario,…”
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