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Nicholson OA, Van Lanschot CGF, van den Besselaar BN, Aaboubout Y, Iseli T, Hardillo JAU, Mast H, McDowell L, Koljenović S, Kranz S, Baatenburg de Jong RJ, Keereweer S, Wiesenfeld D. Management of the neck in T1 and T2 buccal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024; 53:259-267. [PMID: 37640565 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
Buccal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) appears to behave more aggressively than other oral subsites, in particular with regards to regional disease at presentation and regional recurrence. Adequate management of the neck is of the utmost importance but is still the subject of debate. An international multicentre retrospective review of 101 patients treated for T1-T2 buccal SCC was performed. Twenty-four were staged clinical node positive (cN+) and underwent therapeutic neck dissection, while 77 were node negative (cN0), with 32 undergoing elective neck dissection (END), with an occult nodal metastasis rate of 28.1%. Depth of invasion (DOI) < 4 mm was associated with a significantly lower rate of cervical nodal metastasis (87.5% versus 12.5%; P = 0.033). END demonstrated a non-significantly lower regional recurrence rate compared to observation (6.3% versus 8.9%, P = 0.670). Regional recurrence was more common in pN+ (24%) and undissected cases (8.9%) than in pN0 patients (0%) (P = 0.011) and was associated with DOI > 5 mm (P = 0.002). Regional recurrence resulted in a reduction in survival (24 versus 93 months, P < 0.001). In the pT2cN0 group, END improved survival (123 versus 26 months, P = 0.009). It is suggested that END be performed in cT2N0 buccal SCC, particularly for tumours with DOI > 4 mm.
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- O A Nicholson
- Head and Neck Tumour Stream, Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Head and Neck Tumour Stream, Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pathology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Head and Neck Tumour Stream, Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Beltrán S, Reisert M, Krafft A, Frase S, Mast H, Urbach H, Hohenhaus M, Wolf K. P-30 Non-invasive phase-contrast MRI: Physiology of spinal cord motion and CSF flow at the cervical canal in healthy participants. Clin Neurophysiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Reisert M, Beltran S, Krafft A, Frase S, Mast H, Urbach H, Hohenhaus M, Wolf K. P-123 Spinal cord motion – Evidence of a mid-centered velocity maximum? A comparison of different assessment techniques. Clin Neurophysiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.02.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Sijtsema N, Verduijn G, van Norden Y, Mast H, van der Lugt A, Hoogeman M, Petit S. PO-1820 Intra-mandible radio-sensitivity for osteoradionecrosis: effect of local dose and teeth extractions. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)08271-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Capala M, Verduijn G, Petit S, de Korte M, Hardillo J, Sewnaik A, Mast H, ten Hove I, Koljenovic S, Verkaik N, Ladan M, van Gent D. Ex vivo functional assay for predicting radiation treatment response in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Oral Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1368-8375(21)00269-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aaboubout Y, Barroso E, Soares RN, van Lanschot C, Schut TCB, ten Hove I, Mast H, Smits S, Sewnaik A, Hardillo J, Meeuwis C, Monserez D, Keereweer S, Hegt VN, Caspers P, de Jong RB, Wolvius EB, Bocharnikov A, Artyushenko V, Usenov I, Puppels GJ, Koljenović S. INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RESECTION MARGINS BASED ON RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY IN OCSCC SURGERY. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.03.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Barroso E, van Lanschot C, Schut TB, Smits R, Aaboubout Y, Soares RN, ten Hove I, Mast H, Sewnaik A, Hardillo J, Meeuwis C, Monserez D, Keereweer S, Caspers P, Hegt VN, de Jong RJB, Wolvius E, Puppels G, Koljenović S. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF BONE RESECTION MARGINS IN ORAL CAVITY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Polfliet M, Hendriks MS, Guyader JM, Ten Hove I, Mast H, Vandemeulebroucke J, van der Lugt A, Wolvius EB, Klein S. Registration of magnetic resonance and computed tomography images in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma for three-dimensional virtual planning of mandibular resection and reconstruction. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021; 50:1386-1393. [PMID: 33551174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate and present an automated method for registration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) or cone beam CT (CBCT) images of the mandibular region for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Registered MRI and (CB)CT could facilitate the three-dimensional virtual planning of surgical guides employed for resection and reconstruction in patients with OSCC with mandibular invasion. MRI and (CB)CT images were collected retrospectively from 19 patients. MRI images were aligned with (CB)CT images employing a rigid registration approach (stage 1), a rigid registration approach using a mandibular mask (stage 2), and two non-rigid registration approaches (stage 3). Registration accuracy was quantified by the mean target registration error (mTRE), calculated over a set of landmarks annotated by two observers. Stage 2 achieved the best registration result, with an mTRE of 2.5±0.7mm, which was comparable to the inter- and intra-observer variabilities of landmark placement in MRI. Stage 2 was significantly better aligned compared to all approaches in stage 3. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that rigid registration with the use of a mask is an appropriate image registration method for aligning MRI and (CB)CT images of the mandibular region in patients with OSCC.
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- M Polfliet
- Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium; imec, Leuven, Belgium; Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Departments of Medical Informatics and Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Departments of Medical Informatics and Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; LabISEN - Yncréa Ouest, Brest, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium; imec, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Departments of Medical Informatics and Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Metternich B, Spanhel K, Schoendube A, Ofer I, Geiger MJ, Schulze-Bonhage A, Mast H, Wagner K. Flashbulb memory recall in healthy adults - a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Memory 2020; 28:461-472. [PMID: 32290772 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1733022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
The present study investigated neural activations related to flashbulb memory (FM) recall and examined whether the amygdala and hippocampus are involved in FM recall. 20 healthy adults completed a block design with an FM-condition, where the reception events for a number of potential FM events had to be recalled, and a control condition (FMC) comprising reception events lacking FM characteristics. A definition naming task was used as an implicit baseline. The individual emotional reaction to the FM events (EMO) and self-rated retrieval success were included in the SPM model as modulating parameters. The main contrast of interest were FM > FMC and activations associated with EMO. ROI-analyses on mesiotemporal regions were performed. FM > FMC yielded activations in line with the autobiographical memory network, with mostly left sided-activations. EMO was associated with a more bilateral activation pattern. ROI-analysis revealed activations for EMO in the right amygdala and HATA. FM > FMC was associated with right hippocampal activations. The present findings are compatible with previous research into autobiographical memory, but also show activations for FM recall different from ordinary, not highly emotional autobiographical memories, as EMO is associated with a more bilateral network. Moreover, the amygdala seems to be involved in FM recall.
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- B Metternich
- Epilepsy Center, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Clinic for Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Smits RWH, Ten Hove I, Dronkers EAC, Bakker Schut TC, Mast H, Baatenburg de Jong RJ, Wolvius EB, Puppels GJ, Koljenović S. Evaluation of bone resection margins of segmental mandibulectomy for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018; 47:959-964. [PMID: 29605084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Resection margins are frequently studied in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and are accepted as a constant prognostic factor. While most evidence is based on soft tissue margins, reported data for bone resection margins are scarce. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate and determine the utility of surgical margins in bone resections for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). The status of bone resection margins and their impact on survival was investigated in patients who had undergone segmental mandibulectomy for OCSCC. Medical records were retrieved for the years 2000-2012; 127 patients were identified and included in the study. Tumour-positive bone resection margins were found in 21% of the patients. The 5-year overall survival was significantly lower in this group (P<0.005). Therefore, there is a need for intraoperative feedback on the status of bone resection margins to enable immediate additional resection where necessary. Although the lack of intraoperative methods for the evaluation of bone tissue has been addressed by many authors, there is still no reliable method for widespread use. Future research should focus on an objective, accurate, and rapid method of intraoperative assessment for the entire bone resection margin to optimize patient outcomes.
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- R W H Smits
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Centre for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bogousslavsky J, Mast H, Mohr J, Chan R, Hachinsky V, Caplan L, Pantoni L, Garcia J, de Reuck J. Binswanger's Disease: Does It Exist? Cerebrovasc Dis 2010. [DOI: 10.1159/000108035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Choi JH, Marshall RS, Neimark MA, Konstas AA, Lin E, Chiang YT, Mast H, Rundek T, Mohr JP, Pile-Spellman J. Selective brain cooling with endovascular intracarotid infusion of cold saline: a pilot feasibility study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:928-34. [PMID: 20053807 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endovascular brain cooling as a method for rapid and selective induction of hypothermic neuroprotection has not been systematically studied in humans. In this clinical pilot study we investigated the feasibility, safety, and physiologic responses of short-term brain cooling with IC-CSI. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 18 patients (50 +/- 10 years old, 9 women) undergoing follow-up cerebral angiography after previous treatment of vascular malformations. Isotonic saline (4-17 degrees C) was infused into 1 internal carotid artery at 33 mL/min for 10 minutes. Brain (JVB) and bladder/esophageal temperature measurements (n = 9) were performed. Both MCAs were monitored with transcranial Doppler sonography (n = 13). Arterial and JV blood were sampled to estimate hemodilution and brain oxygen extraction. RESULTS JVB temperature dropped approximately 0.84 +/- 0.13 degrees C and systemic temperature by 0.15 +/- 0.08 degrees C from baseline (JVB versus systemic temperature: P = .0006). Systolic MCA-flow velocities decreased from 101 +/- 27 to 73 +/- 18 cm/s on the infused side and from 83 +/- 24 to 78 +/- 21 cm/s on the contralateral side (relative changes, -26 +/- 8% versus -4 +/- 27%; P = .009). Changes in hematocrit (-1.2 +/- 1.1%) and cerebral arteriovenous oxygen difference (0.2 +/- 1.0 mL O(2)/100 mL) were not significant. Doppler data showed no signs of vascular spasm or microemboli. No focal neurologic deficits occurred. Pain was not reported. CONCLUSIONS The results of this pilot study suggest that brain cooling can be achieved safely, rapidly, and selectively by means of IC-CSI, opening a new potential avenue for acute neuroprotection. Clinical investigations with control of infusion parameters and measurements of CBF, oxygen consumption, and brain temperature are warranted.
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- J H Choi
- Department of Radiology, Interventional Neuroradiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Choi JH, Mast H, Hartmann A, Marshall RS, Pile-Spellman J, Mohr JP, Stapf C. Clinical and morphological determinants of focal neurological deficits in patients with unruptured brain arteriovenous malformation. J Neurol Sci 2009; 287:126-30. [PMID: 19729171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Some patients with brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM) present with focal neurological deficits (FNDs) unrelated to clinically discernable seizure activity or hemorrhage. The aim of this study is to determine demographic and morphological AVM characteristics associated with FNDs. METHODS The 735 patients of the prospective Columbia AVM Databank were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate statistical models were used to test the association of demographic (age, gender), and morphological characteristics (BAVM size, anatomic location, arterial supply, venous drainage pattern, venous ectasia) with the occurrence of FNDs at the time of initial BAVM diagnosis. RESULTS Fifty-three patients (7%, mean age 40+/-16years, 70% women) presented with FNDs. The multivariate logistic regression model revealed an independent association of FNDs with increasing age (OR 1.03; 95%-CI 1.00-1.05), female gender (OR 2.14; 95%-CI 1.15-3.97), deep brain location (OR 2.46; 95%-CI 1.24-4.88), brainstem location (OR 5.62; 95%-CI 1.65-19.23), and venous ectasia (OR 1.91; 95%-CI 1.01-3.64). No association was found for BAVM size, lobar location, arterial supply and venous drainage pattern. INTERPRETATION Focal neurologic deficits unrelated to seizures or hemorrhage are a rare initial presentation of BAVMs. The predominance of FNDs among brainstem and deeply located BAVMs and the lack of a significant association of BAVM size with FNDs indicate selective white matter pathway-specific vulnerability, the association with patient age a time dependent effect. The higher frequency of FNDs among women suggests gender-specificity of brain tissue vulnerability.
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- J H Choi
- Stroke Center, The Neurological Institute, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.
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Wagner K, Mueller AM, Buschmann F, Metternich B, Mast H, Schulze-Bonhage A. Activation during successful encoding of verbal memory contents and the influence of sleep quality. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)70176-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Mast H, Hofmeister C, Choi J, Stapf C, Sabel B. A randomised trial of vision restoration therapy. Akt Neurol 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1086871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Vry M, Saur D, Umarova R, Mast H, Mader I, Hamzei F, Weiller C. Reorganisation des motorischen Netzwerkes in der frühen Phase nach Schlaganfall. Akt Neurol 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1086520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Frings L, Abel S, Dressel K, Saur D, Kümmerer D, Mast H, Weiller C, Hüll M. Reduced precuneus deactivation during object naming in Dementia. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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van der Meij EH, Mast H, van der Waal I. The possible premalignant character of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: A prospective five-year follow-up study of 192 patients. Oral Oncol 2007; 43:742-8. [PMID: 17112770 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Accepted: 09/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recently, we reported the preliminary results of a prospective study on the possible premalignant character of oral lichen planus (OLP) and oral lichenoid lesions (OLL). Based on these data it was concluded that there was some but no convincing support for the hypothesis that patients with OLL have an increased risk of development of oral cancer, but not so in patients with OLP. In the present treatise the results of prolonged follow-up of this cohort of patients have been described. A study group of 192 patients, 67 patients diagnosed with OLP and 125 patients with OLL, according to revised World Health Organization diagnostic criteria, was followed for periods ranging from 7.6 to 96.9 months (mean, 55.9 months). The expected number of patients with oral cancer in the group of patients with OLP and in the group of patients with OLL was estimated by comparing the number of patients, their ages, sex, and the length of follow-up to annual incidence rates of oral cancer for the general population in The Netherlands. The binomial test was used to determine whether the observed number of cases of cancer in the OLP group and the OLL group exceeded the expected numbers. Four out of 192 patients, two men and two women, developed a squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa during follow-up. All malignant transformations occurred in the OLL group. The malignant transformation of the OLL group, based on a mean follow-up of 53.8 months, was calculated at 0.71% per year. A comparison of the expected against actual figures for the development of carcinomas revealed no increase in patients with OLP and a 142-fold increase in patients with OLL, the latter being statistically significant, with a p-value of 0.044. The present data give support to the hypothesis that patients with OLL have an increased risk of development of oral cancer. There seems to be no increased risk in patients with OLP. In view of our results we advise to monitor only the subgroup of OLL patients twice a year for early detection of possible malignant transformation.
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- E H van der Meij
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Sabel B, Mast H, Müller I. Vision restoration therapy (VRT) after brain damage: Retrospective analysis of visual fields in 300 patients and eye movement recordings. Clin Neurophysiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.11.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stapf C, Van der Worp HB, Steiner T, Rinkel GJE, Nedeltchev K, Mast H, Dichgans M, Cordonnier C, Arnold M, Al-Shahi R. Stroke Research Priorities for the Next Decade – A Supplement Statement on Intracranial Haemorrhage. Cerebrovasc Dis 2007; 23:318-9; author reply 319-20. [PMID: 17215575 DOI: 10.1159/000098447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Polky B, Tscharntke K, Mast H. Lack of evidence for brain-trauma-induced headache: a prospective study. Akt Neurol 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-987810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Stapf C, Mast H, Sciacca RR, Choi JH, Khaw AV, Connolly ES, Pile-Spellman J, Mohr JP. Predictors of hemorrhage in patients with untreated brain arteriovenous malformation. Neurology 2006; 66:1350-5. [PMID: 16682666 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000210524.68507.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 504] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intracranial hemorrhage is a serious possible complication in patients with brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Several morphologic factors associated with hemorrhagic AVM presentation have been established, but their relevance for the risk of subsequent AVM hemorrhage remains unclear. METHODS The authors analyzed follow-up data on 622 consecutive patients from the prospective Columbia AVM database, limited to the period between initial AVM diagnosis and the start of treatment (i.e., any endovascular, surgical, or radiation therapy). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models were applied to analyze the effect of patient age, gender, AVM size, anatomic location, venous drainage pattern, and associated arterial aneurysms on the risk of intracranial hemorrhage at initial presentation and during follow-up. RESULTS The mean pretreatment follow-up was 829 days (median: 102 days), during which 39 (6%) patients experienced AVM hemorrhage. Increasing age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.05, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.08), initial hemorrhagic AVM presentation (HR 5.38, 95% CI 2.64 to 10.96), deep brain location (HR 3.25, 95% CI 1.30 to 8.16), and exclusive deep venous drainage (HR 3.25, 95% CI 1.01 to 5.67) were independent predictors of subsequent hemorrhage. Annual hemorrhage rates on follow-up ranged from 0.9% for patients without hemorrhagic AVM presentation, deep AVM location, or deep venous drainage to as high as 34.4% for those harboring all three risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Hemorrhagic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) presentation, increasing age, deep brain location, and exclusive deep venous drainage appear to be independent predictors for AVM hemorrhage during natural history follow-up. The risk of spontaneous hemorrhage may be low in AVMs without these risk factors.
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- C Stapf
- Doris and Stanley Tananbaum Stroke Center/Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Sabel B, Mast H, Müller I. Vision restoration therapy (VRT) after brain damage: retrospective analysis of visual fields in 300 patients and eye movement recordings. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-939270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mast H, Hofmeister C, Choi J, Stapf C, Sabel B. A randomised pilot trial of visual restoration therapy. Akt Neurol 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-953103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mast H, Schulten EAJM, Winters HAH, van der Waal I. [A swelling in the midline of the mandible caused by a ossifying fibroma]. Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd 2005; 112:394-5. [PMID: 16300329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A 34-year-old woman complained of a swelling in the midline of the mandible, present for about six months and diagnosed as ossifying fibroma. Because of the rapid development and the extent of the tumour, treatment consisted of a partial mandibulectomy, followed by immediate reconstruction with a free vascularized fibula transplant.
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- H Mast
- Afdeling Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie/Orale Pathologie, VU medisch centrum/Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA)
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Khaw AV, Mohr JP, Sciacca RR, Schumacher HC, Hartmann A, Pile-Spellman J, Mast H, Stapf C. Association of Infratentorial Brain Arteriovenous Malformations With Hemorrhage at Initial Presentation. Stroke 2004; 35:660-3. [PMID: 14752127 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000117093.59726.f9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose—
The goal of this study was to analyze the association of hemorrhagic presentation with infratentorial brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
Methods—
The 623 consecutive, prospectively enrolled patients from the Columbia AVM Databank were analyzed in a cross-sectional study. Clinical presentation (diagnostic event) was categorized as intracranial hemorrhage or nonhemorrhagic presentation. From brain imaging and cerebral angiography, AVM location was classified as either infratentorial or supratentorial. Univariate and multivariate statistical models were applied to test the effect of age, sex, AVM size and location, venous drainage pattern, and associated (ie, feeding artery or intranidal) arterial aneurysms on the likelihood of hemorrhage at initial AVM presentation.
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Of the 623 patients, 72 (12%) had an infratentorial and 551 (88%) had a supratentorial AVM. Intracranial hemorrhage was the presenting symptom in 283 patients (45%), and infratentorial AVM location was significantly more frequent (18%) among patients who bled initially (6%; odds ratio [OR], 3.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.09 to 6.20). This difference remained significant (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.07 to 3.69) in the multivariate logistic regression model controlling for age, sex, AVM size, deep venous drainage, and associated arterial aneurysms. In the same model, the effect of other established determinants for AVM hemorrhage—ie, AVM size (in 1-mm increments; OR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.94 to 0.96), deep venous drainage (OR, 3.09; 95% CI, 1.87 to 5.12), and associated aneurysms (OR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.76 to 4.40)—remained significant.
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Our findings suggest that infratentorial AVM location is independently associated with hemorrhagic AVM presentation.
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- A V Khaw
- Stroke Center, Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Khaw AV, Rundek T, Lee HS, Stapf C, Schumacher HC, Mast H, Mohr JP, Sacco RL. Populationsbasierte Studie zu Ätiologie und Prognose von erstmaligen ischämischen Insulten im vertebrobasilären versus Carotisstromgebiet. Akt Neurol 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-832991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Stapf C, Khaw AV, Sciacca RR, Hofmeister C, Schumacher HC, Pile-Spellman J, Mast H, Mohr JP, Hartmann A. Effect of Age on Clinical and Morphological Characteristics in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation. Stroke 2003; 34:2664-9. [PMID: 14576378 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000094824.03372.9b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose—
The goal of this work was to determine the effect of age at initial presentation on clinical and morphological characteristics in patients with brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM).
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The 542 consecutive patients from the prospective Columbia AVM database (mean±SD age, 34±15 years) were analyzed. Univariate statistical models were used to test the effect of age at initial presentation on clinical (AVM hemorrhage, seizures, headaches, neurological deficit, other/asymptomatic) and morphological (AVM size, venous drainage pattern, AVM brain location, concurrent arterial aneurysms) characteristics.
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Hemorrhage was the presenting symptom in 46% (n=247); 29% (n=155) presented with seizures, 13% (n=71) with headaches, 7% (n=36) with a neurological deficit, and 6% (n=33) without AVM-related symptoms. Increasing age correlated positively with intracranial hemorrhage (
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Our data suggest a significant interaction of patient age and clinical and morphological AVM features and argue against uniform AVM characteristics across different age classes at initial presentation. In particular, AVM patients diagnosed at a higher age show a higher fraction of AVM hemorrhage and are more likely to harbor additional risk factors such as concurrent arterial aneurysms and small AVM diameter. Longitudinal population-based AVM data are necessary to confirm these findings.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center, Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 710 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prospective population-based data on the incidence of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) hemorrhage are scarce. We studied lifetime detection rates of brain AVM and incident AVM hemorrhage in a defined population. METHODS The New York islands (ie, Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Long Island) comprise a 9,429,541 population according to the 2000 census. Since March 15, 2000, all major New York islands hospitals have prospectively reported data on consecutive patients living in the study area with a diagnosis of brain AVM and whether the patient had suffered AVM hemorrhage. Patients living outside the ZIP code-defined study area were excluded from the study population. RESULTS As of June 14, 2002, 284 prospective AVM patients (mean+/-SD age, 35+/-18 years; 49% women) were encountered during 21,216,467 person-years of observation, leading to an average annual AVM detection rate of 1.34 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI, 1.18 to 1.49). The incidence of first-ever AVM hemorrhage (n=108; mean age, 31+/-19 years; 45% women) was 0.51 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI, 0.41 to 0.61). The estimated prevalence of AVM hemorrhage among detected cases (n=144; mean age, 33+/-19 years; 50% women) was 0.68 per 100,000 (95% CI, 0.57 to 0.79). CONCLUSIONS Our prospective data, spanning 27 months, suggest stable rates for AVM detection and incident AVM hemorrhage. Approximately half of AVM patients may suffer intracranial hemorrhage.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 710 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Hoell T, Nagel M, Beier A, Kern BC, Meisel J, Mast H. Temporary cardiac asystolia induced by intraoperative irritation of the eighth right sided anterior cervical nerve root. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2002; 144:1311-3. [PMID: 12478343 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-002-1015-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The 60 year old women with no prior history of arrhythmia or other cardiac symptoms was operated on for a cervical disc herniation at the level C7/D1. The C8 nerve root was visualized via a posterior approach. FINDINGS Removal of the sequestrum and irritation of the anterior root with surgical instruments triggered cardiac arrest. INTERPRETATION We offer the opinion that irritation of the anterior root led to diminished activity of the supraspinal sympathetic control system and consecutive hyper-activation of the parasympathetic system.
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- T Hoell
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bergmannstrost Hospital, Merseburgerstrasse 165, 06112 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Stapf C, Mohr JP, Pile-Spellman J, Sciacca RR, Hartmann A, Schumacher HC, Mast H. Concurrent arterial aneurysms in brain arteriovenous malformations with haemorrhagic presentation. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002; 73:294-8. [PMID: 12185161 PMCID: PMC1738025 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.3.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of concurrent arterial aneurysms on the risk of incident haemorrhage from brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). METHODS In a cross sectional study, 463 consecutive, prospectively enrolled patients from the Columbia AVM Databank were analysed. Concurrent arterial aneurysms on brain angiography were classified as feeding artery aneurysms, intranidal aneurysms, and aneurysms unrelated to blood flow to the AVM. Clinical presentation (diagnostic event) was categorised as intracranial haemorrhage proved by imaging or non-haemorrhagic presentation. Univariate and multivariate statistical models were applied to test the effect of age, sex, AVM size, venous drainage pattern, and the three types of aneurysms on the risk of AVM haemorrhage at initial presentation. RESULTS Arterial aneurysms were found in 117 (25%) patients with AVM (54 had feeding artery aneurysms, 21 had intranidal aneurysms, 18 had unrelated aneurysms, and 24 had more than one aneurysm type). Intracranial haemorrhage was the presenting symptom in 204 (44%) patients with AVM. In the univariate model, the relative risk for haemorrhagic AVM presentation was 2.28 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12 to 4.64) for patients with intranidal aneurysms and 1.88 (95% CI 1.14 to 3.08) for those with feeding artery aneurysms. In the multivariate model an independent effect of feeding artery aneurysms (odds ratio 2.11, 95% CI 1.18 to 3.78) on haemorrhagic AVM presentation was found. No significant effect was seen for intranidal and unrelated aneurysms. The attributable risk of feeding artery aneurysms for incident haemorrhage in patients with AVM was 6% (95% CI 1% to 11%). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that feeding artery aneurysms are an independent determinant for increased risk of incident AVM haemorrhage.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10132, USA.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Independently assessed data on frequency, severity, and determinants of neurological deficits after endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are scarce. METHODS From the prospective Columbia AVM Study Project, 233 consecutive patients with brain AVM receiving > or =1 endovascular treatments were analyzed. Neurological impairment was assessed by a neurologist using the Rankin Scale before and after completed endovascular therapy. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify demographic, clinical, and morphological predictors of treatment-related neurological deficits. The analysis included the components used in the Spetzler-Martin risk score for AVM surgery (AVM size, venous drainage pattern, and eloquence of AVM location). RESULTS The 233 patients were treated with 545 endovascular procedures. Mean follow-up time was 9.6 months (SD, 18.1 months). Two hundred patients (86%) experienced no change in neurological status after treatment, and 33 patients (14%) showed treatment-related neurological deficits. Of the latter, 5 (2%) had persistent disabling deficits (Rankin score >2), and 2 (1%) died. Increasing patient age [odds ratio (OR), 1.04; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.01 to 1.08], number of embolizations (OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.70), and absence of a pretreatment neurological deficit (OR, 4.55; 95% CI, 1.03 to 20.0) were associated with new neurological deficits. None of the morphological AVM characteristics tested predicted treatment complications. CONCLUSIONS From independent neurological assessment and prospective data collection, our findings suggest a low rate of disabling treatment complications in this center for endovascular brain AVM treatment. Risk predictors for endovascular treatment differ from those for AVM surgery.
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- A Hartmann
- Stroke Center, Neurological Institute, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
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Stapf C, Connolly ES, Schumacher HC, Sciacca RR, Mast H, Pile-Spellman J, Mohr JP. Dysplastic vessels after surgery for brain arteriovenous malformations. Stroke 2002; 33:1053-6. [PMID: 11935060 DOI: 10.1161/hs0402.105319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The cause and clinical significance of residual dysplastic vessels after surgery for brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are unclear. We studied predictors and frequency of residual dysplastic vessels on cerebral angiography after AVM surgery. METHODS The 240 prospectively enrolled surgical patients from the New York AVM Databank underwent 269 AVM-related surgical procedures. Reported postoperative brain angiographic findings were classified post hoc as showing (1) persistent dysplastic vessels, (2) a residual AVM, (3) focal hyperemia in the surgical bed, (4) other changes, or (5) a normal angiogram. Univariate and multivariate models were applied to test for an association between residual dysplastic vessels and patient age, sex, preoperative AVM size, anatomic AVM location, number of embolization procedures before surgery, and the time interval between AVM surgery and the postoperative angiogram. RESULTS Of the 224 documented postoperative angiograms, 78 (35%) showed dysplastic vessels, 24 (11%) had evidence for a residual AVM, 16 (7%) showed focal hyperemia, 6 (2%) revealed other findings, and 100 (45%) were normal. The number of cases showing angiographic evidence for dysplastic vessels was significantly associated with increasing size of the AVM (in millimeter increments; P=0.0001); the mean diameter of AVMs in patients showing dysplastic vessels after surgery was significantly larger (41 mm, SD +/-14) than in those without residual dysplastic vessels (27 mm, SD +/-13; P<0.001). Symptomatic postoperative intracerebral hemorrhage occurred in 4 patients (1%), in 2 of whom dysplastic vessels were seen on the postoperative angiogram. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that persistent dysplastic vessels may be found in approximately one third of angiograms after AVM surgery. Preoperative AVM size was found to be an independent predictor for the occurrence of dysplastic vessels on the postoperative angiogram.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Hartmann A, Rundek T, Mast H, Paik MC, Boden-Albala B, Mohr JP, Sacco RL. Mortality and causes of death after first ischemic stroke: the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study. Neurology 2001; 57:2000-5. [PMID: 11739816 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.11.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the early and long-term causes of death after first ischemic stroke in the multiethnic northern Manhattan community. METHODS In the prospective, population-based Northern Manhattan Stroke Study, 980 patients with first ischemic stroke (mean age 70 years; 56% women; 49% Caribbean Hispanic, 31% black, 20% white) were followed for a mean of 3 years. Causes of death were classified as vascular (incident stroke, recurrent stroke, cardiac) or nonvascular. Life table analyses were used to assess mortality risks among different race-ethnic groups. Early (< or =1 month) vs long-term (> 1 month to 5 years) causes of death were compared. RESULTS Among the 980 patients followed, 278 (28%) died; 47 (5%) died during the first month. Cumulative mortality risk was 5% at 1 month, 16% after 1 year, 29% after 3 years, and 41% after 5 years. The proportion of vascular deaths among all deaths was 75% at 1 month and 43% thereafter (p = 0.001). Stroke, either incident (53%) or recurrent (4%), caused early deaths in 57% and long-term deaths in 14% (p = 0.001). Overall mortality risks did not differ significantly among race-ethnic groups. However, the proportion of incident stroke-related early deaths was 85% in Caribbean Hispanic patients, 33% in white patients, and 25% in black patients (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with first ischemic stroke, incident stroke is the leading cause of early deaths. A large proportion of long-term deaths are nonvascular in origin. Despite similar overall mortality rates in race-ethnic groups, our data suggest a higher incident stroke-related early mortality among Caribbean Hispanics.
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- A Hartmann
- Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
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Hartmann A, Mast H, Stapf C, Koch HC, Marx P. Peripheral hemodialysis shunt with intracranial venous congestion. Stroke 2001; 32:2945-6. [PMID: 11740001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intracranial venous congestion is often caused by local venous thrombosis or brain arteriovenous fistulas. Hemodialysis shunts are known to cause venous enlargement in the arm or chest but have not been related to intracranial vascular pathology. Case Description- A 59-year-old woman who presented with increasing headache, gait instability, and memory loss was a renal transplant recipient who still carried a left upper arm shunt. Cranial CT scan showed enlarged veins in the posterior fossa with incipient hydrocephalus. Extracranial duplex sonography revealed reversed flow in the left internal jugular vein, which normalized on cuff inflation around the shunt-carrying arm. The reversed flow, intracranial venous congestion, and neurological status improved after surgical shunt ligation. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first case description of an intracranial venous outflow obstruction caused by a peripheral arteriovenous shunt.
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- A Hartmann
- Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
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Osipov A, Koennecke HC, Hartmann A, Young WL, Pile-Spellman J, Hacein-Bey L, Mohr JP, Mast H. Seizures in cerebral arteriovenous malformations: type, clinical course, and medical management. Interv Neuroradiol 2001; 3:37-41. [PMID: 20678370 DOI: 10.1177/159101999700300104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/1997] [Accepted: 01/20/1997] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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SUMMARY We investigated the type and early clinical course of seizure disorders in cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Decisions on invasive treatment for AVMs depend on detailed knowledge of the natural course and prognosis of neurologic sequelae. Among 328 patients of a prospective cerebral AVM databank 92 (28%) presented with seizures unrelated to haemorrhage. Under a median observation time of 2.2 years (mean 3.8 years) the 92 patients received 454 follow-up examinations (median time interval 4.6 months). All patients were treated with anticonvulsant medication. During the observation period sixty (65%) patients received staged endovascular glue embolisation. The effect of staged embolisation on seizure recurrence was tested univariately by comparing patients undergoing embolisation versus those without endovascular treatment. At the time of enrolment in the database, elementary (motor or sensory) and partial complex seizures were described in twenty (22 %) and one (1%) patients, respectively. Generalized seizures without focal initiation were reported in sixty (65%) and with focal initiation in 11 (12%) patients. 57 (62%) cases had suffered a seizure as a first single event, ten (11%) had weekly, 17 (19%) monthly, and eight (9%) patients had seizures once per year. In the following clinical course, complete cessation of seizure activity was seen in 69 (75%). Ten (11%) patients continued to have seizures at a rate of once per year or less. 13 (14%) cases continued to have weekly to monthly events with only four (4%) of them showing (monthly) grand mal. An early beneficial effect of staged embolisation on seizure recurrence was not observed. Seizure disorders in cerebral AVMs show a benign early course, leaving few patients with insufficient seizure control. The differential longterm effect of invasive AVM treatment on seizure control should be subject to clinical trials.
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- Department of Neuroanesthesia, Columbia-Presbyterian, Medical Center; New York, NY, USA
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Stapf C, Connolly ES, Pile-Spellman J, Siacca RR, Mast H, Mohr JP. Dysplastic Vessels after Surgery for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations. Stroke 2001. [DOI: 10.1161/str.32.suppl_1.358-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose:
To determine frequency and predictors of residual dysplastic vessels on cerebral angiography after surgery for brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM).
Methods:
The 240 prospectively enrolled surgical patients from the New York AVM Databank underwent 269 AVM-related surgical procedures between July-01, 1989 and June-30, 2000. Reported postoperative brain angiographic findings were classified post hoc as (1) normal, (2) persistent dysplastic vessels, (3) residual AVM, (4) focal hyperemia in the surgical bed, or (5) other changes. Univariate and multivariate models were applied to determine associations with dysplastic vessels on postoperative angiography. The factors evaluated were patient age, gender, preoperative AVM size, anatomic AVM location, number of embolization procedures prior to surgery, and the time interval between AVM surgery and the postoperative angiogram.
Results:
Of the 224 documented angiograms, 73 (34%) were performed immediately and 147 (65%) one or more days after surgery. In 100 (45%) of them, no abnormal changes were seen, while 78 (35%) showed dysplastic vessels, 24 (11%) had evidence for a residual AVM, 16 (7%) showed focal hyperemia, and 6 (2%) yielded other findings. The frequency of dysplastic vessels was significantly correlated with increasing initial size of the removed AVM (p=0.0001); the mean diameter of AVMs in patients showing dysplastic vessels after surgery was significantly larger (41mm, SD ±14) than in those without residual dysplastic vessels (27mm, SD±13; p<0.0001). No statistically significant association was found between residual dysplastic vessels and the occurrence of symptomatic perioperative intracerebral hemorrhage.
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The findings suggest that angiographic abnormalities may be found in as many as half of cases studied after AVM surgery, the most common abnormality being persistent dysplastic vessels. Preoperative AVM size was found to be an independent correlate with the occurrence of dysplastic vessels after surgery.
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- C Stapf
- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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Stapf C, Mohr JP, Pile-Spellman J, Sciacca RR, Hartmann A, Mast H. The Effect of Concurrent Arterial Aneurysms on the Risk of Hemorrhagic Presentation in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations. Stroke 2001. [DOI: 10.1161/str.32.suppl_1.337-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose:
To assess the effect of concurrent arterial aneurysms on the risk of hemorrhagic presentation in brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
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The 463 consecutive, prospectively enrolled patients from the New York AVM Databank were analyzed. Concurrent arterial aneurysms on brain angiography were classified as (1) flow-related feeding artery aneurysms, (2) intranidal aneurysms, and (3) aneurysms unrelated to blood flow to the AVM. Clinical presentation (diagnostic event) was categorized as (1) intracranial hemorrhage proven by imaging or (2) non-hemorrhagic presentation. Univariate and multivariate statistical models were applied to test the effect of age, gender, AVM size, venous drainage pattern, and the three different types of aneurysms on the risk of AVM hemorrhage at initial presentation.
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Arterial aneurysms were found in 117 (25%) AVM patients. In 93 cases, a single aneurysm type was found (54 had feeding artery aneurysms, 21showed intranidal aneurysms, 18 had unrelated aneurysms), 24 patients had more than one aneurysm type. Overall, 204 (44%) patients presented with hemorrhage. Concurrent arterial aneurysms were significantly more frequent in patients with incident AVM hemorrhage (34%) as compared to those without hemorrhage (18%, p=0.001). In the multivariate model an independent effect for flow-related aneurysms (OR 2.1 , 95% CI: 1.2 to 3.8) on hemorrhagic AVM presentation was found. No effect was seen for intranidal and unrelated aneurysms. The attributable risk of incident hemorrhage in AVM patients harbouring flow-related aneurysms is 0.059 (95% CI: 0.01 to 0.105).
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The findings suggest that flow-related arterial aneurysms are an independent determinant for increased risk of incident AVM hemorrhage.
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- C Stapf
- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Univ Benjamin Franklin, Freie Univ, Berlin Germany; BG Clin der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale Germany
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Univ Benjamin Franklin, Freie Univ, Berlin Germany; BG Clin der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale Germany
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Univ Benjamin Franklin, Freie Univ, Berlin Germany; BG Clin der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale Germany
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Univ Benjamin Franklin, Freie Univ, Berlin Germany; BG Clin der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale Germany
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Univ Benjamin Franklin, Freie Univ, Berlin Germany; BG Clin der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale Germany
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Univ Benjamin Franklin, Freie Univ, Berlin Germany; BG Clin der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale Germany
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Population-based data on the incidence of brain AVM hemorrhage is scarce. We studied detection rates of brain AVM and AVM hemorrhage in a defined population.
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The New York islands (Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island) are a ZIP-code defined area comprising a 8,898,000 population. In a retrospective investigation, major NY islands hospital centers retrieved the number of patients who lived in the study area and were discharged with a diagnosis of brain AVM between 1996 and 1999. Starting March 15, 2000, all major NY islands hospitals prospectively reported data on consecutive NY islands patients with a diagnosis of brain AVM and whether or not the patient had suffered AVM hemorrhage. Referral patients living outside the study area were excluded from the sample.
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The retrospective detection rate of brain AVMs in patients living in the study area (Table 1) was estimated to be 1.2/100,000 person-years (95% CI:1.1–1.4). As of July 14, 2000, 37 prospective AVM patients were encountered leading to a calculated AVM detection rate of 1.25/100,000 pers-yrs (95% CI: 0.9–1.7) with an estimated incidence for first-ever AVM hemorrhage (n=6) of 0.2/100,000 pers-yrs (95% CI:0.1 to 0.5). The prevalence of AVM hemorrhage (n=14) was 0.5/100,000 pers-yrs (95% CI:0.3 to 0.8).
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Our preliminary data suggest similar prospective and retrospective AVM detection rates. More than one third of AVM patients may suffer intracranial hemorrhage.
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- C Stapf
- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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Rundek T, Mast H, Hartmann A, Boden-Albala B, Lennihan L, Lin IF, Paik MC, Sacco RL. Predictors of resource use after acute hospitalization: the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study. Neurology 2000; 55:1180-7. [PMID: 11071497 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.55.8.1180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine demographic and clinical predictors of discharge destinations following acute care hospitalization for stroke in the community of northern Manhattan. METHODS A group of 893 patients (mean age, 70 +/- 12 years; 56% women; 51% Hispanic, 30% African-American, 19% white) who survived acute care hospitalization for a first ischemic stroke were followed prospectively. Stroke severity was assessed by the NIH Stroke Scale and categorized as mild (< or = 5), moderate (6 to 13), and severe (> or = 14). Polytomous logistic regression was used to determine predictors for rehabilitation and nursing home placement versus returning home. RESULTS Among the survivors of acute stroke care hospitalization, 611 (68%) patients were discharged to their homes, 168 (19%) to rehabilitation, and 114 (13%) to nursing homes. Patients with moderate and severe neurologic deficits had more than a threefold increased risk of being sent to a nursing home and more than an eightfold increased risk of being sent to rehabilitation. Age over 65 and cognitive impairment were associated with placement to a nursing home (age over 65: OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.0 to 5.6; cognitive impairment: OR, 2.9; 95%, CI 1.4 to 5.7), and rehabilitation (age over 65: OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.9; cognitive impairment: OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.4 to 5.7). CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated that one-third of patients with acute stroke from the community of northern Manhattan required placement in a temporary or a long-term disability care institution following acute care hospitalization. Severity of stroke is an important factor that influences discharge planning following acute care hospitalization and its reduction can improve health care resource usage.
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and School of Public Health, New York, USA.
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Stapf C, Mohr JP, Sciacca RR, Hartmann A, Aagaard BD, Pile-Spellman J, Mast H. Incident hemorrhage risk of brain arteriovenous malformations located in the arterial borderzones. Stroke 2000; 31:2365-8. [PMID: 11022065 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.10.2365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to assess the relative risk of hemorrhagic presentation of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) located in the arterial borderzone territories. METHODS The 464 consecutive, prospectively enrolled patients from the New York AVM Databank were analyzed. AVM borderzone location was coded positive when the malformation was supplied by branches of at least 2 of the major circle of Willis arteries (anterior, middle, and/or posterior cerebral arteries). AVMs fed by branches of only 1 major pial or any other single artery served as a comparison group. Clinical presentation (diagnostic event) was categorized as (1) intracranial hemorrhage, proven by brain imaging, or (2) seizure, focal neurological deficit, headache, or other event with no signs of AVM hemorrhage on brain imaging. RESULTS In 48% (n=222) of the patients, AVMs were located in the arterial borderzone territories; in 52% (n=242) a non-borderzone location was found. Hemorrhage was the presenting symptom in 44% (n=205); 28% (n=132) presented with seizures, 11% (n=52) with headaches, 7% (n=34) with a neurological deficit, and 9% (n=41) with other or no AVM-related symptoms. The frequency of incident AVM hemorrhage was significantly lower in borderzone AVMs (27%, n=61) than in non-borderzone malformations (60%, n=144; P:<0.001). This difference remained significant in a multivariate model controlling for age, sex, AVM size, deep venous drainage, and presence of aneurysms (odds ratio, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.25 to 0.66). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that borderzone location is an independent determinant for a lower risk of AVM hemorrhage at initial presentation.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center/Neurological Institute, Departments of Interventional Neuroradiology, Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
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Hartmann A, Stapf C, Hofmeister C, Mohr JP, Sciacca RR, Stein BM, Faulstich A, Mast H. Determinants of neurological outcome after surgery for brain arteriovenous malformation. Stroke 2000; 31:2361-4. [PMID: 11022064 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.10.2361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to define determinants of neurological deficit after surgery for brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). METHODS One hundred twenty-four prospective patients (48% women, mean age 33 years) underwent microsurgical brain AVM resection. Patients were examined by 3 study neurologists immediately before surgery, postoperatively in-hospital, by in-person long-term follow-up, and with a structured telephone follow-up. They were classified according to the 5-point Spetzler-Martin grading system, with its 3 elements: size, venous drainage pattern, and location. The functional neurological status was classified with the modified Rankin scale. Multivariate logistic regression models were applied to test the effect of patient age, gender, and the 3 Spetzler-Martin elements on early and long-term postoperative neurological complications. RESULTS Twelve patients (10%) were classified as Spetzler-Martin grade 1; 36 (29%) as grade 2; 47 (38%) as grade 3; 26 (21%) as grade 4; and 3 (2%) as grade 5. Postoperatively, in-hospital, 51 patients (41%) showed new neurological deficits (15% disabling [ie, Rankin scale score >2] and 26% nondisabling [ie, Rankin 1 or 2]). At long-term follow-up (mean follow-up time 12 months), 47 patients (38%) revealed surgery-related neurological deficits (6% disabling; 32% nondisabling). The rate of neurological complications increased by Spetzler-Martin grade. Female gender, AVM size, and deep venous drainage were significantly associated with neurological deficits at in-hospital and long-term evaluation. For patient age and AVM location, no significant association was found. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that female gender, AVM size, and AVM drainage into the deep venous system may be determinants of neurological deficit after microsurgical AVM resection.
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- New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
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Stapf C, Marshall RS, Mohr JP, Duong HD, Brunson JC, Benson RT, Mast H. Late intra-arterial thrombolysis. Eur J Med Res 2000; 5:303-6. [PMID: 10903190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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A 70-year-old woman with a progressive dominant hemisphere syndrome but only mild hemiparesis and a normal brain scan (>3 hours from stroke onset) showed angiographic occlusion of the left anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery at its trifurcation with preservation of the rolandic artery. Intra-arterial thrombolysis was started >6 hours from onset of symptoms. Recanalization occurred and the patient recovered with a transcortical motor aphasia and no motor deficit. A negative brain scan and an incomplete large hemispheric syndrome may indicate an extended time-window for intra-arterial thrombolysis.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center/The Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
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Hofmeister C, Stapf C, Hartmann A, Sciacca RR, Mansmann U, terBrugge K, Lasjaunias P, Mohr JP, Mast H, Meisel J. Demographic, morphological, and clinical characteristics of 1289 patients with brain arteriovenous malformation. Stroke 2000; 31:1307-10. [PMID: 10835449 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.6.1307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess demographic, clinical, and morphological characteristics of patients with brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). METHODS Prospectively collected data of 1289 consecutive AVM patients from 3 independent databases (1 multicenter [Berlin/Paris/Middle and Far East, n=662] and 2 single centers [New York, n=337, and Toronto, n=290]) were analyzed. The variables assessed were age at diagnosis, sex, AVM size, AVM drainage pattern, AVM location in functionally important brain areas ("eloquence"), and type of presentation (hemorrhage, seizure, chronic headache, or focal neurologic deficit). Comparisons were made by ANOVA, contingency tables, and log-linear models. RESULTS Overall, mean age at diagnosis was 31.2 years (95% CI 30.2 to 32.2 years), and 45% of the patients were female (95% CI 42% to 47%). AVM maximum diameter was <3 cm in 38% (95% CI 35% to 41%). Deep venous drainage was present in 55% (95% CI 52% to 59%). An eloquent AVM location was described in 71% (95% CI 69% to 74%). AVM hemorrhage occurred in 53% (95% CI 51% to 56%). Generalized or focal seizures were described in 30% (95% CI 27% to 33%) and 10% (95% CI 8% to 12%), respectively. Chronic headache was recorded in 14% (95% CI 12% to 16%). Persistent neurological deficits were found in 7% (95% CI 6% to 9%), and progressive neurological deficits in 5% (95% CI 4% to 6%). Significant differences between centers were found for age (P<0.001), sex (P=0.04), eloquence (P=0.04), size (P<0.001), hemorrhage (P=0.006), persistent neurological deficit (P<0.001), and reversible neurological deficit (P=0.013). The intercenter difference found for hemorrhage frequency did not remain after adjustment for AVM size. CONCLUSIONS Baseline characteristics differed considerably between centers. The differences found in patient age and AVM size may be explained by center-specific referral patterns and the influence of access to treatment resources, whereas those found for other characteristics may be attributable to center-specific definitions. Analysis of natural history data from tertiary referral center databases may be improved by consistent definitions applicable to the entire population of AVM patients.
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- Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken der Stadt Halle, Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale, Germany
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OBJECTIVE To study pure motor bilateral arm paresis of acute onset. This syndrome is as yet a barely described clinical feature attributed to ischemia in the territory of the anterior spinal artery (ASA). CASES We present 2 patients with acute onset of pure motor deficit in both upper extremities. RESULTS Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spinal cord revealed infarcts in the territory of the ASA. In 1 case, electrophysiology further suggested discrete gray matter involvement. CONCLUSION In patients with acute weakness of both arms without further neurological deficits, an incomplete ASA syndrome should be considered with the anterior horns predominantly being affected. Magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiology are valuable tools to further confirm both location and extension of the spinal lesion.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Unit/Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
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Stapf C, Hofmeister C, Hartmann A, Seyfert S, Koch HC, Mohr JP, Marx P, Mast H. Interrater agreement for high grade carotid artery stenosis measurement and treatment decision. Eur J Med Res 2000; 5:26-31. [PMID: 10657286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Randomized trials in North America (NASCET, ACAS) and Europe (ECST) have shown a beneficial effect of endarterectomy for patients with high grade carotid artery stenosis. The results of the NASCET and the ECST further suggest that the effect of endarterectomy differed by degree of stenosis, supporting the importance of stenosis measurement as a factor in the decision process regarding surgery. We investigated the interrater agreement for carotid artery stenosis measurements and treatment decision in a post hoc study on patients undergoing carotid surgery. METHODS In a one-year series, 45 consecutive patients underwent preoperative conventional cerebral angiography followed by endarterectomy. Using a magnifying eyepiece and applying the two different measurement criteria of the randomized trials, angiograms were re-evaluated post hoc by three masked raters. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) with one-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for the estimation of interrater agreement for degree of stenosis. Conger s kappa (k) statistics were used for the estimation of interrater agreement for a dichotomized stenosis evaluation, i.e. therapeutic decision on surgery (cut-off point for symptomatic stenosis: 70%, cut-off point for asymptomatic stenosis: 60%). RESULTS ICCs were.74 (CI.63) for NASCET/ACAS criteria and.72 (CI. 59) for ECST criteria. k values were.55 (CI.42) for NASCET/ACAS criteria and.57 (CI.44) for ECST criteria. Disagreement for a therapeutic decision was seen in 6 of 23 symptomatic patients by NASCET criteria, in 2 of 23 symptomatic patients by ECST and in 4 of 22 asymptomatic patients by ACAS criteria. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the interrater agreement for stenosis measurements was good. Agreement for therapeutic decisions on carotid surgery, however, was less strong. These findings suggest that accurate stenosis measurement may not suffice for reliable treatment decisions in patients with high grade carotid artery stenosis.
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- C Stapf
- Stroke Center / The Neurological Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Hartmann A, Mast H, Thompson JL, Sia RM, Mohr JP. Transcranial Doppler waveform blunting in severe extracranial carotid artery stenosis. Cerebrovasc Dis 2000; 10:33-8. [PMID: 10629344 DOI: 10.1159/000016022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency of transcranial Doppler (TCD) waveform blunting in patients with severe (80-99%) symptomatic or asymptomatic extracranial carotid artery stenosis. BACKGROUND Severe carotid artery stenosis has been identified as a risk factor for ischemic stroke. Blunted Doppler flow waveforms (reduced systolic flow velocity and pulsatility) of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) are inferred to reflect hemodynamic impairment, possibly indicating an increased risk of stroke. METHODS The 114 consecutive patients (mean age 72.4 years, SD 9.0 years; 37% women; 46 clinically symptomatic, 68 asymptomatic) with 80-99% stenosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA), as determined by duplex sonography, were examined with TCD. Flow velocities, pulsatility index, and spectral waveforms of the MCA distal to the ICA stenosis were assessed blinded to the clinical status of the ICA: Doppler waveform blunting was defined as loss of the characteristic systolic peak. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and chi(2) statistics were used to describe the association between waveform blunting and the symptomatic status of the ICA stenosis. RESULTS Among symptomatic patients, 23 (50%) had completed strokes, and a further 23 (50%) had transient neurologic deficits in the territory of the stenotic ICA. Blunted spectral waveform was found in 37 (80%, 95% CI 68-92%) of the symptomatic and 25 (37%; 95% CI 25-49%) of the asymptomatic patients. Symptomatic patients had significantly increased odds of having blunted TCD waveforms (OR 7.5, 95% CI 3.1-18.1, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that TCD waveform blunting in the MCA as here described may be an additional risk factor in the setting of severe extracranial carotid artery stenosis. A prospectively designed study to confirm our results seems warranted.
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- Stroke Unit, The Neurological Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Stapf C, Hofmeister C, Hartmann A, Marx P, Mast H. Predictive value of clinical lacunar syndromes for lacunar infarcts on magnetic resonance brain imaging. Acta Neurol Scand 2000; 101:13-8. [PMID: 10660146 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.00003.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We prospectively investigated the predictive value of clinical and CT-supported lacunar syndromes for lacunar infarcts on magnetic resonance (MR) brain imaging. PATIENTS AND METHODS The 54 prospective, consecutive patients had clinical lacunar syndromes of acute onset and early computed tomography (CT; on admission day, i.e. < or =48 h after onset of symptoms) showing either a small deep infarct or no corresponding lesion. Taking MR (at day 2 to 4 after admission) as the gold standard, the positive predictive value of the CT-supported clinical syndrome for corresponding lacunar lesions was calculated. RESULTS In 27 (50%) patients, early CT showed a lacunar infarct corresponding to the clinical syndrome, a further 27 (50%) patients had no fresh ischemic lesion. In 51 patients (94%), MR showed a recent lacunar infarct (hyperintense lacune in T2-weighted scans, no demarcation on T1-weighted scans and/or positive gadolinium-enhancement) corresponding to the clinical syndrome (positive predictive value 0.94, 95%, CI: 0.88 to 0.98). In 3 (6%) patients MR was normal. Aside from old unrelated ischemic (macro- and/or microangiopathic) lesions, MR revealed no acute non-lacunar infarct. CT and MR sites of lacunar lesions were matching. Compared to gold standard MR, the sensitivity of early CT for suspected lacunar lesions was 0.53 (95% CI: 0.38 to 0.67). CONCLUSION Lacunar syndromes were highly predictive for small deep infarcts on MR. Magnetic resonance brain imaging may be redundant in the setting of a lacunar syndrome supported by a CT that excludes non-ischemic causes of stroke; it may therefore be abandoned in order to reduce costs in the health care system.
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- Stroke Unit/Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Despite the beneficial effect of systemic fibrinolysis in treatment within 3 hours from ischemic stroke onset, the unpredicted occurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage remains a risk from such therapy. Few data exist defining patients at risk for this outcome. We report clinical and neuropathological data on a patient fulfilling NINDS rt-PA study and ECASS-2 inclusion criteria with an acute stroke due to high-grade carotid artery stenosis and preceded by amaurosis fugax. He died from an intracerebral hemorrhage after systemic fibrinolysis. The fatal outcome adds support to recommendations that rapid Doppler-sonographic evaluation of the extra- and intracranial vascular status be undertaken before systemic rt-PA is implemented in acute ischemic stroke.
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- Stroke Unit/Neurologische Klinik, Berlin, Germany
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