Effect of hypervolemic therapy on cerebral blood flow after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial

…, MC Paik, H Zhang, YC Wu, LM Klebanoff, EC Raps… - Stroke, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is reduced after subarachnoid
hemorrhage (SAH), and symptomatic vasospasm is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. …

Reliability and validity of estimating the NIH stroke scale score from medical records

…, JA Chalela, JM Luciano, BL Cucchiara, EC Raps… - Stroke, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The aim of our study was to determine whether the National
Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) can be estimated retrospectively from medical records. …

Direct muscle stimulation in acute quadriplegic myopathy

MM Rich, SJ Bird, EC Raps… - Muscle & Nerve …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
We have previously found that muscle is electrically inexcitable in severe acute quadriplegic
myopathy (AQM). In contrast, muscle retains normal electrical excitability in peripheral …

The clinical spectrum of unruptured intracranial aneurysms

EC Raps, JD Rogers, SL Galetta… - Archives of …, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
• Objective. —A retrospective study was performed to delineate the clinical characteristics of
symptomatic unruptured aneurysms. Design. —Patient histories, operative reports, and …

Noninvasive MRI evaluation of cerebral blood flow in cerebrovascular disease

…, LR Vives, L Maccotta, JW Teener, EC Raps - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
Previous studies have demonstrated that cerebral blood flow (CBF) can be assessed
noninvasively by MRI using magnetic labeling of arterial water as a diffusible flow tracer. The …

Treatment of refractory status epilepticus with propofol: clinical and pharmacokinetic findings

MM Stecker, TH Kramer, EC Raps, R O'Meeghan… - …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: We compared propofol with high‐dose barbiturates in the treatment of refractory
status epilepticus (RSE) and propose a protocol for the administration of propofol in RSE in …

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: the pathology of venous hypertensive myelopathy

RW Hurst, LC Kenyon, E Lavi, EC Raps, P Marcotte - Neurology, 1995 - AAN Enterprises
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs) are the most common type of spinal vascular
malformation. The arteriovenous shunts, located entirely outside the spinal cord, cause a …

Muscle is electrically inexcitable in acute quadriplegic myopathy

MM Rich, JW Teener, EC Raps, DL Schotland, SJ Bird - Neurology, 1996 - AAN Enterprises
Methods. Direct muscle stimulation was performed in paralyzed or extremely weak muscles.
EMG was performed on each muscle before direct stimulation to determine the amount of …

Cardiac injury associated with neurogenic pulmonary edema following subarachnoid hemorrhage

…, RA Solomon, LM Klebanoff, A Beckford, EC Raps - Neurology, 1994 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To describe the clinical features of cardiac injury associated with neurogenic
pulmonary edema (NPE) in patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Background: …

Dementia resulting from dural arteriovenous fistulas: the pathologic findings of venous hypertensive encephalopathy.

…, M Stecker, E Zager, EC Raps… - American Journal …, 1998 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are acquired arteriovenous shunts located
within the dura. The highly variable natural history and symptomatology of DAVFs range from …