Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in COVID-19 infection: a case series and review of the literature

K Dakay, J Cooper, J Bloomfield, P Overby… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, has recently
been associated with a myriad of hematologic derangements; in particular, an unusually …

Cerebral venous thrombosis in COVID-19: a New York metropolitan cohort study

…, T Sursal, H Kamal, K Dakay… - American journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is associated with hypercoagulability. We sought to evaluate the …

Blood pressure after endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke (BEST) a multicenter prospective cohort study

…, NR Barnhill, K Patel, S Assad, A Tarboosh, K Dakay… - Stroke, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— To identify the specific post-endovascular stroke therapy (EVT)
peak systolic blood pressure (SBP) threshold that best discriminates good from bad …

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome and dissection in the setting of COVID-19 infection

K Dakay, G Kaur, E Gulko, J Santarelli… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic has recently brought to attention the myriad of neuro- logic
sequelae associated with Coronavirus infection including the predilection for stroke, …

Mechanical thrombectomy in patients with ischemic stroke with prestroke disability

…, A Saad, MV Jayaraman, TE Madsen, K Dakay… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— We aimed to compare functional and procedural outcomes of
patients with acute ischemic stroke with none-to-minimal (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score, …

Early elevated troponin levels after ischemic stroke suggests a cardioembolic source

…, RA McTaggart, M Hemendinger, P Narwal, K Dakay… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Elevated cardiac troponin is a marker of cardiac disease and
has been recently shown to be associated with embolic stroke risk. We hypothesize that early …

A simple score that predicts paroxysmal atrial fibrillation on outpatient cardiac monitoring after embolic stroke of unknown source

B Ricci, AD Chang, M Hemendinger, K Dakay… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Occult paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is detected in 16%-30% of patients with
embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS). The identification of AF predictors on outpatient …

Predicting symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage after mechanical thrombectomy: the TAG score

…, E Mistry, AD Chang, A Yakhkind, K Dakay… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background There is limited data on predictors of symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (sICH)
in patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy. In this study, we aim to determine …

Endovascular thrombectomy for treatment of acute ischemic stroke during pregnancy and the early postpartum period

…, T Sursal, CA Morse, C Briskin, K Dakay… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a rare occurrence during pregnancy
and the postpartum period. Existing literature evaluating endovascular mechanical …

Cardiac biomarkers predict large vessel occlusion in patients with ischemic stroke

…, B Mac Grory, S Cutting, T Burton, K Dakay… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and Purpose Cardiac biomarkers may help identify stroke mechanisms and
may aid in improving stroke prevention strategies. There is limited data on the association …