By Professor Ken Butcher

Journal articles

Butcher K; Selim M, 2016, 'Acute Blood Pressure Management in Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 47, pp. 3065 - 3066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015060

Wu TY; Campbell BCV; Strbian D; Yassi N; Putaala J; Tatlisumak T; Davis SM; Meretoja A; Hanley DF; Butcher K; Gregson B; Davis S; Lees KR; Lyden P; Muir K; Steiner T; Mayer S, 2016, 'Impact of pre-stroke sulphonylurea and metformin use on mortality of intracerebral haemorrhage', European Stroke Journal, 1, pp. 302 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2396987316666617

Ganesh A; Al-Ajlan FS; Sabiq F; Assis Z; Rempel JL; Butcher K; Thornton J; Kelly P; Roy D; Poppe AY; Jovin TG; Devlin T; Baxter BW; Krings T; Casaubon LK; Frei DF; Choe H; Tampieri D; Teitelbaum J; Lum C; Mandzia J; Phillips SJ; Bang OY; Almekhlafi MA; Coutts SB; Barber PA; Sajobi T; Demchuk AM; Eesa M; Hill MD; Goyal M; Menon BK, 2016, 'Infarct in a New Territory after Treatment Administration in the ESCAPE Randomized Controlled Trial (Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Anterior Circulation Proximal Occlusion with Emphasis on Minimizing CT to Recanalization Times)', Stroke, 47, pp. 2993 - 2998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.014852

Murthy SB; Urday S; Beslow LA; Dawson J; Lees K; Kimberly WT; Iadecola C; Kamel H; Hanley DF; Sheth KN; Ziai WC, 2016, 'Rate of perihaematomal oedema expansion is associated with poor clinical outcomes in intracerebral haemorrhage', JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY, 87, pp. 1169 - 1173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2016-313653

Wassef A; Butcher K, 2016, 'Novel oral anticoagulant management issues for the stroke clinician', International Journal of Stroke, 11, pp. 759 - 767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747493016660100

Sun H; Kate M; Gioia LC; Emery DJ; Butcher K; Wilman AH, 2016, 'Quantitative susceptibility mapping using a superposed dipole inversion method: Application to intracranial hemorrhage', Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 76, pp. 781 - 791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.25919

Bivard A; Lou M; Levi CR; Krishnamurthy V; Cheng X; Aviv RI; McElduff P; Lin L; Kleinig T; O'Brien B; Butcher K; Jingfen Z; Jannes J; Dong Q; Parsons MW, 2016, 'Too good to treat? ischemic stroke patients with small computed tomography perfusion lesions may not benefit from thrombolysis', Annals of Neurology, 80, pp. 286 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.24714

Gioia LC; Kate M; Sivakumar L; Hussain D; Kalashyan H; Buck B; Bussiere M; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Emery D; Butcher K, 2016, 'Early rivaroxaban use after cardioembolic stroke may not result in hemorrhagic transformation: A prospective magnetic resonance imaging study', Stroke, 47, pp. 1917 - 1919, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.013491

Gioia LC; Zewude RT; Kate MP; Liss K; Rowe BH; Buck B; Jeerakathil T; Butcher K, 2016, 'Prehospital systolic blood pressure is higher in acute stroke compared with stroke mimics', Neurology, 86, pp. 2146 - 2153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000002747

Bivard A; Cheng X; Lin LT; Levi C; Spratt N; Kleinig T; O'Brien B; Butcher K; Lou M; Zhang JF; Sylaja P; Cao WJ; Jannes J; Dong Q; Parsons M, 2016, 'Global White Matter Hypoperfusion on CT Predicts Larger Infarcts and Hemorrhagic Transformation after Acute Ischemia', CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, 22, pp. 238 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cns.12491

Casaubon LK; Boulanger JM; Glasser E; Blacquiere D; Boucher S; Brown K; Goddard T; Gordon J; Horton M; Lalonde J; LaRivière C; Lavoie P; Leslie P; McNeill J; Menon BK; Moses B; Penn M; Perry J; Snieder E; Tymianski D; Foley N; Smith EE; Gubitz G; Hill MD; Lindsay P; Cote R; Bayley M; Dowlatshahi D; Poppe A; Yip S; Dukelow S; Lang E; Lafferty K; Graham I; Markle-Reid M; Green T; Kelly M; Ansley B; Phillips S; Kapral M; Kaczorowski J; Sharma M; Demchuk A; Goyal M; Lum C; Gladstone D; Teasell R; Hebert D; Butcher K; Field T; Godin M; Hart R; Hartley C; Kaste M; Langhorne P; Mehdiratta M; O'Kelly C; Willems J; Lawrence S; Powell-Vinden B; James L; Harriman ME, 2016, 'Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Acute Inpatient Stroke Care Guidelines, Update 2015', International Journal of Stroke, 11, pp. 239 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747493015622461

Tamm AS; McCourt R; Gould B; Kate M; Kosior JC; Jeerakathil T; Gioia LC; Dowlatshahi D; Hill MD; Coutts SB; Demchuk AM; Buck BH; Emery DJ; Shuaib A; Butcher KS, 2016, 'Cerebral perfusion pressure is maintained in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: A CT perfusion study', American Journal of Neuroradiology, 37, pp. 244 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4532

Yu AYX; Jeerakathil T; Choi PM; Fang S; Shuaib A; Majumdar SR; Demchuk AM; Butcher KS; Watson TJ; Dean N; Gordon D; Edmond C; Coutts SB, 2016, 'Abstract 117: A Province-wide Triaging System Improves Mortality After Transient Ischemic Attacks: The Alberta Stroke Prevention in TIAs and Mild Strokes (ASPIRE) Interventions', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.117

McCourt R; Misaghi E; Guinand T; Kate M; Gioia L; Treit S; Beaulieu C; Butcher K, 2016, 'Abstract 214: Corticospinal Tract Integrity is Acutely Maintained Within Perihematoma Edema', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.214

McCourt R; Guinand T; Gioia L; Kate M; Treit S; Beaulieu C; Butcher K, 2016, 'Abstract TP373: Tracts Enfolded by Small Hematomas Remain Intact in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.tp373

Zewude RT; Gioia LC; Kate M; Liss K; Rowe B; Butcher K, 2016, 'Abstract TP73: Lower Prehospital Blood Pressure Is Not Associated with Larger Infarct Volumes in Non-lacunar Ischemic Stroke Patients', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.tp73

Riaz P; Phoa K; Kate MP; Gioia LC; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Buck B; Butcher K, 2016, 'Abstract WMP82: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decreases Transiently After Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wmp82

Gioia LC; Kate M; Sivakumar L; Kalashyan H; Hussain D; Buck B; Bussiere M; Shuaib A; Jeerakathil T; Emery D; Butcher K, 2016, 'Abstract WMP83: Rivaroxaban Therapy Is Not Associated with Hemorrhagic Transformation After Acute Cardioembolic Stroke: A Prospective MRI Study', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wmp83

Manosalva H; Hasan S; Pervez A; Mohammad A; Hussain D; Kalashyan H; Saqqur M; Khan K; Tarhuni W; Buck B; Butcher K; Jeerakathil T; Hasan Y; Shuaib A, 2016, 'Abstract WP222: Comparison of Two Methods of External Prolonged Cardiac Monitoring for the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation: Cardiophone - satellite Real Time Device vs Sorin (Automated Software) for the Peaace Study', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wp222

Hasan S; Manosalva H; Pervez A; Mohammad A; Hussain D; Kalashyan H; Saqqur M; Khan K; Tarhuni W; Buck B; Butcher K; Jeerakathil T; Hasan Y; Shuaib A, 2016, 'Abstract WP229: Prolonged Monitoring of Cardiac Rhythm With Wireless Cardiophone for Real Time Detection of Atrial Fibrillation After a Cerebral Ischemic Event (PEAACE II Study) The Edmonton Alberta Experience', Stroke, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wp229

Sato S; Heeley E; Arima H; Delcourt C; Hirakawa Y; Pamidimukkala V; Li Z; Tao Q; Xu Y; Hennerici MG; Robinson T; Tzourio C; Lindley RI; Chalmers J; Anderson CS, 2015, 'Higher mortality in patients with right hemispheric intracerebral haemorrhage: INTERACT1 and 2', Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 86, pp. 1319 - 1323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-309870

Yassi N; Churilov L; Campbell BCV; Sharma G; Bammer R; Desmond PM; Parsons MW; Albers GW; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2015, 'The association between lesion location and functional outcome after ischemic stroke', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 1270 - 1276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12537

Murthy SB; Moradiya Y; Dawson J; Lees KR; Hanley DF; Ziai WC, 2015, 'Perihematomal Edema and Functional Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Influence of Hematoma Volume and Location', STROKE, 46, pp. 3088 - 3092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010054

Terziyska PT; Butcher KSA; Rafailov P; Alexandrov D, 2015, 'Growth of vertically oriented InN nanorods from In-rich conditions on unintentionally patterned sapphire substrates', APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 353, pp. 103 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.06.093

Kate M; Gioia L; Buck B; Sivakumar L; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2015, 'Dabigatran Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation', Stroke, 46, pp. 2685 - 2687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010383

Thijs V; Butcher K, 2015, 'Challenges and misconceptions in the aetiology and management of atrial fibrillation-related strokes', European Journal of Internal Medicine, 26, pp. 461 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.06.008

Casaubon LK; Boulanger JM; Blacquiere D; Boucher S; Brown K; Goddard T; Gordon J; Horton M; Lalonde J; Larivière C; Lavoie P; Leslie P; Mcneill J; Menon BK; Moses B; Penn M; Perry J; Snieder E; Tymianski D; Foley N; Smith EE; Gubitz G; Hill MD; Glasser E; Lindsay P; Joiner I; Lawrence S; Harriman ME; Marchese D; Dowlatshahi D; Poppe A; Yip S; Dukelow S; Lang E; Lafferty K; Graham I; Markle-Reid M; Green T; Kelly M; Ansley B; Phillips S; Kapral M; Kaczorowski J; Butcher K; Field T; Godin M; Hart R; Hartley C; Kaste M; Langhorne P; Mehdiratta M; O'Kelly C; Willems J; Demchuk A; Goyal M; Lum C; Cote R; Sharma M; Norrving B; Davis S; Donnan G; Campbell B; Saver J; Dippel D; Davalos A, 2015, 'CanadianStrokeBestPracticeRecommendations: Hyperacute Stroke Care Guidelines, Update 2015', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 924 - 940, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12551

Kate MP; Riaz P; Gioia L; Sivakumar L; Jeerakathil T; Buck B; Beaulieu C; Butcher K, 2015, 'Dynamic Evolution of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions in Patients With Minor Ischemic Stroke', Stroke A Journal of Cerebral Circulation, 46, pp. 2318 - 2321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009775

Baron CAL; Kate M; Gioia L; Butcher K; Emery D; Budde M; Beaulieu C, 2015, 'Reduction of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Contrast of Acute Ischemic Stroke at Short Diffusion Times', Stroke A Journal of Cerebral Circulation, 46, pp. 2136 - 2141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008815

Gioia LC; Kate M; Mccourt R; Gould B; Coutts SB; Dowlatshahi D; Asdaghi N; Jeerakathil T; Hill MD; Demchuk AM; Buck B; Emery D; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2015, 'Perihematoma cerebral blood flow is unaffected by statin use in acute intracerebral hemorrhage patients', Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 35, pp. 1175 - 1180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2015.36

Gioia LC; Kate M; Choi V; Sivakumar L; Jeerakathil T; Kosior J; Emery D; Butcher K, 2015, 'Ischemia in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated with Leukoaraiosis and Hematoma Volume, Not Blood Pressure Reduction', Stroke, 46, pp. 1541 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.008304

Choi V; Kate M; Kosior JC; Buck B; Steve T; Mccourt R; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Emery D; Butcher K, 2015, 'National institutes of health stroke scale score is an unreliable predictor of perfusion deficits in acute stroke', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 582 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12438

McCourt R; Gould B; Kate M; Asdaghi N; Kosior JC; Coutts S; Hill MD; Demchuk A; Jeerakathil T; Emery D; Butcher KS, 2015, 'Blood-Brain Barrier Compromise Does Not Predict Perihematoma Edema Growth in Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, pp. 954 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007544

Gioia LC; Kate M; Dowlatshahi D; Hill MD; Butcher K, 2015, 'Blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: Current evidence and ongoing controversies', Current Opinion in Critical Care, 21, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCC.0000000000000182

Goyal M; Demchuk AM; Menon BK; Eesa M; Rempel JL; Thornton J; Roy D; Jovin TG; Willinsky RA; Sapkota BL; Dowlatshahi D; Frei DF; Kamal NR; Montanera WJ; Poppe AY; Ryckborst KJ; Silver FL; Shuaib A; Tampieri D; Williams D; Bang OY; Baxter BW; Burns PA; Choe H; Heo J-H; Holmstedt CA; Jankowitz B; Kelly M; Linares G; Mandzia JL; Shankar J; Sohn S-I; Swartz RH; Barber PA; Coutts SB; Smith EE; Morrish WF; Weill A; Subramaniam S; Mitha AP; Wong JH; Lowerison MW; Sajobi TT; Hill MD, 2015, 'Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 372, pp. 1019 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1414905

Priglinger M; Arima H; Anderson C; Krause M; Chalmers J; Huang Y; Wang JG; Bath P; Davis S; Kim J; Lindley R; Neal B; Morgenstern LB; MacMahon S; Woodward M; Butcher K; Chambers B; Donnan G; Levi C; Parsons MW; Dorsch N; Huang Y; Wang JG; Lu C; Chen S; Jiang JD; Liu Z; Zhang J; Kong L; Song Y; Wang Z; Wang W; Wu F; Yuan Y; Kim JS; Kim J; Simes J; Hankey G; Jamrozik K; Johnston S; Shunwei L; Skulina C; Peng B; Billot L; Li Q; Su S; Heritier S; Heeley E; Capper H; Chisholm J; Currie R; Fathers J; Hackett M; Homewood S; Jane K; Jones K; Leksuwat S; Mullane B; Pandey S; Patel A; Quilkey A; Scott J; Starzec G; Wadham A; Zeckendorf S; Han D; Ying S; Xu W; Zhang LJ; Huang Q; Li Y; Yan L; Kyung S, 2015, 'No relationship of lipid-lowering agents to hematoma growth: Pooled analysis of the intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral hemorrhage trials studies', Stroke, 46, pp. 857 - 859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007664

Lord AS; Gilmore E; Choi HA; Mayer SA; Hanley DF; Butcher K; Davis S; Gregson B; Lees KR; Lyden P; Mayer S; Muir K; Steiner T, 2015, 'Time course and predictors of neurological deterioration after intracerebral hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, pp. 647 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007704

Dey M; Stadnik A; Riad F; Zhang L; McBee N; Kase C; Carhuapoma JR; Ram M; Lane K; Ostapkovich N; Aldrich F; Aldrich C; Jallo J; Butcher K; Snider R; Hanley D; Ziai W; Awad IA, 2015, 'Bleeding and infection with external ventricular drainage: A systematic review in comparison with adjudicated adverse events in the ongoing Clot Lysis Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III (CLEAR-III IHV) trial', Neurosurgery, 76, pp. 291 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000624

Gioia LC; Kate M; Butcher K, 2015, 'Letter by Gioia et al regarding article, "blood pressure-lowering treatment with candesartan in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke"', Stroke, 46, pp. e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007807

Kamal N; Hill MD; Blacquiere DPV; Boulanger JM; Boyle K; Buck B; Butcher K; Camden MC; Casaubon LK; Côté R; Demchuk AM; Dowlatshahi D; Dubuc V; Field TS; Ghrooda E; Gioia L; Gladstone DJ; Goyal M; Gubitz GJ; Harris D; Hart RG; Hunter G; Jeerakathil T; Jin A; Khan K; Lang E; Lanthier S; Lindsay MP; Mackey A; Mandzia J; Mehdiratta M; Minuk J; Oczkowski W; Odier C; Penn A; Perry J; Pettersen JA; Phillips SJ; Poppe AY; Saposnik G; Selchen D; Shamy M; Sharma M; Shoamanesh A; Shuaib A; Silver F; Stotts G; Swartz R; Tamayo A; Teitelbaum J; Verreault S; Wein T; Yip S; Coutts SB, 2015, 'Rapid assessment and treatment of transient ischemic attacks and minor stroke in Canadian emergency departments: Time for a paradigm shift', Stroke, 46, pp. 2987 - 2990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010454

Gioia LC; Zewude RT; Kate MP; Liss K; Rowe BH; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract 91: Prehospital Blood Pressure Differentiates Acute Stroke From Mimics', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.91

McCourt R; Gioia L; Kate M; Treit S; Beaulieu C; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract T P323: Corticospinal Tract Disruption in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage is Unrelated to Baseline Hematoma Volume', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.tp323

Gioia LC; Zewude RT; Kate MP; Liss K; Rowe BH; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract T P324: Prehospital Neurological Deterioration Predicts Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.tp324

Kate M; Boyko M; Gioia L; Kosior J; McCourt R; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W MP112: Hematoma Contraction In Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated With Short-term Functional Outcome', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wmp112

Riaz P; Kate MP; Gioia LC; Buck B; Jeerakathil T; Smyth P; Shuaib A; Emery D; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W MP31: Penumbral Imaging-Based Thrombolysis with Tenecteplase is Feasible Up to 24 Hours After Symptom Onset', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wmp31

Phoa K; Kate M; Gioia L; Buck B; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W P306: Novel Oral Anticoagulant Initiation Within 14 days of Stroke Is Not Associated with Excess Hemorrhagic Transformation Rates', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wp306

Zewude RT; Gioia LC; Kate MP; Liss K; Lowe BR; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W P325: Hematoma Volumes Are Independent of Elevated Prehospital Blood Pressure in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wp325

Kate M; Asdaghi N; Gioia L; Buck B; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W P60: Blood Pressure Reduction In Acute Ischemic Stroke Does Not Affect Ischemic Core Tissue Perfusion', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wp60

Togtema G; Georgiev V; Georgieva D; Gergova R; Butcher KSA; Alexandrov D, 2015, 'GaN-InGaN LED efficiency reduction from parasitic electron currents in p-GaN', SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS, 103, pp. 44 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sse.2014.08.009

Kamal N; Benavente O; Boyle K; Buck B; Butcher K; Casaubon LK; Côté R; Demchuk AM; Deschaintre Y; Dowlatshahi D; Gubitz GJ; Hunter G; Jeerakathil T; Jin A; Lang E; Lanthier S; Lindsay P; Newcommon N; Mandzia J; Norris CM; Oczkowski W; Odier C; Phillips S; Poppe AY; Saposnik G; Selchen D; Shuaib A; Silver F; Smith EE; Stotts G; Suddes M; Swartz RH; Teal P; Watson T; Hill MD, 2014, 'Good is not Good Enough: The Benchmark Stroke Door-to-Needle Time Should be 30 Minutes', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 41, pp. 694 - 696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2014.41

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