By Professor Ken Butcher

Journal articles

Asdaghi N; Coulter JI; Stewart TS; Goyal M; Demchuk AM; Butcher KS; Hill MD; Coutts SB, 2012, 'Abstract 3007: What Perfusion Parameters Best Define Ischemic Penumbra in Patients with TIA and Minor Stroke; Data from the VISION study', Stroke, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.a3007

Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Fang S; Butcher K; Saqqur M; Burridge D; Green T; Amlani S; Thompson G; Hill MD; Khan K, 2012, 'Abstract 3107: Thrombolysis Using Telehealth Has Comparable Results To Non- Telehealth Thrombolysis Across Northern Alberta: The Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy (APSS)', Stroke, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.a3107

Asdaghi N; Coulter JI; Modi J; Qazi A; Goyal M; Butcher KS; Demchuk A; Hill M; Coutts SB, 2012, 'Abstract 3595: Perfusion imaging predicts Outcome in TIA and Minor Stroke. A Prospective Derivation-Validation Study', Stroke, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.a3595

Picanco MR; Campbell BC; Christensen S; Desmond PM; Churilov L; De Silva DA; Butcher KS; Parsons MW; Levi CR; Barber PA; Bladin CF; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2012, 'Abstract 61: Reperfusion Beyond 4.5 Hours Reduces Infarct Growth And Improves Clinical Outcome', Stroke, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.a61

Campbell BC; Christensen S; Parsons MW; Desmond PM; Barber PA; Butcher KS; Levi CR; De Silva DA; Lansberg MG; Mlynash M; Olivot J-M; Straka M; Bammer R; Albers GW; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2012, 'Abstract 95: Regional Very Low Cerebral Blood Volume with Subsequent Local Reperfusion Predicts Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute Ischemic Stroke', Stroke, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.a95

Butcher KSA; Kemp BW; Hristov IB; Terziyska P; Binsted PW; Alexandrov D, 2012, 'Gallium Nitride Film Growth Using a Plasma Based Migration Enhanced Afterglow Chemical Vapor Deposition System', JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.51.01AF02

Butcher KSA; Alexandrov D; Terziyska P; Georgiev V; Georgieva D, 2012, 'Initial experiments in the migration enhanced afterglow growth of gallium and indium nitride', PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C: CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 9, NO 3-4, 9, pp. 1070 - 1073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssc.201100209

Butcher KSA; Alexandrov D; Terziyska P; Georgiev V; Georgieva D; Binsted PW, 2012, 'InN grown by migration enhanced afterglow (MEAglow)', PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, 209, pp. 41 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201100102

Binsted PW; Butcher KSA; Alexandrov D; Terziyska P; Georgieva D; Gergova R; Georgiev V, 2012, 'InN on GaN Heterostructure Growth by Migration Enhanced Epitaxial Afterglow (MEAglow)', MRS Proceedings, 1396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.15

Allon AA; Butcher K; Schneider RA; Lotz JC, 2012, 'Structured Coculture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Disc Cells Enhances Differentiation and Proliferation', CELLS TISSUES ORGANS, 196, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000332985

Shuaib A; Butcher K; Mohammad AA; Saqqur M; Liebeskind DS, 2011, 'Collateral blood vessels in acute ischaemic stroke: A potential therapeutic target', Lancet Neurology, 10, pp. 909 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70195-8

Campbell BCV; Costello C; Christensen S; Ebinger M; Parsons MW; Desmond PM; Barber PA; Butcher KS; Levi CR; De Silva DA; Lansberg MG; Mlynash M; Olivot JM; Straka M; Bammer R; Albers GW; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2011, 'Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensity in acute ischemic stroke may not predict hemorrhagic transformation', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32, pp. 401 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000331467

De Silva DA; Churilov L; Olivot JM; Christensen S; Lansberg MG; Mlynash M; Campbell BCV; Desmond P; Straka M; Bammer R; Albers GW; Davis SM; Donnan GA, 2011, 'Greater effect of stroke thrombolysis in the presence of arterial obstruction', Annals of Neurology, 70, pp. 601 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.22444

Sebastian J; Emery D; Kotylak T; Butcher KS, 2011, 'Cerebral blood flow measurement following extreme blood pressure reduction in an acute intracerebral hemorrhage patient', Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 113, pp. 599 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.03.009

Asdaghi N; Hameed B; Saini M; Jeerakathil T; Emery D; Butcher K, 2011, 'Acute perfusion and diffusion abnormalities predict early new MRI lesions 1 week after minor stroke and transient ischemic attack', Stroke, 42, pp. 2191 - 2195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.611376

Asdaghi N; Jeerakathil T; Hameed B; Saini M; McCombe JA; Shuaib A; Emery D; Butcher K, 2011, 'Oxfordshire community stroke project classification poorly differentiates small cortical and subcortical infarcts', Stroke, 42, pp. 2143 - 2148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.613752

Emery DJ; Schellinger PD; Selchen D; Douen AG; Chan R; Shuaib A; Butcher KS, 2011, 'Safety and feasibility of collateral blood flow augmentation after intravenous thrombolysis', Stroke, 42, pp. 1135 - 1137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.607846

Chen PP-T; Downes JE; Fernandes AJ; Butcher KSA; Wintrebert-Fouquet M; Wuhrer R; Phillips MR, 2011, 'Effects of crystallinity and chemical variation on apparent band-gap shift in polycrystalline indium nitride', THIN SOLID FILMS, 519, pp. 1831 - 1836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.10.013

Nagakane Y; Christensen S; Brekenfeld C; Ma H; Churilov L; Parsons MW; Levi CR; Butcher KS; Peeters A; Barber PA; Bladin CF; De Silva DA; Fink J; Kimber TE; Schultz DW; Muir KW; Tress BM; Desmond PM; Davis SM; Donnan GA, 2011, 'EPITHET: Positive result after reanalysis using baseline diffusion-weighted imaging/perfusion-weighted imaging co-registration', Stroke, 42, pp. 59 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.580464

Butcher K; Findlay JM, 2011, 'Management of antithrombotic-associated intracerebral hemorrhage', World Neurosurgery, 76, pp. 59 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2011.04.010

Tsang A; Stobbe RW; Asdaghi N; Hussain MS; Bhagat YA; Beaulieu C; Emery D; Butcher KS, 2011, 'Relationship between sodium intensity and perfusion deficits in acute ischemic stroke', Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 33, pp. 41 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.22299

Manawadu D; Jeerakathil T; Roy A; Orwaard-Wong K; Butcher K, 2010, 'Blood pressure management in acute intracerebral haemorrhage guidelines are poorly implemented in clinical practice', Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 112, pp. 858 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.07.009

Knash M; Tsang A; Hameed B; Saini M; Jeerakathil T; Beaulieu C; Emery D; Butcher K, 2010, 'Low cerebral blood volume is predictive of diffusion restriction only in hyperacute stroke', Stroke, 41, pp. 2795 - 2800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.590554

Khan K; Shuaib A; Whittaker T; Saqqur M; Jeerakathil T; Butcher K; Crumley P, 2010, 'Telestroke in Northern Alberta: A two year experience with remote hospitals', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 37, pp. 808 - 813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100051489

Tu HTH; Campbell BCV; Christensen S; Collins M; De Silva DA; Butcher KS; Parsons MW; Desmond PM; Barber PA; Levi CR; Bladin CF; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, 'Pathophysiological determinants of worse stroke outcome in atrial fibrillation', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 30, pp. 389 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000316886

He P; Zhang Y; Kim SO; Radlanski RJ; Butcher K; Schneider RA; DenBesten PK, 2010, 'Ameloblast differentiation in the human developing tooth: Effects of extracellular matrices', MATRIX BIOLOGY, 29, pp. 411 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2010.03.001

Parsons MW; Christensen S; McElduff P; Levi CR; Butcher KS; De Silva DA; Ebinger M; Barber PA; Bladin C; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, 'Pretreatment diffusion-and perfusion-MR lesion volumes have a crucial influence on clinical response to stroke thrombolysis', Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 30, pp. 1214 - 1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2010.3

Butcher K; Jeerakathil T; Emery D; Dowlatshahi D; Hill MD; Sharma M; Buck B; Findlay M; Lee TY; Demchuk AM, 2010, 'The Intracerebral Haemorrhage Acutely Decreasing Arterial Pressure Trial: ICH ADAPT', International Journal of Stroke, 5, pp. 227 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00431.x

Lees KR; Bluhmki E; von Kummer R; Brott TG; Toni D; Grotta JC; Albers GW; Kaste M; Marler JR; Hamilton SA; Tilley BC; Davis SM; Donnan GA; Hacke W; Ninds EA, 2010, 'Time to treatment with intravenous alteplase and outcome in stroke: an updated pooled analysis of ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS, and EPITHET trials', LANCET, 375, pp. 1695 - 1703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60491-6

O'Kelly CJ; Butcher KS; Marchak BE; Findlay JM, 2010, 'Carotid revascularization: An update', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 37, pp. 320 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100010210

Campbell BCV; Christensen S; Foster SJ; Desmond PM; Parsons MW; Butcher KS; Barber PA; Levi CR; Bladin CF; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, 'Visual assessment of perfusion-diffusion mismatch is inadequate to select patients for thrombolysis for the epithet investigators', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 29, pp. 592 - 596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000311080

De Silva DA; Brekenfeld C; Ebinger M; Christensen S; Barber PA; Butcher KS; Levi CR; Parsons MW; Bladin CF; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, 'The benefits of intravenous thrombolysis relate to the site of baseline arterial occlusion in the echoplanar imaging thrombolytic evaluation trial (EPITHET)', Stroke, 41, pp. 295 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562827

Butcher K; Emery D, 2010, 'Acute stroke imaging part I: Fundamentals', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 37, pp. 4 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100009598

Butcher K; Emery D, 2010, 'Acute stroke imaging part II: The ischemic penumbra', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 37, pp. 17 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100009604

Butcher K; Christensen S; Parsons M; De Silva DA; Ebinger M; Levi C; Jeerakathil T; Campbell BCV; Barber PA; Bladin C; Fink J; Tress B; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, 'Postthrombolysis blood pressure elevation is associated with hemorrhagic transformation', Stroke, 41, pp. 72 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563767

Campbell BCV; Christensen S; Butcher KS; Gordon I; Parsons MW; Desmond PM; Barber PA; Levi CR; Bladin CF; De Silva DA; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, 'Regional very low cerebral blood volume predicts hemorrhagic transformation better than diffusion-weighted imaging volume and thresholded apparent diffusion coefficient in acute ischemic stroke', Stroke, 41, pp. 82 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562116

Campbell BCV; Costello C; Christensen S; Ebinger M; Parsons MW; Desmond P; Barber PA; Butcher KS; Levi CR; De Silva DA; Lansberg MG; Mlynash M; Olivot J-M; Straka M; Bammer R; Albers GW; Donnan GA; Davis SM; Spratt NJ, 2010, '67. FLAIR hyperintensity in acute ischemic strokes beyond 3hours is almost universal and does not predict hemorrhagic transformation', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17, pp. 1630 - 1630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.068

Saini M; Butcher K, 2009, 'Advanced imaging in acute stroke management-Part I: Computed tomographic', Neurology India, 57, pp. 541 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.57791

Jickling G; Scozzafava J; Hussain MS; Yeo T; Butcher KS, 2009, 'Excellent response to thrombolysis following prolonged basilar artery occlusion with extensive ischemic changes on MRI', Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 111, pp. 789 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.011

Aladdin Y; Butcher KS, 2009, 'Blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage', Future Neurology, 4, pp. 421 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fnl.09.22

Butcher K; Beaulieu C, 2009, 'Physiological clocks in acute ischaemic stroke: The search continues', Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 80, pp. 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.169110

De Silva DA; Fink JN; Christensen S; Ebinger M; Bladin C; Levi CR; Parsons M; Butcher K; Barber PA; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2009, 'Assessing reperfusion and recanalization as markers of clinical outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis in the echoplanar imaging thrombolytic evaluation trial (EPITHET)', Stroke, 40, pp. 2872 - 2874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543595

Hussain MS; Stobbe RW; Bhagat YA; Emery D; Butcher KS; Manawadu D; Rizvi N; Maheshwari P; Scozzafava J; Shuaib A; Beaulieu C, 2009, 'Sodium imaging intensity increases with time after human ischemic stroke', Annals of Neurology, 66, pp. 55 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.21648

Bornes TD; Butcher KS, 2009, 'Management of hypertension in the acute phase of stroke', Current Hypertension Reviews, 5, pp. 24 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340209787314289

Butcher K, 2009, 'Rapid advanced neuroimaging assessment in acute stroke', International Journal of Stroke, 4, pp. 97 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00263.x

Ebinger M; Christensen S; De Silva DA; Parsons MW; Levi CR; Butcher KS; Bladin CF; Barber PA; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2009, 'Expediting MRI-based proof-of-concept stroke trials using an earlier imaging end point', Stroke, 40, pp. 1353 - 1358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532622

De Silva DA; Ebinger M; Christensen S; Parsons MW; Levi C; Butcher K; Barber PA; Bladin C; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2009, 'Baseline diabetic status and admission blood glucose were poor prognostic factors in the EPITHET trial', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 29, pp. 14 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000255969

Saini M; Jeerakathil T; Butcher K, 2009, 'Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome', Neurology India, 57, pp. 63 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.48816

Campbell B; Christensen S; Butcher K; Gordan I; Parsons M; Desmond P; Barber P. A; Levi C; Bladin C; De Silva D; Peeters A; Donnan G; Davis S, 2009, '12. Very Low Cerebral Blood Volume (VLCBV) – a new predictor of haemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16, pp. 1527 - 1527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2009.07.037

Campbell B; Christensen S; Foster S; Butcher K; De Silva D; Peeters A; Desmond P; Parsons M; Levi C; Barber PA; Bladin C; Donnan G; Davis S, 2009, '13. Online visual assessment of the PWI/DWI penumbra has limited agreement with volumetric mismatch', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16, pp. 1527 - 1528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2009.07.038

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