%0 Book Section %A Storey, Catherine %A Pols, Hans %T A history of cerebrovascular disease %B Handbook of Clinical Neurology, History of Neurology %D 2010 %C Netherlands %I Elsevier BV %V %N %P 401-416 %@ 9780444520098 %E Finger, Stanley %E Boller, Francois %E Tyler, Kenneth L %X %Z FOR Codes: 1109 %0 Book Section %A Foley, Paul B %A Storey, Catherine %T History of neurology in Australia and New Zealand %B Handbook of Clinical Neurology, History of Neurology %D 2010 %C Netherlands %I Elsevier BV %V %N %P 781-800 %@ 9780444520098 %E Finger, Stanley %E Boller, Francois %E Tyler, Kenneth L %X %Z FOR Codes: 110999 %0 Journal Article %~ Pubmed %A Galougahi, K K %A Stewart, T %A Choong, C Y P %A Storey, C E %A Yates, M %A Tofler, G H %T The utility of transoesophageal echocardiography to determine management in suspected embolic stroke. %B Internal Medicine Journal %D 2010 %V 40 %N 12 %P 813-8 %@ 1445-5994 %X Assessment for source of stroke is a common indication for transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE). Although an abnormality is frequently found, it remains uncertain how frequently the findings alter patient management. Also, the role of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) prior to or instead of TOE is not well defined. We sought to determine the use of TTE prior to TOE, the outcome of the TOE and its impact on management. %Z FOR Codes: 110201 110903 %0 Journal Article %~ Pubmed %A Price, Christopher J %A Blacker, David J %A Grimley, Rohan S %A Dewey, Helen M %A Gerraty, Richard P %A Koblar, Simon A %A Denisenko, Sonia M %A Storey, Catherine E %A Bladin, Christopher F %A Hill, Kelvin M %T National survey of management of transient ischaemic attack in Australia: take immediate action. %B Medical Journal of Australia %D 2009 %V 191 %N 1 %P 17-20 %@ 0025-729X %X OBJECTIVE: To understand the current organisation of services for people with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and the processes of assessment and management across Australian hospitals. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional survey in 2008 of 134 Australian hospitals, mostly urban centres that treat large numbers of stroke patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Survey questions covered assessment, early management and follow-up practices, as well as organisation of services for TIA. RESULTS: Seventy-four hospitals (55%) responded: 47 (64%) reported access to a stroke unit, and 19 (26%) to a specialist clinic for TIA. Initial assessment included blood tests, electrocardiogram and brain computed tomography at most sites (92%-94%), and carotid imaging at more than half (65%), but magnetic resonance imaging at only 3% of sites. A tool to stratify the risk of subsequent stroke was used at 38 sites (51%), more commonly in hospitals with a stroke unit than in those without such a unit (64% v 30%; P = 0.005). Treatment was initiated at the initial assessment at 42 sites (58%), more commonly at stroke unit than non-stroke unit sites (68% v 37%; P = 0.007). Formalised policies for management of TIA patients were used at 38 sites (54%), with clear differences between sites with a stroke unit and those without (70% v 25%; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Access to rapid assessment and management services for TIA varies considerably between Australian hospitals. The presence of organised stroke care at a hospital leads to improved processes of care for patients presenting with TIA. %Z FOR Codes: 110299 %0 Book Section %A Storey, Catherine %T Apoplexy: Changing Concepts in the Eighteenth Century %B Brain, Mind and Medicine: Essays in Eighteenth-Century Neuroscience %D 2007 %C United States %I Springer %V %N %P 233-243 %@ 978-0-387-70966-6 %E Whitaker, Harry %E Smith, C.U.M %E Finger, Stanley %X %0 Journal Article %~ Pubmed %A Nogajski, J H %A Brewer, J %A Storey, C E %T Perineural spread of facial squamous cell carcinoma. %B Journal of Clinical Neuroscience %D 2006 %V 13 %N 3 %P 400-3 %@ 0967-5868 %X A 64 year old man presented with progressive impairment of right sided cranial nerves. Chronic immunosuppression for renal transplantation had resulted in multiple squamous cell carcinomata of the head and neck. Magnetic resonance imaging and subsequent right facial nerve biopsy confirmed perineural spread of a squamous cell carcinoma as the cause of the multiple cranial neuropathies. %Z FOR Codes: 110999 %0 Journal Article %~ Pubmed %A Jones, M M %A Nogajski, J H %A Faulder, K %A Harrington, T %A Ng, P %A Storey, C E %T Intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke. %B Internal Medicine Journal %D 2005 %V 35 %N 5 %P 300-2 %@ 1444-0903 %X Several thrombolytic agents for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke have been examined; however, to date, only the i.v. administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is licensed in Australia. Although no trials directly comparing intra-arterial and i.v. delivery of thrombolytics exist, intra-arterial thrombolysis has several potential advantages, including angiographic assessment of the thrombus and the site of occlusion and collateral circulation, improved recanalization, and delivery of higher local concentrations of thrombolytic agents and extending the therapeutic time window for treatment. We conducted a retrospective audit of our experience with the use of intra-arterial urokinase to treat acute ischaemic stroke at an Australian tertiary-care hospital between June 1993 and June 2003. We examined time from stroke onset to assessment, computerized tomography scan, cerebral angiography and thrombolysis, anatomical classification of intra-arterial thrombus, rates of symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage, and clinical outcome at 3 months. We believe that in carefully selected individuals in appropriate centres of expertise, intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy holds great promise. %Z FOR Codes: 110903 %0 Journal Article %~ Pubmed %A Orr, C F %A Storey, C E %T Recurrent Miller-Fisher syndrome. %B Journal of Clinical Neuroscience %D 2004 %V 11 %N 3 %P 307-9 %@ 0967-5868 %X A case of recurrent Miller-Fisher syndrome is presented and features of this very rare condition are discussed.