Louise Weir

Airplane stroke syndrome

Hani Humaidan, Nawaf Yassi, Louise Weir, Stephen M Davis, Atte Meretoja

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE

Only 37 cases of stroke during or soon after long-haul flights have been published to our knowledge. In this retrospective observa..

Helsinki model cut stroke thrombolysis delays to 25 minutes in Melbourne in only 4 months

Atte Meretoja, Louise Weir, Melissa Ugalde, Nawaf Yassi, Bernard Yan, Peter Hand, Melinda Truesdale, Stephen M Davis, Bruce CV Campbell

Journal article  |  2013  |  NEUROLOGY

OBJECTIVE: To test the transferability of the Helsinki stroke thrombolysis model that achieved a median 20-minute door-to-needle t..

CT perfusion improves diagnostic accuracy and confidence in acute ischaemic stroke

Bruce CV Campbell, Louise Weir, Patricia M Desmond, Hans TH Tu, Peter J Hand, Bernard Yan, Geoffrey A Donnan, Mark W Parsons, Stephen M Davis

Journal article  |  2013  |  JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: CT perfusion (CTP) is rapid and accessible for emergency ischaemic stroke diagnosis. The feasibility of ..

Who, why and when: stroke care unit patients seen by a palliative care service within a large metropolitan teaching hospital

Peter Eastman, Gillian McCarthy, Caroline A Brand, Louise Weir, Alexandra Gorelik, Brian Le

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE

OBJECTIVES: To investigate factors associated with referral of patients from an Australian stroke care unit (SCU) to an inpatient ..

Do patients who take part in stroke research differ from non-participants? Implications for generalizability of results

G Silver, L Busija, LW Tao, D Liew, L Weir, B Yan, S Davis, PJ Hand

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES

Do Patients Who Take Part in Stroke Research Differ from Non-Participants? Implications for Generalizability of Results

Lucy Busija, Lingwei William Tao, Danny Liew, Louise Weir, Bernard Yan, Gabriel Silver, Stephen Davis, Peter J Hand

Journal article  |  2013  |  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Stroke is one of the most disabling neurological conditions. Clinical research is vital for expanding knowledge of tre..

Does a code stroke' rapid access protocol decrease door-to-needle time for thrombolysis?

YJ Tai, L Weir, P Hand, S Davis, B Yan

Journal article  |  2012  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Timely administration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IVtPA) for acute ischaemic stroke is associated wit..

Age over 80 years is not associated with increased hemorrhagic transformation after stroke thrombolysis.

C costello, BC Campbell, N Perez de la Ossa, TH Zheng, JC Sherwin, LC Weir, PJ Hand, B Yan, PM Desmond, SM Davis

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

5. Age over 80 or leukoaraiosis do not predict hemorrhagic transformation after tPA for ischemic stroke

Craig A Costello, Bruce CV Campbell, Natalia Perez de la Ossa, Scott Zheng, Louise Weir, Bernard Yan, Peter Hand, Stephen M Davis

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience