By Professor Ken Butcher

Journal articles

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

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

Campbell B; Christensen S; Butcher K; Gordan I; Parsons M; Desmond P; Barber PA; Levi C; Bladin C; De Silva D; Peeters A; Donnan G; Davis S, 2009, 'Very Low Cerebral Blood Volume (VLCBV) – A New Predictor of Haemorrhagic Transformation after Thrombolysis for Acute Ischaemic Stroke', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16, pp. 1514 - 1515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2009.07.006

Manawadu D; Butcher K, 2008, 'Evolving hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 79, pp. 1106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.152454

Wintrebert-Fouquet A; Butcher KSA; Guy IL; Zheng Z, 2008, 'Piezoelectric coefficient of InN films prepared by radio-frequency sputtering', THIN SOLID FILMS, 516, pp. 7267 - 7270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.08.009

Allport LE; Butcher KS, 2008, 'Thrombolysis for concomitant acute stroke and pulmonary embolism', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 15, pp. 917 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2007.03.026

Davis SM; Donnan GA; Parsons MW; Levi C; Butcher KS; Barber PA; Bladin C; De Silva DA; Peeters A, 2008, 'EPITHET-where next? - Authors' reply', The Lancet Neurology, 7, pp. 571 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70124-8

Bhagat YA; Hussain MS; Stobbe RW; Butcher KS; Emery DJ; Shuaib A; Siddiqui MM; Maheshwari P; Al-Hussain F; Beaulieu C, 2008, 'Elevations of diffusion anisotropy are associated with hyper-acute stroke: a serial imaging study', Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 26, pp. 683 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2008.01.015

Aladdin Y; Hamadeh M; Butcher K, 2008, 'The Sneddon syndrome', Archives of Neurology, 65, pp. 834 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archneur.65.6.834

Anderson CS; Huang Y; Wang JG; Arima H; Neal B; Peng B; Heeley E; Skulina C; Parsons MW; Kim JS; Tao QL; Li YC; Jiang JD; Tai LW; Zhang JL; Xu E; Cheng Y; Heritier S; Morgenstern LB; Chalmers J, 2008, 'Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral haemorrhage trial (INTERACT): a randomised pilot trial', The Lancet Neurology, 7, pp. 391 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70069-3

Davis SM; Donnan GA; Parsons MW; Levi C; Butcher KS; Peeters A; Barber PA; Bladin C; De Silva DA; Byrnes G; Chalk JB; Fink JN; Kimber TE; Schultz D; Hand PJ; Frayne J; Hankey G; Muir K; Gerraty R; Tress BM; Desmond PM, 2008, 'Effects of alteplase beyond 3 h after stroke in the Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial (EPITHET): a placebo-controlled randomised trial', The Lancet Neurology, 7, pp. 299 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70044-9

Butcher K; Parsons M; Allport L; Lee SB; Barber PA; Tress B; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2008, 'Rapid assessment of perfusion-diffusion mismatch', Stroke, 39, pp. 75 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490524

Manawadu D; Butcher K; Findlay JM, 2008, 'Repeated hemicraniectomy for malignant cerebral edema: Getting it right first time', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 35, pp. 652 - 654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100009471

Ebinger M; Christensen S; Butcher KS; Parsons MW; Levi CR; Bladin CF; Barber PA; Davis SM, 2008, '432: Expediting MRI-based proof of concept stroke trials using an earlier primary endpoint', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 15, pp. 353 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2007.07.045

De Silva DA; Christensen S; Butcher KS; Parsons MW; Levi CR; Bladin CF; Barber A; Peeters A, 2008, '461: The incidence and degree of recanalization depends on site of arterial occlusion in acute ischemic stroke', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 15, pp. 364 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2007.07.071

Asdaghi N; Manawadu D; Butcher K, 2007, 'Therapeutic management of acute intracerebral haemorrhage', Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 8, pp. 3097 - 3116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1517/14656566.8.18.3097

Butcher KS; Lee SB; Parsons MW; Allport L; Fink J; Tress B; Donnan G; Davis SM, 2007, 'Differential prognosis of isolated cortical swelling and hypoattenuation on CT in acute stroke', Stroke, 38, pp. 941 - 947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000258099.69995.b6

Allport LE; Tuckfield A; Butcher KS; MacGregor L; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2007, '402: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 does not influence infarct evolution in acute stroke: A serial fibrinolytic and MRI study', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 14, pp. 1014 - 1015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2007.02.025

Alexandrov D; Butcher KSA; Tansley TL, 2007, 'Dielectric susceptibility of InN and related alloys', Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 18, pp. 123 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10854-007-9158-z

Chao P; Jun-Jie S; Yan Z; Butcher KSA; Tansley TL; Downes JE; Jia-Xiang S, 2007, 'Electronic Structures of Wurtzite GaN with Ga and N Vacancies', Chinese Physics Letters, 24, pp. 2048 - 2051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307x/24/7/072

Alwarappan S; Butcher KSA; Wong DKY, 2007, 'Evaluation of hydrogenated physically small carbon electrodes in resisting fouling during voltammetric detection of dopamine', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 128, pp. 299 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2007.06.016

Wintrebert‐Fouquet M; Butcher KSA; Chen PP; Wuhrer R, 2007, 'Nitride film growth morphology using remote plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition', physica status solidi c, 4, pp. 2285 - 2288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssc.200674728

Butcher KS; Fernandes AJ; Chen PP; Wintrebert-Fouquet M; Timmers H; Shrestha SK; Hirshy H; Perks R; Usher BF, 2007, 'The nature of nitrogen related point defects in common forms of InN', Journal of Applied Physics, 101, pp. 1 - 11

Butcher K, 2006, 'Inflammation in intracerebral hemorrhage: Clearly present, but what is its role?', Neurology India, 54, pp. 352 - 353

Ye L; Le TQ; Zhu L; Butcher K; Schneider RA; Li W; Den Besten PK, 2006, 'Amelogenins in human developing and mature dental pulp', JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH, 85, pp. 814 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154405910608500907

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