By Professor Mark Parsons

Journal articles

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; Christensen S; Desmond PM; Parsons MW; Barber PA; De Silva DA; Levi CR; Bladin C; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, '3. Major infarct growth beyond 3–6hours is associated with failure of collateral circulation', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17, pp. 1610 - 1611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.004

Spratt NJ; McLeod D; Levi CR; Beautement S; Buxton D; Abel C; Calford M; Parsons M, 2010, '4. Penumbral imaging with computed tomography perfusion in an experimental model of acute stroke', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17, pp. 1611 - 1611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.005

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

Campbell BCV; Christensen S; Tu H; Desmond PM; Levi CR; Bladin C; Hjort N; Ashkanian M; Solling C; Donnan GA; Davis SM; Ostergaard L; Parsons MW, 2010, '68. Final infarct volume can be determined using diffusion imaging 24 hours after stroke onset', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17, pp. 1630 - 1631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.069

Tu HTH; Campbell BCV; Christensen S; Collins M; Parsons MW; Barber PA; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2010, '93. Worse stroke outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation may be due to greater volumes of more severe hypoperfusion', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17, pp. 1637 - 1637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.094

Simpson M; Dewey H; Churilov L; Ahmed N; Bladin CF; Shultz D; Markus R; Sturman JJ; Levi C; Blacker DJ; Jannes J; Lindley R; Parsons M, 2010, 'Thrombolysis for acute stroke in Australia: Outcomes from the safe implementation of Thrombolysis in stroke registry (2002-2008)', , 193, pp. 439 - 443

Hubbard IJ; Parsons MW; Neilson C; Carey LM, 2009, 'Task-specific training: Evidence for and translation to clinical practice', Occupational Therapy International, 16, pp. 175 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oti.275

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

Ebinger M; Iwanaga T; Prosser JF; De Silva DA; Christensen S; Collins M; Parsons MW; Levi CR; Bladin CF; Barber PA; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2009, 'Clinical-diffusion mismatch and benefit from thrombolysis 3 to 6 hours after acute stroke', Stroke, 40, pp. 2572 - 2574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548073

Hubbard IJ; Vyslysel G; Parsons MW, 2009, 'Interprofessional, practice-driven research: Reflections of one "community of inquiry" based in acute stroke', Journal of Allied Health, 38

Levi C; Lindley R; Smith B; Bladin C; Parsons M; Read S; Cadilhac D; Donnan G; Davis S; Hankey G; Crimmins D; Gerraty R; Blacker D; Schultz D; Grimley R; Lalor E, 2009, 'The implementation of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischaemic stroke - A scientific position statement from the National Stroke foundation and the Stroke Society of Australasia', Internal Medicine Journal, 39, pp. 317 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01938.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

Parsons MW; Miteff F; Bateman GA; Spratt N; Loiselle A; Attia J; Levi CR, 2009, 'Acute ischemic stroke: Imaging-guided tenecteplase treatment in an extended time window', Neurology, 72, pp. 915 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000344168.05315.9d

Ebinger M; De Silva DA; Christensen S; Parsons MW; Markus R; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2009, 'Imaging the penumbra - strategies to detect tissue at risk after ischemic stroke', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16, pp. 178 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.04.002

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

Arima H; Wang JG; Huang Y; Heeley E; Skulina C; Parsons MW; Peng B; Li Q; Su S; Tao QL; Li YC; Jiang JD; Tai LW; Zhang JL; Xu E; Cheng Y; Morgenstern LB; Chalmers J; Anderson CS, 2009, 'Significance of perihematomal edema in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: The INTERACT trial', Neurology, 73, pp. 1963 - 1968, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c55ed3

Miteff F; Levi CR; Bateman GA; Spratt N; McElduff P; Parsons MW, 2009, 'The independent predictive utility of computed tomography angiographic collateral status in acute ischaemic stroke', Brain, 132, pp. 2231 - 2238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awp155

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

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

Quain DA; Parsons MW; Loudfoot AR; Spratt NJ; Evans MK; Russell ML; Royan AT; Moore AG; Miteff F; Hullick CJ; Attia J; McElduff P; Levi CR, 2008, 'Improving access to acute stroke therapies: A controlled trial of organised pre-hospital and emergency care', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 429 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02114.x

Dienert H-C; Saccot RL; Yusuft S; Cotton D; Ounpuu S; Lawton WA; Palesch Y; Martin RH; Albers GW; Bath P; Bornstein N; Chan BPL; Chen S-T; Cunha L; Dahlof B; De Keyser J; Donnan GA; Estol C; Gorelick P; Gu V; Hermansson K; Hilbrich L; Kaste M; Lu C; Machnig T; Pais P; Roberts R; Skvortsova V; Teal P; Toni D; VanderMaelen C; Voigt T; Weber M; Yoon B-W, 2008, 'Effects of aspirin plus extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel and telmisartan on disability and cognitive function after recurrent stroke in patients with ischaemic stroke in the Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes (PRoFESS) trial: a double-blind, active and placebo-controlled study', LANCET NEUROLOGY, 7, pp. 875 - 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70198-4

Yusuf S; Anderson C; Pogue J; Dyal L; Copland I; Schumacher H; Dagenais G; Sleight P; Ramos B; Richardson L; Murphy J; Haehl M; Hilbrich L; Svaerd R; Martin K; Murwin D; Meinicke T; Schlosser A; Schmidt G; Creek R; Distel M; Aubert B; Schmieder R; Unger T; Asmar R; Mancia G; Diaz R; Paolasso E; Piegas L; Avezum A; Cardona Munoz E; Probstfield J; Weber M; Young J; Fagard R; Jansky P; Mallion J; Mann J; Böhm M; Eber B; Karatzas NB; Keltai M; Trimarco B; Verdecchia P; Maggioni A; Verheugt FWA; Holwerda NJ; Ceremuzynski L; Budaj A; Ferreira R; Chazova I; Rydén L; Svendsen TL; Metsärinne K; Dickstein K; Fodor G; Commerford P; Redon J; Luescher TR; Oto A; Binbrek A; Parkhomenko A; Jennings G; Liu LS; Yu CM; Dans AL; Shah R; Kim JH; Chen JH; Chaithiraphan S; Cairns J; Wilhelmsen L; Chalmers J; Wittes J; Gent M; Hennekens CH; Anderson N; Yusoff K; Auger P; Bernstein V; Panju A; Anand I; Bigger JT; Linz P; Healey J; Held C; McGorrian C; Rokoss M; Villar J; Dans A; Teo K; Yusuf S; McDonald A; Schweitzer D; Cunningham J; Wagan E; Boland T; Westfall L; Gulliver N; Oliveira R, 2008, 'Effects of the angiotensin-receptor blocker telmisartan on cardiovascular events in high-risk patients intolerant to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: a randomised controlled trial', The Lancet, 372, pp. 1174 - 1183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61242-8

Sacco RL; Diener H-C; Yusuf S; Cotton D; Ounpuu S; Lawton WA; Palesch Y; Martin RH; Albers GW; Bath P; Bornstein N; Chan BPL; Chen S-T; Cunha L; Dahlof B; De Keyser J; Donnan GA; Estol C; Gorelick P; Gu V; Hermansson K; Hilbrich L; Kaste M; Lu C; Machnig T; Pais P; Roberts R; Skvortsova V; Teal P; Toni D; VanderMaelen C; Voigt T; Weber M; Yoon B-W, 2008, 'Aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel for recurrent stroke', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 359, pp. 1238 - 1251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0805002

Yusuf S; Diener H-C; Sacco RL; Cotton D; Ounpuu S; Lawton WA; Palesch Y; Martin RH; Albers GW; Bath P; Bornstein N; Chan BPL; Chen S-T; Cunha L; Dahlof B; De Keyser J; Donnan GA; Estol C; Gorelick P; Gu V; Hermansson K; Hilbrich L; Kaste M; Lu C; Machnig T; Pais P; Roberts R; Skvortsova V; Teal P; Toni D; VanderMaelen C; Voigt T; Weber M; Yoon B-W, 2008, 'Telmisartan to prevent recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 359, pp. 1225 - 1237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0804593

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

Maguire JM; Thakkinstian A; Sturm J; Levi C; Lincz L; Parsons M; Whyte S; Attia J, 2008, 'Polymorphisms in platelet glycoprotein 1b± and factor vii and risk of ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis', Stroke, 39, pp. 1710 - 1716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.507228

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

Parsons MW, 2008, 'Perfusion CT: Is it clinically useful?', International Journal of Stroke, 3, pp. 41 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2008.00175.x

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

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

Hubbard I; Parsons M, 2007, 'The conventional care of therapists as acute stroke specialists: A case study', International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 14, pp. 357 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2007.14.8.24355

Attia J; Thakkinstian A; Wang Y; Lincz L; Parsons M; Sturm J; McGettigan P; Scott R; Meldrum C; Levi C, 2007, 'The PAI-1 4G/5G Gene Polymorphism and Ischemic Stroke: An Association Study and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 16, pp. 173 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.03.002

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

Parsons MW; Pepper EM; Bateman GA; Wang Y; Levi CR, 2007, 'Identification of the penumbra and infarct core on hyperacute noncontrast and perfusion CT', Neurology, 68, pp. 730 - 736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000256366.86353.ff

Donnan GA; Davis SM; Phan TG; Byrnes G, 2006, 'Proof-of-principle phase II MRI studies in stroke: Sample size estimates from dichotomous and continuous data', Stroke, 37, pp. 2521 - 2525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000239696.61545.4b

Butcher K; Parsons M; Allport L; Prosser J; Tress B; Donnan G; Davis S, 2006, 'Refining and testing the PWI-DWI mismatch hypothesis', International Congress Series, 1290, pp. 56 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ics.2005.11.107

Parsons MW; Haut MW; Lemieux SK; Moran MT; Leach SG, 2006, 'Anterior medial temporal lobe activation during encoding of words: FMRI methods to optimize sensitivity', BRAIN AND COGNITION, 60, pp. 253 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2005.07.010

Parsons M; Pepper E; Chan V; Siddique S; Rajaratnam S; Rajarabram S; Bateman G; Levi C, 2006, 'Perfusion computed tomography: prediction of final infarct extent and stroke outcome. Reply.', Annals of neurology, 59, pp. 726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.20839

Pepper EM; Parsons MW; Bateman GA; Levi CR, 2006, 'CT perfusion source images improve identification of early ischaemic change in hyperacute stroke', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 13, pp. 199 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2005.03.030

Loh PS; Butcher KS; Parsons MW; MacGregor L; Desmond PM; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2005, 'Apparent diffusion coefficient thresholds do not predict the response to acute stroke thrombolysis', Stroke, 36, pp. 2626 - 2631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000189688.95557.2b

Allport LE; Parsons MW; Butcher KS; MacGregor L; Desmond PM; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2005, 'Elevated hematocrit is associated with reduced reperfusion and tissue survival in acute stroke', Neurology, 65, pp. 1382 - 1387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000183057.96792.a8

Parsons MW; Pepper EM; Chan V; Siddique S; Rajaratnam S; Bateman GA; Levi CR, 2005, 'Perfusion computed tomography: Prediction of final infarct extent and stroke outcome', Annals of Neurology, 58, pp. 672 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.20638

Prosser J; Butcher K; Allport L; Parsons M; MacGregor L; Desmond P; Tress B; Davis S, 2005, 'Clinical-diffusion mismatch predicts the putative penumbra with high specificity', Stroke, 36, pp. 1700 - 1704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000173407.40773.17

Butcher KS; Parsons M; MacGregor L; Barber PA; Chalk J; Bladin C; Levi C; Kimber T; Schultz D; Fink J; Tress B; Donnan G; Davis S, 2005, 'Refining the perfusion-diffusion mismatch hypothesis', Stroke, 36, pp. 1153 - 1159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000166181.86928.8b

Yan B; Parsons M; McKay S; Campbell D; Infeld B; Czajko R; Davis SM, 2005, 'When to measure lipid profile after stroke? A prospective serial study', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 19, pp. 234 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000084086

Davis SM; Donnan GA; Butcher KS; Parsons M, 2005, 'Selection of thrombolytic therapy beyond 3 h using magnetic resonance imaging', Current Opinion in Neurology, 18, pp. 47 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019052-200502000-00010

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