By Professor Mark Parsons

Journal articles

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; Teo K; 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; Lonn E; 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, 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

Levi CR; Blacker DJ; Bladin CF; Boers PM; Chambers BR; Chu LL; Corbett AJ; Crimmins DS; Davis SM; Donnan GA; Dunbabin DW; Fink JN; Frayne JH; Gerraty RP; Hankey GJ; Hodgkinson SJ; Hughes JT; Ingall TJ; Landau PB; Lindley RI; Long PW; Markus R; Mullins EM; Parsons MW; Pollack MRP; Read SJ; Rosen DM; Schultz DW; Serisier DE; Watson JDG; Storey CE; Zagami AA, 2004, 'Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischaemic stroke: Time for collegiate communication and consensus', Medical Journal of Australia, 180, pp. 634 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06127.x

Barber PA; Parsons MW; Desmond PM; Bennett DA; Donnan GA; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2004, 'The Use of PWI and DWI Measures in the Design of "Pro-of-Concept" Stroke Trials', Journal of Neuroimaging, 14, pp. 123 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1051228403259879

Taylor I; Parsons M, 2004, 'Hypokalemic paralysis revealing Sjögren's syndrome', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 11, pp. 319 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2003.04.004

Davis SM; Parsons MW; Butcher KS; Szoeke CEI, 2003, 'Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: revisiting the evidence - Reply', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 179, pp. 388 - 389, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186163800026&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Smith BJ; Donnan GA; Davis SM; Levi CR; Johnson KR; Bailey PM; Parsons MW; Butcher KS; Szoeke CEI, 2003, 'Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: Revisiting the evidence (multiple letters)', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 386 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05603.x

Butcher K; Parsons M; Baird T; Barber A; Donnan G; Desmond P; Tress B; Davis S, 2003, 'Perfusion thresholds in acute stroke thrombolysis', Stroke, 34, pp. 2159 - 2164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000086529.83878.A2

Baird TA; Parsons MW; Phanh T; Butcher KS; Desmond PM; Tress BM; Colman PG; Chambers BR; Davis SM, 2003, 'Persistent poststroke hyperglycemia is independently associated with infarct expansion and worse clinical outcome', Stroke, 34, pp. 2208 - 2214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000085087.41330.FF

Szoeke CEI; Parsons MW; Butcher KS; Baird TA; Mitchell PJ; Fox SE; Davis SM, 2003, 'Acute stroke thrombolysis with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in an Australian tertiary hospital', Medical Journal of Australia, 178, pp. 324 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05223.x

Lovelock C; Mitchell P; Brown J; Campbell D; Field P; Parsons M; Davis SM, 2003, 'Is Doppler ultrasound sufficient as the sole investigation before carotid endarterectomy?', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 10, pp. 420 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0967-5868(03)00081-X

Butcher KS; Parsons MW; Davis S; Donnan G, 2003, 'PWI/DWI mismatch: better definition required.', Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000099066.23627.24

Butcher KS; Parsons MW; Ay H; Arsava EM; Saribaş O, 2002, 'Cardiac enzyme elevations after stroke: The importance of specificity [2] (multiple letters)', Stroke, 33, pp. 1944 - 1945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000023346.80463.A4

Gerraty RP; Parsons MW; Barber AA; Darby DG; Desmond PM; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2002, 'Examining the lacunar hypothesis with diffusion and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging', Stroke, 33, pp. 2019 - 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000020841.74704.5B

Parsons MW; Barber PA; Desmond PM; Baird TA; Darby DG; Byrnes G; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2002, 'Acute hyperglycemia adversely affects stroke outcome: A magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy study', Annals of Neurology, 52, pp. 20 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.10241

Parsons MW; Barber PA; Davis SM, 2002, 'Relationship between severity of MR perfusion deficit and DWI lesion evolution [6] (multiple letters)', Neurology, 58, pp. 1707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.58.11.1707

Parsons MW; Barber PA; Chalk J; Darby DG; Rose S; Desmond PM; Gerraty RP; Tress BM; Wright PM; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2002, 'Diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI response to thrombolysis in stroke', Annals of Neurology, 51, pp. 28 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.10067

Butcher K; Baird T; Parsons M; Davis S, 2002, 'Medical management of intracerebral hemorrhage', Neurosurgery Quarterly, 12, pp. 261 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00013414-200212000-00001

Baird TA; Parsons MW; Alan Barber P; Butcher KS; Desmond PM; Tress BM; Colman PG; Jerums G; Chambers BR; Davis SM, 2002, 'The influence of diabetes mellitus and hyperglycaemia on stroke incidence and outcome', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 9, pp. 618 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/jocn.2002.1081

Desmond PM; Lovell AC; Rawlinson AA; Parsons MW; Barber PA; Yang Q; Li T; Darby DG; Gerraty RP; Davis SM; Tress BM, 2001, 'The value of apparent diffusion coefficient maps in early cerebral ischemia', American Journal of Neuroradiology, 22, pp. 1260 - 1267

Baird AE; Dambrosia J; Janket SJ; Eichbaum Q; Chaves C; Silver B; Barber PA; Parsons M; Darby D; Davis S; Caplan LR; Edelman RE; Warach S, 2001, 'A three-item scale for the early prediction of stroke recovery', Lancet, 357, pp. 2095 - 2099, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)05183-7

Parsons MW; Yang Q; Barber PA; Darby DG; Desmond PM; Gerraty RP; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2001, 'Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging maps in hyperacute stroke: Relative cerebral blood flow most accurately identifies tissue destined to infarct', Stroke, 32, pp. 1581 - 1587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.32.7.1581

Gerraty RP; Parsons MW; Barber PA; Darby DG; Davis SM, 2001, 'The volume of lacunes [7]', Stroke, 32, pp. 1937 - 1938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.32.8.1937

Parsons MW; Barber PA; Darby DG; Yang Q; Desmond PM; Gerraty RP; Tress BM; Davis SM, 2001, 'Acute Hyperglycemia in Stroke leads to increased brain lactate production and greater final infarct size.', Stroke, 32, pp. 331 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.32.suppl_1.331-d

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