Handelsmann H., Herzog L., Kulcsar Z., Luft A. R., Wegener S. (2021), Predictors for affected stroke territory and outcome of acute stroke treatments are different for posterior versus anterior circulation stroke, in
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 10544-10544.
Probst Jasmin, Rohner Marco, Zahn Malin, Piccirelli Marco, Pangalu Athina, Luft Andreas, Deistung Andreas, Klohs Jan, Wegener Susanne (2021), Quantitative susceptibility mapping in ischemic stroke patients after successful recanalization, in
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 16038-16038.
Westphal Laura P., Lohaus Niklas, Winklhofer Sebastian, Manzolini Christian, Held Ulrike, Steigmiller Klaus, Hamann Janne M., El Amki Mohamad, Dobrocky Tomas, Panos Leonidas D., Kaesmacher Johannes, Fischer Urs, Heldner Mirjam R., Luft Andreas R., Gralla Jan, Arnold Marcel, Wiest Roland, Wegener Susanne (2021), Circle of Willis variants and their association with outcome in patients with middle cerebral artery‐M1‐occlusion stroke, in
European Journal of Neurology, ene.15013-ene.15013.
Sebök Martina, van Niftrik Christiaan Hendrik Bas, Wegener Susanne, Luft Andreas, Regli Luca, Fierstra Jorn (2021), Agreement of novel hemodynamic imaging parameters for the acute and chronic stages of ischemic stroke: a matched-pair cohort study, in
Neurosurgical Focus, 51(1), E12-E12.
van Niftrik C. H. B., Sebök M., Muscas G., Wegener S., Luft A. R., Stippich C., Regli L., Fierstra J. (2021), Investigating the Association of Wallerian Degeneration and Diaschisis After Ischemic Stroke With BOLD Cerebrovascular Reactivity, in
Frontiers in Physiology, 12, eCollectio.
Sebök Martina, van Niftrik Christiaan Hendrik Bas, Winklhofer Sebastian, Wegener Susanne, Esposito Giuseppe, Stippich Christoph, Luft Andreas, Regli Luca, Fierstra Jorn (2021), Mapping Cerebrovascular Reactivity Impairment in Patients With Symptomatic Unilateral Carotid Artery Disease, in
Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(12), e020792-e020792.
Sebök Martina, Niftrik Christiaan Hendrik Bas van, Lohaus Niklas, Esposito Giuseppe, Amki Mohamad El, Winklhofer Sebastian, Wegener Susanne, Regli Luca, Fierstra Jorn (2021), Leptomeningeal collateral activation indicates severely impaired cerebrovascular reserve capacity in patients with symptomatic unilateral carotid artery occlusion, in
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 0271678X21-0271678X21.
Sebök Martina, Niftrik Christiaan Hendrik Bas, Piccirelli Marco, Muscas Giovanni, Pangalu Athina, Wegener Susanne, Stippich Christoph, Regli Luca, Fierstra Jorn (2021), Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis in Patients With Symptomatic Unilateral Anterior Circulation Stroke Is Associated With Hemodynamic Impairment in the Ipsilateral MCA Territory, in
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 53(4), 1190-1197.
Hamann Janne, Herzog Lisa, Wehrli Carina, Dobrocky Tomas, Bink Andrea, Piccirelli Marco, Panos Leonidas, Kaesmacher Johannes, Fischer Urs, Stippich Christoph, Luft Andreas R., Gralla Jan, Arnold Marcel, Wiest Roland, Sick Beate, Wegener Susanne (2021), Machine‐learning‐based outcome prediction in stroke patients with middle cerebral artery‐M1 occlusions and early thrombectomy, in
European Journal of Neurology, 28(4), 1234-1243.
Conrad Florian, Hirsiger Sarah, Winklhofer Sebastian, Baumgartner Markus R., Stämpfli Philipp, Seifritz Erich, Wegener Susanne, Quednow Boris B. (2021), Use of levamisole-adulterated cocaine is associated with increased load of white matter lesions, in
Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 46(2), E281-E291.
von Bieberstein Lita, van Niftrik Christiaan Hendrik Bas, Sebök Martina, El Amki Mohamad, Piccirelli Marco, Stippich Christoph, Regli Luca, Luft Andreas R., Fierstra Jorn, Wegener Susanne (2021), Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis Indicates Hemodynamic Compromise in Ischemic Stroke Patients, in
Translational Stroke Research, 12(1), 39-48.
Amki Mohamad El, Wegener Susanne (2021), Reperfusion failure despite recanalization in stroke: New translational evidence, in
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience, 5(1), 2514183X21-2514183X21.
Wolpert F., Kulcsár Z., Hänsel M., Rushing E., Seystahl K., Schweizer J., Roth P., Luft A.R., Wegener S., Weller M. (2020), Embolization of tumor cells is rare in patients with systemic cancer and cerebral large vessel occlusion, in
European Journal of Neurology, 27(10), 2041-2046.
Herzog Lisa, Murina Elvis, Dürr Oliver, Wegener Susanne, Sick Beate (2020), Integrating uncertainty in deep neural networks for MRI based stroke analysis, in
Medical Image Analysis, 65, 101790-101790.
El Amki Mohamad, Glück Chaim, Binder Nadine, Middleham William, Wyss Matthias T., Weiss Tobias, Meister Hanna, Luft Andreas, Weller Michael, Weber Bruno, Wegener Susanne (2020), Neutrophils Obstructing Brain Capillaries Are a Major Cause of No-Reflow in Ischemic Stroke, in
Cell Reports, 33(2), 108260-108260.
Westphal Laura P., Widmer Roni, Held Ulrike, Steigmiller Klaus, Hametner Christian, Ringleb Peter, Curtze Sami, Martinez-Majander Nicolas, Tiainen Marjaana, Nolte Christian H., Scheitz Jan F., Erdur Hebun, Polymeris Alexandros A., Traenka Christopher, Eskandari Ashraf, Michel Patrik, Heldner Mirjam R., Arnold Marcel, Zini Andrea, Vandelli Laura, Coutinho Jonathan M., Groot Adrien E., Padjen Visnja, Jovanovic Dejana R., et al. (2020), Association of prestroke metformin use, stroke severity, and thrombolysis outcome, in
Neurology, 95(4), e362-e373.
Polymeris Alexandros A., Curtze Sami, Erdur Hebun, Hametner Christian, Heldner Mirjam R., Groot Adrien E., Zini Andrea, Béjot Yannick, Dietrich Annina, Martinez‐Majander Nicolas, von Rennenberg Regina, Gumbinger Christoph, Schaedelin Sabine, De Marchis Gian Marco, Thilemann Sebastian, Traenka Christopher, Lyrer Philippe A., Bonati Leo H., Wegener Susanne, Ringleb Peter A., Tatlisumak Turgut, Nolte Christian H., Scheitz Jan F., Arnold Marcel, et al. (2019), Intravenous thrombolysis for suspected ischemic stroke with seizure at onset, in
Annals of Neurology, ana.25582-ana.25582.
Baumgartner Philipp, El Amki Mohamad, Bracko Oliver, Luft Andreas R., Wegener Susanne (2018), Sensorimotor stroke alters hippocampo-thalamic network activity, in
Scientific Reports, 8(1), 15770-15770.
(2018), Cohort profile: Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke Patients (TRISP): a multicentre research collaboration., in
BMJ Open, e023265-e023265.
Liberale Luca, Carbone Federico, Montecucco Fabrizio, Gebhard Cathérine, Lüscher Thomas F., Wegener Susanne, Camici Giovanni G. (2018), Ischemic stroke across sexes: What is the status quo?, in
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 50, 3-17.
Kurmann Rebekka, Engelter Stefan T., Michel Patrik, Luft Andreas R., Wegener Susanne, Branscheidt Meret, Eskioglou Elissavet, Sirimarco Gaia, Lyrer Philippe A., Gensicke Henrik, Horvath Thomas, Fischer Urs, Arnold Marcel, Sarikaya Hakan (2018), Impact of Smoking on Clinical Outcome and Recanalization After Intravenous Thrombolysis for StrokeMulticenter Cohort Study, in
Stroke, 49(5), 1170-1175.
Wegener Susanne, Katan Mira (2017), Getting the First Grant, in
Stroke, 49(1), e7-e9.
El AmkiMohamad, WegenerSusanne (2017), Improving Cerebral Blood Flow after Arterial Recanalization: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy in Stroke, in
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(12), 2669-2669.
El AmkiMohamad, BinderNAdine, Steffen Riccardo, SchneiderHannah, LuftAndreas, WellerMichael, ImthurnBruno, Merki-FeldGabriele, WegenerSusanne, Contraceptive drugs mitigate experimental stroke-induced brain injury, in
Cardiovascular Research.
Despite improvements in primary prophylaxis and acute recanalization treatments, stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In order to achieve the best outcome possible for the individual patient, therapies have to be administered rapidly. However, the longer the time from symptom onset, the lower the efficacy and the higher the risk of treatment side effects. Although brain imaging is the mainstay of acute stroke diagnostics, current imaging strategies that aim to predict therapeutic success or failure in acute stroke patients remain insufficient. Here, we propose a novel prediction approach that is based on immediate and long-term vascular adaptations affecting the contralateral side of stroke. From data obtained through animal models of stroke and imaging in patients with proximal vessel occlusions, contralateral cerebral blood flow (CBF) appears to be particularly suited to predict clinical benefit from recanalization therapies. Contralateral CBF and related perfusion parameters may indicate the ability of the individual to withstand longer durations of ischemia. In the experimental part of the project, we will use a thrombin-injection stroke model that does not artificially impact collateral supply. Reperfusion will be achieved through intravenous injection of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). To assess CBF and ischemic tissue damage, repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with positron emission tomography (PET) will be performed during ischemia, after reperfusion and in the chronic phase of stroke along with behavioral assessments. In the same stroke model, processes influencing CBF on the microvascular level will be directly observed using advanced optical imaging methods. Structural adaptations of the microvascular bed as well as gene and protein expression profiles contralateral to stroke will be analyzed in brain samples. In the clinical part of the project, we will analyze stroke patient imaging data in relation to clinical outcome. In addition to a traditional region-of interest (ROI) based analysis we will apply a novel, “unbiased” machine learning algorithm to extract relevant outcome predictors from patient imaging data.Using a translational approach we aim for a mechanistic characterization of the concept of contralateral flow changes in stroke, and will generate and apply imaging predictors to clinical patient data. With the multidisciplinary study proposed here, I envision i) to deepen the understanding of the basic mechanisms regulating brain perfusion after ischemic stroke, and ii) to improve therapeutic decision-making in acute stroke patients.