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School Counselor Capacity Building: A Literature Review, Yulizar Yulizar, Ahman Ahman, Juntika Nurihsan, Ipah Saripah

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Capacity describes the human ability to perform, maintain itself, and self-renew. The concept of capacity building is concerned with three distinct levels: the individual, the organizational, and the community level. The literature on capacity building for school counselors is quite diverse. Accordingly, a comprehensive review of the emerging literature is required. This study conducted a systematic literature review exploring the current state of knowledge regarding the capacity building of school counselors. This study was conducted in accordance with the Standard Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P), which guided the selection of 30 articles that met the …

Work Readiness Of Final Year Students Observed From Grit And Career Adaptability, Vivianora Diva, Pratista Arya Satwika

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Universities are obliged to prepare graduates of the highest caliber and ensure that their qualifications align with the requirements of the professional world. Therefore, it is essential for them to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge before they enter the workforce. Nevertheless, a considerable number of students remain inadequately prepared for the demands of the workplace. The capacity to persevere and adapt to new circumstances are two key attributes that can influence an individual's preparedness for professional roles. This study aims to ascertain the relationship between grit and career adaptability with the work readiness of final-year students. This …

Rasch Validation Of Arabic Scale Of Mental Health (Asmh) In Indonesian Version To Measure Adolescent Mental Health, Dody Hartanto, Mufied Fauziah, Yenni Rizal, Imam Azhari, Ratu Matahari, Parhan Fauzan, Nuri Cholidah Hanum, Diki Herdiansyah

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Mental health is a crucial aspect for adolescents, as those with poor mental health may experience conditions ranging from depression and anxiety disorders to suicidal tendencies. Identifying mental health issues is essential, necessitating an instrument to assess adolescent mental health. This study aims to adapt the Arabic Scale of Mental Health (ASMH) into Indonesian and evaluate its validity using the Rasch model. The adaptation process followed the Procedures and Guidelines for Translating Counselling Assessment as outlined by Lenz, Gómez Soler, Dell'Aquilla, and Uribe. The translated instrument was administered to 685 high school and vocational school students from Yogyakarta. The instrument …

Relationship Between Academic Burnout And Academic Resilience Manifest In Prospective Counselors During The New Normal Era, Indriyana Rachmawati, Moh Farozin, Agus Basuki

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Academic resilience has become an interesting topic of discussion as a result of the increase in academic burnout experienced by prospective counselors recently as a result of increasing academic assignments. Prospective counselors who experience academic burnout generally have poor academic resilience because they feel tired or bored with academic tasks while still studying, and this has an impact on the resulting performance. This research aims to determine the relationship between academic burnout and the academic resilience of prospective counselors. We used a quantitative research method, employing a correlation research design, to reveal the relationship between the two. The research sample …

Development Of Metaverse-Based Virtual Reality Counseling: Technology-Assisted Psychological Services For Students With Disabilities, Imam Ariffudin, Muhammad Nur Hudha, Akhmad Zaini, Ajeng Intan Nur Rahmawati

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study aims to develop a metaverse-based Virtual Reality Counseling (VRC) medium to support psychological services for students with special needs. The research method used is the research and development method with the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). The results show that the metaverse-based VRC medium has met the media acceptability aspects, making it feasible for effective implementation. Additionally, experimental results indicate a decrease in the levels of mental health disorders experienced by the counselees after undergoing individual counseling assisted by the metaverse-based VRC medium. The impact of this study suggests that the metaverse-based VRC medium is …

Boosting Teacher Work Engagement: The Role Of Self-Efficacy, Resilience, And Personality Traits, Ajar Dirgantoro, Nur Eva, Fattah Hanurrawan, Imanuel Hitipeuw

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

The role of a teacher in the world of education greatly affects how the quality of students with the expected changes cannot be separated from the responsibility of a teacher in educating, guiding, motivating and being a facilitator for these students. However, low work involvement by teachers is not able to achieve organizational or school success in producing quality successors. The intended work engagement is a series of results from the teacher's self-efficacy and resilience towards himself and work tasks. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of self-efficacy and resilience on teacher work engagement with personality traits as …

Psychological Dynamics Among Adolescents With Self-Harm Behavior Based On Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Hengki Tri Hidayatullah, Arbin Janu Setiyowati, Irene Maya Simon, Riyani Indriyati, Maria Teresa Mattingly

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

The objective of this study was to ascertain the psychological underpinnings of self-harm behaviors among adolescents, with a particular emphasis on the tenets of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Additionally, this study aimed to elucidate the various forms of self-harm behaviors and the underlying factors that contribute to these behaviors in adolescents. This research employed a qualitative approach with a phenomenological research design. The research subjects were students at State Senior High School 1 Batu, Indonesia, selected based on certain criteria in accordance with the research needs (purposive sampling). The results demonstrate three key aspects of the psychological dynamics of …

Exploring Perinatal Ketamine For Postpartum Depression Following Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review, Jaylyn Thompson, David F Lo, Alexis Foschini, Suvan Sundaresh

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

The aim of this study was to explore the use of perinatal ketamine to see if it can be used for the reduction of postpartum depression (PPD) following cesarean section (C-section). PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science were the primary databases used for this review. Search terms used on January 5, 2024 incorporated "ketamine," "C-section," "postpartum depression," and related synonyms. The criteria for inclusion centered on studies published between January 1, 2008 and January 5, 2024. The final selection of articles was screened based on extraction criteria leaving eight randomized control trials in the final review. The selected data from …

Perceptions Of Substance Use And Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Women Involved In Juvenile Justice, Catherine E. Dunlop, Aynsley H. M Scheffert, Allison Cowling, Maya Kohavi, Laura J. Benjamins, Danielle Parish

Department of Pediatrics

CHOICES-TEEN is a bundled intervention aimed at reducing the risks of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and alcohol- and tobacco-exposed pregnancies for adolescent girls involved in the juvenile justice system. We examined youths’ (N = 22) elicited pros and cons concerning alcohol, tobacco, condom, and contraception use to inform future iterations of CHOICES-TEEN and other prevention programming during a one-arm pilot study. Content analysis was used to identify recurring themes elicited and recorded during a decisional balance exercise with a counselor. The most recurrent pros and cons were factors that directly affected these adolescents, with more immediate consequences. The …

Linkage Facilitation For Opioid Use Disorder In Criminal Legal System Contexts: A Primer For Researchers, Clinicians, And Legal Practitioners, Milan F. Satcher, Steven Belenko, Anthony Coetzer-Liversage, Khirsten J. Wilson, Michael R. Mccart, Tess K. Drazdowski, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Nickolas Zaller, Alysse M. Schultheis, Aaron Hogue, Noel Vest, Ashli J. Sheidow, Brandon Del Pozo, Dennis P. Watson, Patrick F. Hibbard, Randy Stevens, L. A. R. Stein

Nursing Faculty Publications

At the intersection of drug policy, the opioid crisis, and fragmented care systems, persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States are significantly vulnerable to contact with the criminal legal system (CLS). In CLS settings, provision of evidence-based treatment for OUD is variable and often secondary to punitive approaches. Linkage facilitation at every touch point along the CLS Sequential Intercept Model has potential to redirect persons with OUD into recovery-oriented systems of care, increase evidence-based OUD treatment connections, and therefore reduce CLS re-exposure risk. Research in this area is still nascent. Thus, this narrative review explores the state …

A Phenomenological Examination Of The Perception Of Psychopathological Misdiagnosis In Gifted Men, Tina Glass

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

While the exact prevalence of psychopathological misdiagnosis in gifted children is unknown, it is an occurrence within the gifted population (Amend & Beljan, 2009; Batstra et al., 2012; Bishop & Rinn, 2019; Bishop & Rinn, 2020; Coon, 2014; Webb et al., 2016). However, there is a gap in the literature related to psychopathological misdiagnosis specific to gifted males. (Desmet & Pereira, 2021; Ecklund et al., 2014; Eren et al., 2018; Neu & Weinfeld, 2007; OECD, 2015; Preckel et al., 2015; Watts, 2022). This transcendental phenomenological study leveraged Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model for Human Development (Bronfenbrenner & Morris, 2006) as a theoretical …

Baby Dust: A Narrative Analysis Of Infertility Journeys On Youtube, Patricia Carrillo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Infertility is a distressing experience for those diagnosed and often exacerbated by engagement with biomedical treatments. This thesis is an exploration of infertility “journeys” posted on YouTube. Through a narrative analysis of 8 YouTube channels, several key themes were identified, specifically embodiment of the infertility label, barriers to treatment, and agency. This work uses the mindful body framework to look at how the individual body, social body, and body politic shape and reinforce these themes in the context of biomedical infertility treatment. These findings suggest infertility is a dynamic and distressing experience but by engaging in the narrative process, through …

The Intersection Of Consensual Non-Monogamy, Black Identity, And Power Dynamics: A Review And Proposal For Therapeutic Models, Casey Nelson

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) and polyamory are types of relationship structures that differ in many ways from monogamy. CNM is becoming more prevalent (Moors, 2023; Scoats & Campbell, 2022). In the United States and Canada, 1 in 5 people have engaged in some form of CNM (Moors, 2023). As more individuals engage in CNM relationships and potentially seek out couples therapy, therapists will be tasked with assisting individuals navigating relationship distress occurring within these unique relationship structures. There is limited research, or empirically validated, treatment models for working with couples with intersecting identities. To date, there has yet to be an …

Naturalistic Evaluation Of Embedded Social-Emotional Services In Early Childcare And Education Settings: Teacher Outcomes, Andrew B. Mcgee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In two studies, this dissertation evaluated relations among early childhood education (ECE) teachers’ well-being and embedded social-emotional services. Study 1 focused on occupational stress, burnout, and mental health, exploring the relations among stress and mental health, and the associations with social-emotional services. Study 1 also explored group differences in stress, burnout, mental health, and social-emotional services for teachers who identified as Latinx. Results showed that occupational stress and social emotional services had significant main effects on mental health (burnout, depression, anxiety), with associations varying across mental health measures. Occupational stress was associated with adverse mental health outcomes, while social-emotional support …

Experiences Of Parent Coaches In An Intervention For Parents Of Young Children Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes, Carrie Tully, Manuela Sinisterra, Wendy Levy, Christine H Wang, John Barber, Hailey Inverso, Marisa E Hilliard, Maureen Monaghan, Randi Streisand

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Objectives: This paper explores parent coaching experiences supporting parents of young children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in a clinical trial.

Methods: In a trial for 157 parents, those in the intervention arm (n = 116) were paired with a parent coach (n = 37; Mage = 37.9 years, SD = 3.9; 94.6% mothers, 81.1% White non-Hispanic). Parent coaches provided diabetes-specific social support. Parent coaches completed monthly surveys and satisfaction/feasibility surveys, with a subset (n = 7) undergoing qualitative interviews at the end of this study.

Results: There were 2262 contacts between participants and their parent coaches, averaging …

A Needs-Assessment Survey Of The High School Lgbtq+ Environment By A Health Science Center Interprofessional Team, Rafael Velasquez, Mary E. Moore, Gabrielle Sheets, Christian Nieves-Rivera, Sonya Van Nuland, Martha Cuccia, Fern Tsien, Andrew D. Hollenbach

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Despite improvements in the awareness and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals, the LGBTQ+ community continues to experience discrimination, which can result in adverse health outcomes. In particular, LGBTQ+ youth have an increased risk of experiencing depression, substance abuse, and suicide. Societal stigma and rejection, bullying, and familial disapproval all contribute to these health disparities. In recognition of these inequities, an interprofessional team of biomedical faculty members, staff, and trainees from the Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans developed the needs-assessment evaluation, the Gender and Sexual Minority …

Early Rhombic Lip Protogenin+Ve Stem Cells In A Human-Specific Neurovascular Niche Initiate And Maintain Group 3 Medulloblastoma, Abhirami Visvanathan, Olivier Saulnier, Chuan Chen, Parthiv Haldipur, Wilda Orisme, Alberto Delaidelli, Seungmin Shin, Jake Millman, Andrew Bryant, Namal Abeysundara, Xujia Wu, Liam D Hendrikse, Vikas Patil, Zahedeh Bashardanesh, Joseph Golser, Bryn G Livingston, Takuma Nakashima, Yusuke Funakoshi, Winnie Ong, Alexandra Rasnitsyn, Kimberly A Aldinger, Cory M Richman, Randy Van Ommeren, John J Y Lee, Michelle Ly, Maria C Vladoiu, Kaitlin Kharas, Polina Balin, Anders W Erickson, Vernon Fong, Jiao Zhang, Raúl A Suárez, Hao Wang, Ning Huang, Jonelle G Pallota, Tajana Douglas, Joonas Haapasalo, Ferechte Razavi, Evelina Silvestri, Olga Sirbu, Samantha Worme, Michelle M Kameda-Smith, Xiaochong Wu, Craig Daniels, Antony K Michaelraj, Aparna Bhaduri, Daniel Schramek, Hiromichi Suzuki, Livia Garzia, Nabil Ahmed, Claudia L Kleinman, Lincoln D Stein, Peter Dirks, Christopher Dunham, Nada Jabado, Jeremy N Rich, Wei Li, Poul H Sorensen, Robert J Wechsler-Reya, William A Weiss, Kathleen J Millen, David W Ellison, Dimiter S Dimitrov, Michael D Taylor

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

We identify a population of PRTG+ve MYChigh NESTINlow stem cells in the four-week-old human embryonic hindbrain that subsequently localizes to the ventricular zone of the rhombic lip (RLVZ). Oncogenic transformation of early Prtg+ve rhombic lip stem cells initiate Group 3 Medulloblastoma (Gr3-MB)-like tumors. PRTG+ve stem-cells grow adjacent to a human specific interposed vascular plexus in the RLVZ, a phenotype which is recapitulated in Gr3-MB, but not other types of medulloblastoma. Co-culture of Gr3-MB with endothelial cells promotes tumor stem-cell growth, with the endothelial cells adopting an immature phenotype. Targeting the PRTGhigh compartment of Gr3-MB in vivo using either the diphtheria …

Team-Centered Care After Trauma Patient Death: Promoting Healers’ Healing By Humanizing Our Roles, Sydni Au Hoy, Carlie J. Arbaugh, Caitlin P. Bungo, Amanda J. Deutsch, Bonnie E. Chow, Kristen Gallegos, Nerissa Alansalon, Emmanuel Jisrawi, Al’Ai Alvarez, Brooke Gurland, Joseph Forrester

Journal of Wellness

Introduction: Recurrent exposures to adverse patient events, including death, affect all members of the care team and can have long-term effects on clinician performance, personal well-being, and patient safety. Recognizing the impact of patient deaths on care teams is essential to mitigating potential risks of increased clinician burnout. We share the outcomes of a three-month pilot wellness intervention implemented at a busy academic hospital, directed explicitly toward resuscitation care teams managing patients who die from traumatic injuries.

Approach: A collaborative group from Stanford’s Trauma Surgery, Emergency Department (ED), and well-being leadership developed an integrated workflow to connect with …

Needs Of Family Caregivers Of Hospitalised Adults With Dementia During Care Transitions: A Qualitative Study In A Us Department Of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Molly J Horstman, Tracy L Evans, Crystal Guo, Mandi Sonnenfeld, Aanand D Naik, Alan Stevens, Mark E Kunik

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

OBJECTIVE: To identify the needs of caregivers of hospitalised adults with dementia in the hospital and during care transitions.

DESIGN: Pragmatic qualitative inquiry with semi-structured interviews.

SETTING: Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA.

PARTICIPANTS: 12 family caregivers (family member (n=11); friend (n=1)) and 15 health professionals (hospital medicine physicians (n=4), inpatient nurse case managers (n=2), social workers (n=4), outpatient geriatrics providers (n=2), a primary care provider (n=1), geriatric psychiatrists (n=2)) were interviewed. Caregivers were recruited while their care recipient was hospitalised and were interviewed at least 2 weeks after the care recipient was discharged from …

The Role Of Gdf5 In Regulating Enthesopathy Development In The Hyp Mouse Model Of Xlh, Melissa Sorsby, Shaza Almardini, Ahmad Alayyat, Ashleigh Hughes, Shreya Venkat, Mansoor Rahman, Jiana Baker, Rakshya Rana, Vicki Rosen, Eva S Liu

Staff and Researcher Publications

X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is caused by mutations in PHEX, leading to rickets and osteomalacia. Adults affected with XLH develop a mineralization of the bone-tendon attachment site (enthesis), called enthesopathy, which causes significant pain and impaired movement. Entheses in mice with XLH (Hyp) have enhanced bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and Indian hedgehog (IHH) signaling. Treatment of Hyp mice with the BMP signaling blocker palovarotene attenuated BMP/IHH signaling in Hyp entheses, thus indicating that BMP signaling plays a pathogenic role in enthesopathy development and that IHH signaling is activated by BMP signaling in entheses. It was previously shown that mRNA expression of …

Adverse Childhood Experiences And Effects On Delinquency, Katherine Lank

Master of Arts in Human Services

Youth involved in delinquent acts are seen interacting with the juvenile justice system at an alarming rate. Adverse childhood experiences influence the development of behavior and chances of taking risks. Children who grow up in a household with an unfit parent, substance abuse, or mental health disorders are seen turning to delinquent acts for gratification. This can have a higher chance of poor educational performance, unemployment, increased law enforcement interactions, and long-term mental and physical disabilities. Searching literature consisted of finding external factors and their control on brain development and future adult behaviors. Research was conducted on the school-to-prison pipeline, …

The Psychosocial Effect Of Video Games In A Hand Therapy Setting, Frank Arena, Rebecca King

Summer 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

A project that analyzes the psychosocial effects of video games as an alternative to hand therapy interventions. This project addresses the barriers of financial investment, and space requirements. This project shows the effectiveness of video games as a short-term intervention method.

Addressing The Potential Impacts Of Mental Illness Symptoms On Daily Occupations For Adolescents, Ashley Manjai, Mary Greer, Terah Harrison

Summer 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

This presentation discusses a program developed for adolescents to address mental illness symptoms and its impact on personal hygiene, academic performance, leisure, and social participation. The modules were developed under the title "Healthy Living" to take a more holistic approach to addressing mental health and the issues teenagers face daily. This presentation will provide an overview of the program's purpose, methods, and conclusion.

Discovery And Generalization Of Tissue Structures From Spatial Omics Data, Zhenqin Wu, Ayano Kondo, Monee Mcgrady, Ethan A G Baker, Benjamin Chidester, Eric Wu, Maha K Rahim, Nathan A Bracey, Vivek Charu, Raymond J Cho, Jeffrey B Cheng, Maryam Afkarian, James Zou, Aaron T Mayer, Alexandro E Trevino

Staff and Researcher Publications

Tissues are organized into anatomical and functional units at different scales. New technologies for high-dimensional molecular profiling in situ have enabled the characterization of structure-function relationships in increasing molecular detail. However, it remains a challenge to consistently identify key functional units across experiments, tissues, and disease contexts, a task that demands extensive manual annotation. Here, we present spatial cellular graph partitioning (SCGP), a flexible method for the unsupervised annotation of tissue structures. We further present a reference-query extension pipeline, SCGP-Extension, that generalizes reference tissue structure labels to previously unseen samples, performing data integration and tissue structure discovery. Our experiments demonstrate …

Companion Dogs And Depression, Anxiety, And Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Adult Icu Survivors: A Scoping Review, Lindsey Nelson, Sue Lasiter, Amanda Emerson

People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice

Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors are at risk for developing persistent psychological sequelae that have been linked to decreased quality of life and increased mortality after hospital discharge. Standardized evidence-based treatments are lacking, mainly focus on physical rather than psychological recovery, and often occur in formal settings. Benefits of human– companion dog relationships have not been explored in the ICU survivor population before. Thus, the purposes of our review were to summarize the literature focused on the influence of companion dogs on depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); identify what is known about the potential role companion dogs play …

Racial Identity Development And Imposter Phenomenon As Predictors Of Counselor Self-Efficacy, Erica D. Wade-Ball, Dana T. Isawi, Teresa A. Fisher

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

The authors utilized a correlational research design to examine the role of racial identity development and impostor phenomenon in predicting counselor self-efficacy among counselors-in-training of color. Racial identity development significantly predicts counselor self-efficacy, and imposter phenomenon is correlated with counselor self-efficacy. Based on the findings, the authors provide implications and recommendations for counselor educators and supervisors.

Using Fink’S Taxonomy In Counseling Practicum And Internship Courses, Kailey Bradley, Emily Horton Phd

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Fink’s Learning Taxonomy expanded upon Bloom’s Learning Taxonomy to provide concrete suggestions on development of significant learning experiences. Limited research exists on implementation of Fink’s learning Taxonomy in counselor education curriculum. As such, this conceptual article illuminates how the integration of Fink’s Learning Taxonomy could be used by educators to develop significant learning experiences within counseling internship and practicum courses.

Manualized Occupational Therapy Intervention For Children And Adolescents With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Adam Mcmahon

Student Capstone Papers

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children can cause physiological and psychological reactions that can lead to impaired executive functioning and self-regulation skills that interfere with occupational engagement. Occupational Therapy (OT) utilizes an occupational perspective to treat children with PTSD. However, there is an absence of a manualized OT intervention in the literature that incorporates an occupation-based approach, utilizes graded occupation as the primary intervention, and tracks treatment progress and outcomes. The purpose of this capstone project was to create a manualized OT intervention protocol for OT practitioners to treat children with PTSD guided by the model of human occupation and …

Manualized Occupational Therapy Intervention For Children And Adolescents With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Adam J. Mcmahon, Steven M. Gerardi

Summer 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

The capstone poster demonstrates the purpose for a manualized occupational therapy (OT) intervention for OT practitioners to treat children with post-traumatic stress disorder. The intervention uses an occupation-based approach informed by behavioral activation therapy and the model of human occupation principles. The manual includes two parts. Part one demonstrates the foundational principles for OT practitioners to obtain knowledge, skills, and tools before implementing the intervention. Part two outlines the treatment process beginning with evaluation, introducing manualized OT intervention to the child and the family member(s) and/or caregiver(s), treatment application, progress note, and discharge. The manualized OT intervention will allow OT …

Clinical And Radiographic Outcomes After Mechanical Thrombectomy In Medium-Vessel Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusions: Subgroup Analysis From Star, Eyad Almallouhi, Matthew C Findlay, Ilko Maier, Pascal Jabbour, Joon-Tae Kim, Stacey Quintero Wolfe, Ansaar Rai, Robert M Starke, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Amir Shaban, Nitin Goyal, Shinichi Yoshimura, Hugo Cuellar, Brian Howard, Ali Alawieh, Ali Alaraj, Mohamad Ezzeldin, Daniele G Romano, Omar Tanweer, Justin Mascitelli, Isabel Fragata, Adam Polifka, Fazeel Siddiqui, Joshua Osbun, Roberto Crosa, Charles Matouk, Min S Park, Michael R Levitt, Waleed Brinjikji, Mark Moss, Ergun Daglioglu, Richard Williamson, Pedro Navia, Peter Kan, Reade De Leacy, Shakeel Chowdhry, David J Altschul, Alejandro Spiotta, Ramesh Grandhi

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Whereas mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become standard-of-care treatment for patients with salvageable brain tissue after acute stroke caused by large-vessel occlusions, the results of MT in patients with medium-vessel occlusions (MEVOs), particularly in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA), are not well known.

METHODS: Using data from the international Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry (STAR), we assessed presenting characteristics and clinical outcomes for patients who underwent MT for primary occlusions in the P2 PCA segment. As a subanalysis, we compared the PCA MeVO outcomes with STAR's anterior circulation MeVO outcomes, namely middle cerebral artery (MCA) M2 and M3 segments.

RESULTS: …