Higher neutrophil counts before thrombolysis for cerebral ischemia predict worse outcomes
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- Received March 1, 2015
- Accepted in final form May 11, 2015
- First Published September 11, 2015.
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Author Disclosures
- Ilaria Maestrini, MD,
- Daniel Strbian, MD, PhD, FESO,
- Sophie Gautier, PharmD, PhD,
- Elena Haapaniemi, MD, PhD,
- Solène Moulin, MD, MSc,
- Tiina Sairanen, MD, PhD,
- Nelly Dequatre-Ponchelle, MD, MSc,
- Gerli Sibolt, MD,
- Charlotte Cordonnier, MD, PhD,
- Susanna Melkas, MD, PhD,
- Didier Leys, MD, PhD, FESO,
- Turgut Tatlisumak, MD, PhD, FESO and
- Régis Bordet, MD, PhD
- Ilaria Maestrini, MD,
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(1) European Society of Neurology (2) La Revue Neurologique
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- Daniel Strbian, MD, PhD, FESO,
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(1) The Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH) governmental subsidiary (EVO) funds for clinical research, minor role, 2015-2016. (2) The Finnish Medical Foundation, funds for clinical research 2014-2016
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- Sophie Gautier, PharmD, PhD,
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- Elena Haapaniemi, MD, PhD,
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- Solène Moulin, MD, MSc,
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- Tiina Sairanen, MD, PhD,
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received consultancy fees from Boehringer Ingelheim; participation in scientific meetings as representative of Dept. neurology, HUCH funded by Bayer Inc.,Orion Pharma inc., Teva Inc .
Member of the Editorial Board of Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine
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- Nelly Dequatre-Ponchelle, MD, MSc,
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- Gerli Sibolt, MD,
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- Charlotte Cordonnier, MD, PhD,
Scientific Board: Bayer - no personal funding, fees given to ADRINORD
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Pfizer, Astra-Zeneca: as a clinical investigator for clinical trials. No personal funding.
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- Susanna Melkas, MD, PhD,
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- Didier Leys, MD, PhD, FESO,
1) Scientific advisory boards for Pharmaceutical or device companies (No direct honoraria received by myself : were paid to the research institution): BMS, Boeringher- Ingelheim, Bayer, Astrazeneca, Nestl?, Daiichy-Sankyo, ChandlerChicco 2) Member of DSMBs for institutional trials (no honoraria): INCH (Germany) and TO-ACT (the Netherlands)
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Travel to the American Neurological Association meeting with the French Society of neurology, sponsored by Teva (flight and accomodation).
Cerebrovascular Diseases. Editorial Board.
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Edition of a teaching book for students published in French (pr?parer l'examen classant national: neurologie. Editions Ellipse. Leys D and Defebvre L. 2004, 2008, 2012).
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Symposia organised by Boeringher Ingelheim Bayer BMS (honoraria paid to the research institution)
Drug trials with Sanofi Aventis, Astrazeneca, Boeringher- Ingelheim, Brainsgate, Photothera, Lundbeck, GSK, Pierre Fabre. (Honoraria paid to Adrinord or to the hospital)
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Honoraria paid to the research institution (Adrinord) - Boeringher ingelheim (advisory boards in France and Europe)
PHRC grant EU grant
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Fondation Coeur et art?re (2012)
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- Turgut Tatlisumak, MD, PhD, FESO and
Boehringer-Ingelheim Mitsubishi Pharma PhotoThera BrainsGate H. Lundbeck A/S Orion Pharma Bayer Pfizer
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Professio Finland (speaker honoraria) Genzyme Oy (Finland, speaker honoraria) Congress traveling and accommodation costs: European Stroke Conference European Federation of Neurological Societies European Stroke Organisation L?ANTEL telemedicine conference (France) University of Rostock (Germany) University of Bielefeld (Germany) SITS International Boehringer Ingelheim University of Donau (Austria) Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) Austrian Stroke Society University of Oulu (Finland) Nordic Stroke Conference Australia-NZ Stroke Association Polish Neuroscience Socitey Internal Medicine Socitey of Greece World Stroke Conference Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke Treatment Conference University of Tarto University of Tuebingen German Psychological Society
Stroke, 2000-2006, 2010- Current Vascular Pharmacology, 2002- The Open Pharmacology Journal 2007-2010 Clinics of Turkey 2007-2012 Clinics of Turkey / Neurology 2007-2012 The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 2007 Recent Patents on Biotechnology 2008 Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery, 2008-2010 Experimental and Translational Stroke Medicine, 2008-2009 Stroke Research and Treatment, 2009- BMC Journal of Experimental and Translational Stroke Medicine, 2009- Frontiers in Stroke, 2010- Case Reports in Neurology (founding editor-in-chief)2009- 2012 Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2011-2014 No compensation was received for any of the above editorial duties
1. Stanniocalcin proteins and nucleic acids and methods based thereon. Application No/ Patent No: WO0130969, Publication date: 2001-05-03, requested patent: EP1233778, Inventors: Olsen HS, Zhang K, Lindsberg P, Tatlisumak T, Kaste M, Andersson LC. Human Genome Sciences Inc (US), Application number: WO2000US29432 200001026 2. New Therapeutic Uses (method to prevent brain edema and reperfusion injury), PCT/FI2004/000070. Inventors: Lindsberg PJ, Karjalainen-Lindsberg M-L, Tatlisumak T, Strbian D. Applicant: Licentia Oy. Application date: February 13, 2003. Publication 7/2003, Application number: 20030224. 3. Thrombolytic compositions (method to prevent postthrombolytic hemorrhage formation), PCT/FI2004/000071. Inventors: Lindsberg PJ, Karjalainen- Lindsberg M-L, Tatlisumak T, Strbian D, Kovanen P. Applicant: Licentia Oy. Application date: February 13, 2003. Publication: 3/2003. Application number: 20030225.
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Boehringer Ingelheim, PhotoThera, BrainsGate, H. Lundbeck A/B, Orion, Bayer, Pfizer
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Helsinki University Central Hospital Research Funds, PI European Union, EU FP7 202213, 2008-2012, PI Biocentrum Finland, 2010-2012 Biocentrum Helsinki, 2011, 2012, 2013, PI Finnish Academy of Sciences, 2012-2014, PI National Institutes of Health University of Gothenburg Research Funds, PI Sahlgrenska University Hospital Reserach Funds, PI
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Sigrid Juselius Foundation, 2010,2014, and 2015 PI Maire Taponen Foundation, 2012 and 2014 Liv och H?lsa 2012
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- Régis Bordet, MD, PhD
Pharnext, Lundbeck
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Lundbeck, Otsuka
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.M., S.G., S. Moulin, N.D.-P., C.C., D.L., R.B.) and Pharmacology (S. Moulin, N.D.-P., C.C., D.L.), INSERM U 1171, University of Lille, UDSL; CHU Lille (S.G., R.B.), France; “Sapienza” University of Rome (I.M.), Italy; and the Department of Neurology (D.S., E.H., T.S., G.S., S. Melkas, T.T.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
- Correspondence to Dr. Leys: didier.leys{at}univ-lille2.fr
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- Higher neutrophil counts before thrombolysis for cerebral ischemia
- Didier Leys, Prof., University of Lilledidier.leys@univ-lille2.fr
- Ilaria Maestrini, Solene Moulin, Turgut Tatlisumak, Regis Bordet
Submitted October 07, 2015 - Why the predictive values of NLR are better than that of neutrophils
- Wusheng Zhu, Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Universityzwsemail@sina.com
- Zhiliang Guo, Shuhong Yu
Submitted October 01, 2015
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