Dylan Thomas Ryan

Journal Article Neurology · August 12, 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Radiation therapy is the mainstay of therapy for patients with glioma. While this treatment modality can improve survival, treatment-related complications may include radiation-induced vasculopathy and increased risk of stroke. W ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cerebrovascular Management Considerations in Patients on AATs.

Journal Article J Clin Med · May 14, 2025 The prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is increasing worldwide, with more emergency providers and neurologists expecting to encounter these patients. The paradigm of management of AD is expected to change given the recent approval of anti-amyloid thera ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Utilization of DWI-FLAIR Mismatch for Intravenous Thrombolysis in an Elderly Patient With Stroke.

Journal Article Neurohospitalist · May 13, 2025 OBJECTIVES: To discuss utility of using DWI-FLAIR mismatch in select patients not included in the original WAKE-UP trial for administration of IV thrombolytics. METHODS: We identified a female over 100 years old who presented with stroke symptoms upon waki ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pearls and Oy-sters: A Patient on Lecanemab Newly Diagnosed With Atrial Fibrillation.

Journal Article Neurology · December 24, 2024 A 77-year-old woman with a medical history of amnestic mild cognitive impairment on lecanemab presented to the hospital with new onset shortness of breath. ECG revealed new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Considering the p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intravenous thrombolysis in a stroke patient with a repaired aortic dissection.

Journal Article BMJ Case Rep · December 18, 2024 Acute aortic dissection is considered a contraindication to the use of intravenous thrombolysis in patients presenting with acute ischaemic stroke, but less has been described about previously repaired dissections. We present a case of a woman in her 50s p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Cancer-Associated Ischemic Stroke.

Journal Article Cancers (Basel) · November 29, 2024 Cancer and stroke are leading causes of global disability and mortality. With improvements in cancer-associated mortality and advancements in treatment of active malignancy, it is more common to encounter patients with ischemic stroke and active malignancy ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Clinical Reasoning: A 38-Year-Old Woman Presenting With Acute Hyperkinetic Movements of Her Right Arm.

Journal Article Neurohospitalist · July 2024 We present a case report of a 38-year-old woman who presented to the hospital with acute onset high amplitude, non-rhythmic, hyperkinetic movements of the right upper extremity, abnormal sensation of the right upper extremity from the elbow to the hand, an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lateral Medullary Syndrome With Ipsilateral Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy.

Journal Article Neurohospitalist · April 2024 Lateral medullary syndrome is a common presentation of posterior circulation ischemia that presents with ipsilateral Horner syndrome, ipsilateral facial numbness, contralateral body numbness, vestibular symptoms, ataxia, dysphagia, and dysarthria. Here, we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Choice and Timing of Antithrombotic after Ischemic Stroke, Intracerebral Hemorrhage or Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.

Journal Article CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets · 2024 Stroke is a multifactorial vascular disease and remains a leading cause of disability in the United States. Strokes can be ischemic or hemorrhagic in nature and secondary to arterial or venous disease, making determining the etiology and secondary preventi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of Recurrent Venous Thrombosis After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Analysis of the ACTION-CVT Study.

Journal Article Neurology · November 22, 2022 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cause of stroke carrying a nearly 4% risk of recurrence after 1 year. There are limited data on predictors of recurrent venous thrombosis in patients with CVT. In this study, we aim to id ... Full text Link to item Cite

The hypereosinophilic syndrome - an unusual cause of myocarditis and cardioembolic strokes.

Journal Article Am J Med Sci · November 2022 Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by excessive peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophil associated end-organ damage. Clinical presentations are heterogenous and can involve skin, pulmonary, cardiac and neurologic dysfunction. Eosino ... Full text Link to item Cite

Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in the Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (ACTION-CVT): A Multicenter International Study.

Journal Article Stroke · March 2022 BACKGROUND: A small randomized controlled trial suggested that dabigatran may be as effective as warfarin in the treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). We aimed to compare direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) to warfarin in a real-world CVT cohort. M ... Full text Link to item Cite

Central Nervous System Blastomycosis With Multiple Brain Abscesses Presenting as Right Upper Extremity Weakness.

Journal Article Neurohospitalist · October 2019 Blastomycosis is a mycotic infection that typically affects the lung, but that can have dermatologic, orthopedic, genitourinary, and central nervous system manifestations. Blastomyces dermatitidis is a true human pathogen, which can produce disease in immu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prolonged Allograft Survival in a Patient With Chronic Immunosuppression: A Case Report and Systematic Review.

Journal Article Wounds · June 2017 A 41-year-old man with past medical history of kidney-liver transplantation requiring chronic immunosuppression presented 2 years posttransplant with a necrotizing soft tissue infection of his right thigh. Serial debridement to remove necrotic tissue was p ... Link to item Cite