Publications

IScore: A Risk Score to Predict Death Early After Hospitalization for an Acute Ischemic Stroke
February, 2011. Circulation.
G. Saposnik, M.K. Moira, Y. Liu, R. Hall, M. O'Donnell, S. Raptis, J.V. Tu, M. Mamdani, P.C. Austin.

Do All Ischemic Stroke Subtypes Benefit from Organized Inpatient Stroke Care?
August, 2010. Neurology.
E.E. Smith, K.A. Hassan, J. Fang, D. Selchen, M.K. Kapral, G. Saposnik

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Using Wii Gaming Technology in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial and Proof of Principle
July, 2010. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, MD, MSc, FAHA; Robert Teasell, MD, FRCPC; Muhammad Mamdani, PharmD, MPH, MA; Judith Hall, MSc; William McIlroy, PhD; Donna Cheung, OT; Kevin E. Thorpe, MMath; Leonardo G. Cohen, MD; Mark Bayley, MD, FRCPC

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Exercises in STroke Rehabilitation (EVREST): Rationale, Design, and Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the Wii Gaming System
February, 2010. Organization International Journal of Stroke.
G. Saposnik, M. Mamdani, M. Bayley, K.E. Thorpe, J. Hall, L.G. Cohen, and R. Teasell

Risk of premature stroke in recent immigrants (PRESARIO): Population-based matched cohort studyFebruary, 2010. Neurology.
G. Saposnik, D.A. Redelmeier, H. Lu, E. Lonn, E. Fuller-Thomsom, J.G. Ray

Myocardial Infarction Associated with Recency of Immigration to Ontario
January, 2010. Quarterly Journal of Medicine.
G. Saposnik, D.A. Redelmeier, H. Lu, E. Fuller-Thomson, E. Lonn, J.G. Ray

Age Disparities in Stroke Quality of Care and Delievery of Health Services
October, 2009. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, Sandra E. Black, Antoine Hakim, Jiming Fang, Jack Tu, Moira K. Kapral

Age Disparities in Stroke Quality of Care and Delivery of Health Services
August, 2009. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, MD, MSc, FAHA; Sandra E. Black, MD, FRCPC; Antoine Hakim, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Jiming Fang, PhD; Jack V. Tu, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Moira K. Kapral, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Impact of Seizures on Morbidity and Mortality after Stroke: a Canadian Multi-centre Cohort Study
June, 2009. European Journal of Neurology.
J.G. Burneo, J. Fang, G. Saposnik

Do Patients with Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease, or Both Achieve Similar Treatment GoalsApril, 2009. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, Shaun G. Goodman, Lawrence A. Leiter, Raymond T. Yan, David H. Fitchett, Neville H. Bayer, Amparo Casanova, Anatoly Langer, Andrew T. Yan

Applying the Evidence: Do Patients With Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease, or Both Achieve Similar Treatment Goals?
February, 2009. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, MD, MSc, FAHA; Shaun G. Goodman, MD, MSc; Lawrence A. Leiter, MD; Raymond T. Yan, MD; David H. Fitchett, MD; Neville H. Bayer, MD; Amparo Casanova, MD, PhD; Anatoly Langer, MD, MSc; Andrew T. Yan, MD

Stroke in the Very Elderly: Hospital Care, Case Fatality and Disposition
December, 2008. Cerebrovascular Diseases.
G. Saposnik, S. Black.

Escalating Levels of Access to In-Hospital Care and Stroke Mortality
September, 2008. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, Jiming Fang, Martin O'Donnell, Vladimir Hachinski, Moira K. Kapral, Michael D. Hill

Socioeconomic Status, Hospital Volume, and Stroke Fatality in Canada
September, 2008. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, Thomas Jeerakathil, Daniel Selchen, Akerke Baibergenova, Vladimir Hachinski, Moira K. Kapral

Escalating Levels of Access to In-Hospital Care and Stroke Mortality.
July, 2008. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik MD, MSc, FAHA; Jiming Fang PhD; Martin O'Donnell MB, MRCPI; Vladimir Hachinski MD, DSc, FRCPC; Moira K. Kapral MD, MSc, FRCPC; Michael D. Hill MD, MSc, FRCPC

Variables Associated With 7-Day, 30-Day, and 1-Year Fatality After Ischemic Stroke.
June, 2008. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik MD, MSc, FAHA; Michael D. Hill MD, MSc, FRCPC; Martin O'Donnell MB, MRCPI; Jiming Fang PhD; Vladimir Hachinski MD, DSc, FRCPC; Moira K. Kapral MD, MSc, FRCPC

Stroke Outcome in Those Over 80. A Multicenter Cohort Study Across Canada.
June, 2008. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik, MD, MSc, FAHA; Robert Cote, MD, FRCPC; Stephen Phillips, MBBS, FRCPC; Gordon Gubitz, MD, FRCPC; Neville Bayer, MD, FRCPC; Jeffrey Minuk, MD, FRCPC; Sandra Black, MD, FRCPC

Hospital volume and stroke outcome. Does it matter?
July, 2007. Neurology.
G. Saposnik, MD, MSc, A. Baibergenova, MD, PhD, M. O'Donnell, MD, M. D. Hill, MD, MSc, M. K. Kapral, MD, MSc, V. Hachinski, MD, DSc

Weekends: A Dangerous Time for Having a Stroke?
March, 2007. Stroke.
Gustavo Saposnik MD, MSc; Akerke Baibergenova MD, MPH; Neville Bayer MD, FRCPC; and Vladimir Hachinski MD, DSc, FRCPC