American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
76^th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo. (April 13-18, 2024)

• The fragility index of randomized controlled trials for early blood pressure management of intracerebral hemorrhage.
  

  Escamilla-Ocanas C, Morales N, Damani R, Bershad E, Hirzallah M, Siddiqui K, et al.

• Development of an automated algorithm for optic nerve sheath diameter measurement using transorbital ultrasound.
  

  Escamilla-Ocanas C, Morales-Cardona N, Akhbardeh A, Hirzallah M

• Simulation-based brain death determination training for neurology residents.
  

  Escamilla-Ocanas C, Torrealba-Acosta G, Morales-Cardona N, Ramachandran L, Garcia C, Hirzallah M

• Severe thiamine deficiency with Wernicke's encephalopathy wet beri beri dry beri beri secondary to cannabinoid induced hyperemesis syndrome.
  

  Manchanda R, McGlennon M, Damani R, Bershad E

• Racial disparities in status epilepticus outcomes.
  

  Ramachandran L, Javed F, Khilan MH, Rivera Fullana A, Damani R

American Stroke Association
2024 International Stroke Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. (Feb. 7-9, 2024)

• Evaluation of post stroke telehealth services in Texas (Vast-1).
  

  Anderson J, Kimmel B, Walder A, Ovalle A, Yanes RS, Silos C, et al.

• Stroke metrics reporting to hospital leadership advances thrombolysis and thrombectomy rates in a competitive region: Analysis of SETRAC registry.
  

  Venkatasubba CP, Farquhar G, Ramachandran L, SETRAC Stroke Committee

• Optimal delay time to initiate anticoagulation after ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation: Primary results of the START trial.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Warach SJ, Davis LA, Lawrence P, Gajewski B, Wick J, Shi F, et al.

IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
San Francisco, Calif. (2024)

• 17.11 a 9mW ultrasonic through transmission transceiver for non-invasive intracranial pressure sensing.
  

  Topalli G, Fan Y, Cheung MY, Veeraraghavan A, Hirzallah M, Chi T

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
21^st Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. (Aug. 15-18, 2023)

• The influence of area-level deprivation on comprehensive stroke center access and short-term outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage management.
  

  Downes M, Chada D, Vasa D, Yang A, Johnson B, Lay C, et al.

• High hypoperfusion index on CT perfusion is associated with an unfavorable discharge disposition on patients with large core infarct.
  

  Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Morales-Cardona NC, Siddiqui K, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad E, Hirzallah M, et al.

• Effects of balanced versus unbalanced hypertonic saline on renal function in neurocritical care.
  

  McGlennon MR, Tucker B, Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Morales NC, Steele EJ, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al.

• High hypoperfusion intensity ratio associated with prolonged ICU-stay and unfavorable discharge disposition in patients who undergo mechanical thrombectomy.
  

  Morales-Cardona NC, Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Siddiqui K, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad E, Hirzallah M, et al.

• Intensivists' perspectives on CLABSIs and CAUTIs: A survey.
  

  Nelson S, Tsetsou S, Liang J

• Hypoperfusion index and early ischemic changes.
  

  Ramachandran L, Ahmad A, Damani R, Rao C, Siddiqui K, Bershad E, et al.

• Deep venous thrombosis after four factor prothrombin complex concentrate in a neurocritical care unit.
  

  Sanchez Mas E, Ramachandran L, Ahmad A, Achuo E, Damani R, Rao C, et al.

• Correlation of personalized and standard blood pressure thresholds with mortality in patients with intracranial hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage.
  

  Siddiqui K, Ramachandran L, Shrestha B, Atwood H, D'Avignon S, Zuniga E, et al.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
75^th Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass. (April 22-28, 2023)

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome deteriorates the outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke.
  

  Jafari M, Katlowitz K, De la Garza C, Sellers A, Moore S, Hall H, et al.

American Stroke Association
2023 International Stroke Conference in Dallas, Texas (Feb. 8-10, 2023)

• Strokes averted by intravenous thrombolysis: A secondary analysis of the BEST-MSU trial.
  

  Bach I, Czap AL, Parker SA, Jacob AP, Mir S, Wang M, et al.

• Stroke survivors experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological investigation.
  

  Kimmel B, Anderson J, Walder A, Ovalle A, Venkatasubba Rao CP

• Acute stroke treatment in patients with pre-exiting disability: A secondary analysis of the BEST-MSU trial.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Pirlog BO, Jacob AP, Yamal J-M, Parker S, Rajan SS, Bowry R, et al.

• Predictors of occlusion after flow diversion of aneurysms in the internal carotid artery: Pooled analysis of 2 large studies.
  

  Vivanco-Suarez J, Farooqui M, Singer J, Rodriguez Calienes A, Bekelis K, Javed K, et al.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2023 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas (Feb. 7-9, 2023)

• Enhancing exploration platforms and analog definition intracranial pressure.
  

  Bershad EM, Hirzallah MI, Williams MA, Malm J, Eklund A

• SPACE-CENT: Studying the physiological and anatomical effects of centrifugation and head down tilt bed rest.
  

  Bershad EM, Marshall-Goebel K, Laurie SS, Greenwald S, Macias BR, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al.

• The long-term consequences of spaceflight on brain and eye health (SANS LTH).
  

  Bershad EM, Strangman G, Ivkovic V, Kramer L, Hasan K, Rao CP, et al.

• Initial analysis of pre- and post-flight refractive error changes in commercial spaceflight participants.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Hernández CS, Gil A, Bershad E, Urquieta E, Hirzallah MI, Wehse A, et al.

• Machine learning for the automation of optic nerve sheath diameter measurement: Current progress and future implications for crew autonomy.
  

  Hirzallah MI, Bose S, Hu J, Maltz JS

• Uncovering methodological inconsistencies in ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter measurement and a path forward using expert consensus.
  

  Hirzallah MI, Lochner P, Hafeez MU, Lee AG, Krogias C, Dongarwar D, et al.

• Investigating long-term structural and functional changes to the eye and brain after spaceflight.
  

  Macias BR, Basner M, Bershad EM, Seidler R, Stahn AC, Pardon LP, et al.

• BRAIN-SANS: Brain-related assessments for investigating the neurophysiology of SANS - 2023 update.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Thoolen S, Zhang Q, Ivkovic V, Voss S, Moestl S, Frett T, et al.

• Zero G and ICP: Invasive and noninvasive ICP monitoring and sans biomarker identification.
  

  Williams MA, Bershad EM, Levine BD, Clark J, Furman D, Hu X, et al.

• B complex: A nutraceutical SANS countermeasure.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Zwart SR, Macias BR, Melin MM, Bershad E, Smith SM

• Exploring endothelial function risk factors and optic disc edema during strict 6° head-down tilt bed rest.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Zwart SR, Macias BR, Melin MM, Bershad E, Smith SM

American Epilepsy Society (AES)
76^th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 2-6, 2022)

• Disparities in morbidity and mortality in adults with status epilepticus in the USA: 2010-2019.
  

  Tantillo G, Dongarwar D, Venkatasubba Rao C, Johnson A, Camey S, Reyes O, et al.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
20^th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas (Oct. 17-21, 2022)

• Patient and cost-benefit of utilizing checklists in the Neurocritical Care Unit.
  

  Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Torrealba-Acosta G, Mandava P, Qasim MS, Gutiérrez-Flores B, Bershad E, et al.

• Methodological inconsistencies in optic nerve sheath diameter measurement using bedside ultrasound - A systematic review of literature.
  

  Hafeez MU, Manchanda R, Hirzallah MI

• A multimodal noninvasive approach to predict radiographic DCI in high grade aneurysmal SAH.
  

  Klavansky D, Baang H, Yoo J, Tsetsou S

• Orthostatic differences in transcranial Doppler in severe COVID-19.
  

  Reynolds SA, Reilly JK, Poor DH, Rural K, Howell D, Mustafa A, et al.

• Critical care provider's perspective of multimodal monitoring in patients with acute brain injury.
  

  Romero R, Reynolds A, Dangayach N, Tsetsou S, Klavansky D

32^nd International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology (ICCN)
Geneva, Switzerland (Sept. 4-8, 2022)

• Time to EEG connection after status epilepticus in the neurocritical care unit - A pilot study.
  

  Gutzwiller EM, Kosarussavadi S, Liang J, Singh A, Nelson S, Fields M, et al.

• Neurophysiologic competency certification module for ancillary test reporting in determination of death by neurological criteria — EEG, brainstem and somatosensory evoked potentials.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Tsetsou S

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
74^th Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash. (April 2-7, 2022)

• Implementation of systematic safety checklists in a neurointensive care unit: A quality and improvement study.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Torrealba-Acosta G, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Mandava P, Bershad E, Hirzallah M, Venkatasubba Rao C, et al.

American Stroke Association
2022 Stroke Nursing Symposia in New Orleans, La. (Feb. 8, 2022)

• Mobile health technology is feasible and effective for self-management support among underserved stroke survivors.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Anderson J, Kimmel B, Sansgiry S, Evans-Hudnall G, Ovalle A, Cerra-Stewart C, et al.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Virtual 2022 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop (Feb. 7-10, 2022)

• CADRE: Commercial astronaut data repository.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Bershad E, Hirzallah M, Damani R, Venkatasubba Rao C, Urquieta E, Wu J, et al.

• SPACE-CENT: Studying the physiological and anatomical cerebral effects of centrifugation and head down tile bed rest: 2021 update.
  

  Bershad E, Marshall-Goebel K, Laurie S, Greenwald S, Pardon L, Macias B, et al.

• A review of optic nerve sheath diameter use in spaceflight and analogues with qualitative analysis and future directions.
  

  Fall D, Lee A, Bershad E, Kramer L, Mader T, Clark J, et al.

• Governance and institutional review board challenges for the Inspiration4 mission?s crew health research program (MESH -i4 and CADRE).
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Hirzallah M, Urquieta E, Wu J, Basner M, Shelhamer M, Sargsyan A, et al.

• BRAIN-SANS: Brain-related assessments for investigating the neurophysiology of SANS.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Thoolen S, Zhang Q, Ivkovic V, Voss S, Moestl S, Frett T, et al.

• Zero G and ICP: Invasive and noninvasive ICP monitoring and SANS biomarker identification.
  

  Williams M, Bershad E, Levine B, Clark J, Furman D, Hu X, et al.

• Exploring endothelial function risk factors and optic disc edema changes during strict 6° head-down tilt bed rest.
  

  Zwart S, Macias B, Melin M, Bershad E, Young M, Smith S

American Society of Neuroimaging / NeuroNet Pro (ASN/NNP)
Joint Annual Meeting 2022 in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Jan. 13-16, 2022)

• Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis masquerading as acute arterial ischemic stroke.
  

  Hafeez MU, Hafeez K, Qasim S, Shastri R

American Epilepsy Society (AES)
75^th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. (Dec. 3-7, 2021)

• Predictive value of magnetoencephalography to guide intracranial implant strategy.
  

  Anand A, Gadot R, Najera R, Smith D, Hegazy M, Gavvala J, et al.

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)
Hybrid Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. (Nov. 17-20, 2021)

• Impact of systemic inflammatory response syndrome on acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.
  

  Jafari M, Katlowitz K, De la Garza C, Sellers A, Moore S, Hall H, et al.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
19^th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. (Oct. 26-29, 2021)

• The use of point of care compression ultrasound as a screening tool for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in the neurocritical care unit.
  

  Cuesta Isabel IJ, Damani R, Bershad E, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Hirzallah M, Desai A, et al.

• Spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage with simultaneous intracranial subarachnoid hemorrhage: A case report.
  

  Moore S, Hafeez M, Siddiqui K, Venkatasubba Rao C

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting (May 1-7, 2021)

• Optic disc edema and chorioretinal folds develop during strict head-down tilt bedrest with and without artificial gravity.
  

  Greenwald SH, Laurie S, Marshall-Goebel K, Pardon LP, Lee SMC, Stern C, et al.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting (April 17-22, 2021)

• Adverse neurological events amongst patients undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
  

  Hafeez MU, Siddiqui K, Ahmad A, Bershad E, Hirzallah MI, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al.

• EEG findings in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
  

  Siddiqui K, Hafeez MU, Ahmad A, Bershad E, Hirzallah MI, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Virtual 2021 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop (Feb. 1-3, 2021)

• SPACE-CENT: Studying the physiological and anatomical effects of centrifugation and head down tilt — Updated results.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Bershad EM, Marshall-Goebel K, Laurie SS, Greenwald S, Pardon L, Macias BR, et al.

• Cerebral oxygen delivery and dynamic autoregulation are maintained following 60 days strict head down tilt.
  

  Hoffmann F, Moestl S, Hasan KM, Gerlach D, Marshall-Goebel K, Laurie S, et al.

• Saccade metrics and visual reaction times are not negatively affected by head down tilt bedrest with or without artificial gravity.
  

  Martina S, Nguyen K, Kernagis D, Bershad EM, Clark J

• Effects of repetitive, successive oculometric testing on saccades, smooth pursuit, and visual reaction times for future head down tilt bed rest study applications.
  

  Nguyen K, Martina S, Kernagis D, Clark J, Hinricher N, Backhaus C, et al.

• MRI-based quantification of posterior globe flattening in head-down tilt bedrest subjects, and the effect of centrifugation.
  

  Seiner A, Sater S, Conley Natividad G, Bershad E, Fu A, Macias BR, et al.

• Fluid shifts during short-arm centrifugation: The AGBRESA Study (SPACE-CENT).
  

  Strangman GE, Marshall-Goebel K, Moestl S, Bershad EM

• Hemodynamic fluid shifts during orthostatic tilt — Can NIRS detect impending pre-syncope? The AGBRESA Study (SPACE-CENT).
  

  Strangman GE, Marshall-Goebel K, Moestl S, Bershad EM, Tank J

• Brain related assessments for investigating the neurophysiology of SANS (BRAIN-SANS).
  

  Strangman GE, Zhang Q, Ivkovic V, Voss S, Tank J, Wu J, et al.

• Zero G and ICP: Invasive and non-invasive ICP monitoring and SANS biomarker identification.
  

  Williams MA, Bershad EM, Levine B, Clark J, Malm J, Eklund A, et al.

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)
Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting (Nov. 18-21, 2020)

• Predictors of functional outcome in post-mechanical thrombectomy patients.
  

  De la Garza C, Torrealba-Acosta G, Hassan AE, Jafari M, Desai A, Sellers A, et al.

• Clinical description of post-mechanical thrombectomy patients treated at a comprehensive stroke center.
  

  De la Garza C, Torrealba-Acosta G, Hassan AE, Moore S, Hall H, Jafari M, et al.

• Cell count ratios as outcome predictors in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.
  

  De la Garza C, Torrealba-Acosta G, Hassan AE, Moore S, Hall H, Sellers A, et al.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
Virtual 18^th Annual Meeting (Sept. 22-25, 2020)

• Variations in regional and hospital level factors in relation to clinical outcomes of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States.
  

  Desai A, Kazemlou S, Saber H, Cuesta Isabel IJ, Damani R

• Clinically measured scalp EEG activity and detection of cortical spreading depolarizations.
  

  Sivakumar S, Tsetsou S, Patel AB, Stapleton C, Schweitzer J, Sharma G, et al.

• Is door-to-needle time an adequate surrogate in predicting function outcome after IV thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke?
  

  Torrealba Acosta C, Barboza-Elizondo MA, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Fernandez-Morales H, Damani R

• Predictors of functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with IV thrombolysis, in a public hospital in Costa Rica.
  

  Torrealba Acosta C, Barboza-Elizondo MA, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Fernandez-Morales H, Damani R

• Early systolic blood pressure variability and hyponatremia are associated with cerebral vasospasm in aSAH patients.
  

  Venkatasubba Rao C, Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Torrealba-Acosta G, Qasim M, Hafeez M, Gutierrez-Flores B, et al.

• Early systolic blood pressure variability is associated with a poor neurological outcome at discharge in aSAH patients.
  

  Venkatasubba Rao C, Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Torrealba-Acosta G, Qasim M, Hafeez M, Gutierrez-Flores B, et al.

• Positive fluid balance during NICU stay is associated with decreased survival after aSAH.
  

  Venkatasubba Rao C, Torrealba-Acosta G, Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Qasim M, Hafeez M, Gutierrez-Flores B, et al.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
72^nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (April 25 - May 1, 2020)

• The use of dual therapy vs. triple therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome: A network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
  

  Desai A, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Asgarisabet P, Damani R

• Inpatient complications and mortality of stroke in Costa Rica: A seven-year hospital-based acute stroke registry of 1319 patients.
  

  Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Torrealba Acosta G, Damani R, O'Brien AT, Liu R, Barboza-Elizondo M, et al.

• Utilization of systematic safety checklists to improve length-of-stay, infection rates, preventable complications and mortality at the Neurointensive Care Unit of the Baylor Saint Luke's Medical Center: A quality improvement study.
  

  Escamilla-Ocanas CE, Torrealba Acosta G, Hirzallah M, Bershad E, Venkatasubba Rao C, Damani R

• Multiple watershed infarcts confirming the existence of a vascular steal phenomenon established around a brain arteriovenous malformation.
  

  Torrealba Acosta G, Diaz Marchan P, Escamilla Ocanas C, Damani R

American Stroke Association
2020 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. (Feb. 19-21, 2020)

• Post-acute stroke experience survey: Development and pilot testing.
  

  Anderson JA, Kimmel B, Martin K, Ovalle A, Ifeorah C, Jobe E, et al.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2020 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas (Jan. 27-30, 2020)

• SPACE-CENT: Studying the physiological and anatomical effects of centrifugation and head down tilt - preliminary results.
  [Platform Presentation]
  

  Bershad E, Marshall-Goebel K, Venkatasubba Rao C, Damani R, Cohen H, Clark J, et al.

• Intracranial effects of artificial gravity: A flow study at 3T.
  [Platform Presentation]
  

  Kramer L, Kramer D, Marshall-Goebel K, Hasan K, Laurie S, Bershad E

• Optic disc edema develops during bed rest in subjects not exposed to elevated ambient CO₂.
  [Platform Presentation]
  

  Laurie S, Macias B, Marshall-Goebel K, Greenwald S, Stern C, Bershad E, et al.

• Successful implementation of oculometric assessment during head down tilt bed rest: Technical considerations.
  

  Martina S, Nguyen, K, Kernagis D, Bershad E, Clark J

• Evolution of eye examinations during bed rest studies: Maintaining ocular health in space and on Earth.
  

  Stern C, Mittelstaedt D, Stupp S, Klink K, Pittius M, Ritter S, et al.

• Changes in refraction during 60 days of -6° headdown tilt bed rest.
  [Platform Presentation]
  

  Stern C, Pittius M, Ritter S, Mittelstaedt D, Klink K, Stupp S, et al.

• Physiological monitoring of fluid shifts during orthostatic tilt.
  [Platform Presentation]
  

  Strangman G, Marshall-Goebel K, Hoffmann F, Moestl S, Tank J, Bershad E

• Zero G and ICP: Invasive and noninvasive ICP monitoring and sans biomarker identification.
  

  Williams M, Bershad E, Levine B, Clark J, Malm J, Eklund A, et al.

University of Pittsburgh Medical School
UPMC Critical Care Symposium in Pittsburgh, Penn. (Nov. 11, 2019)

• Radiology 101 for nurses and respiratory therapists.
  

  Hirzallah MI

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
17^th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Oct. 15-18, 2019)

• Characteristics of Patients with Deep Venous Thrombosis after Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
  

  Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Amna Ramzan, Ali Ahmad, Gutiérrez-Flores BL, Jobe E, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al.

• Rates of Infections and Clinical Outcomes after Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
  

  Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Gutiérrez-Flores BL, Jobe E, Bershad EM, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Saleem Y, et al.

• Low serum calcium levels are associated with a worse clinical outcome in ICH.
  

  Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Naveed A, Gutiérrez-Flores BL, Jobe E, Bershad EM, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al.

• Clinical seizures associated with a worse clinical outcome at hospital discharge in ICH patients.
  

  Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Sorge S, Komal G, Gutiérrez-Flores BL, Jobe E, Bershad EM, et al.

• Clinical seizures associated with a worse clinical outcomes at hospital discharge in aSAH patients.
  

  Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Torrealba-Acosta G, Naveed A, Parekh MA, Gutiérrez-Flores BL, Jobe E, et al.

• Factors Affecting the Development of Acute Renal Failure after Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
  

  Gutiérrez-Flores ML, Hafeez M, Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Jobe E, Damani R, Bershad EM, et al.

• A multimodal non-invasive approach for intracranial hypertension detection: A single-center prospective study.
  

  Tsetsou S, Ronquillo M, Reynolds A, Dangayach N

University of Pittsburgh
Mitchell P. Fink Scholar Day in Pittsburgh, Penn. (April 16, 2019)

• Feasibility of virtual reality-based video-oculography to detect neurologic deterioration in the intensive care unit.
  

  Hirzallah MI, Kiderman A, Nturibi EM, Balaban C, Molyneux BJ

American Stroke Association
2019 International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii (Feb. 6-8, 2019)

• Predictors of neurological worsening among patients presenting with large vessel occlusions and mild symptoms.
  

  Saleem Y, Kim SJ, Sharashidze V, Nogueira RG, Frankel M, Al-Bayati A, et al.

• Regional variability in the care of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients in the United States.
  

  Shah VA, Kazmi SO, Damani R, Hartsell A, Hohmann S, Suarez JI

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2019 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas (Jan. 22-25, 2019)

• SPACE-CENT: studying the physiological and anatomical effects of centrifugation and head down tilt.
  

  Bershad E, Venkatasubba Rao C, Marshall-Goebel K, Damani R, Cohen H, Clark J, et al.

• Physiological monitoring of fluid shifts during centrifugation.
  

  Marshall-Goebel K, Strangman G, Venkatasubba Rao C, Clark J, Frett T, Petrat G, et al.

• Zero G and ICP: invasive and noninvasive ICP monitoring and SANS biomarker identification.
  

  Williams M, Bershad E, Levine B, Clark J, Malm J, Eklund A, et al.

• The use of biofluids for biomarker discovery in SANS: RNAseq expression analysis on pilot ground biofluid samples.
  

  Zanello S, Bershad E, Hu X, Kitchen R, Yu S, Skog J

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
16^th Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. (Sept. 25-28, 2018)

• Rates of reintubation in neurocritical care.
  

  Ahmad A, Kazmi SO, Butt B, Parekh M, Venkatasubba Rao C, Bershad E, et al.

• Stroke without borders.
  [Symposium]
  

  Alexandrov A, Kirschen M, O'Phelan K, Venkatasubba Rao C

• Hyponatremia precedes vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  

  Escamilla-Ocana C, Kazmi O, Naveed A, Bershad E, Lazaridis C, Damani R, et al.

• Incidence of acute renal failure in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
  

  Gutierrez-Flores BL, Damani R, Bershad E, Calvillo E, Suarez JI, Venkatasubba Rao CP

• Full dose thrombolysis for a right middle cerebral artery stroke after an acute aortic dissection.
  

  Kazmi SO, Achi O, Damani R

• Neuro-ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and cerebral blood flow.
  

  Kazmi SO, Hafeez MU, Sivakumar S, Damani R, Saatee S, Chatterjee S, et al.

• Seizure induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
  

  Ramzan A, Wang J, Kazmi O, Venkatasubba Rao C

• Cerebral air embolism associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
  

  Surendranath A, Garg T, Kazmi SO, Bershad E

• Foster Kennedy syndrome secondary to cerebral fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient.
  

  Tsetsou S, Reilly K, Yaeger K, Levy R, Pabich A, Lee M, et al.

• Renal injury in acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
  

  Venkatasubba Rao C, Guttierez B, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Damani R, Bershad E, Lazaridis C, et al.

• Wide variability of intracranial pressures measured in ventricular and parenchymal compartments warrant the use of separate terminology: A systematic review.
  

  Venkatasubba Rao CP, Ortega S, Ramsay J, Suarez JI, McNett MM, Aiyagari V, et al.

2018 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas (June 22, 2018)

• Telestroke paradigms: What works and what doesn't.
  [Symposium]
  

  Bershad E

• IV tPA or not before thrombectomy for LVO?
  [Symposium]
  

  Damani R

• Challenges in stroke certification: The process and recertification.
  [Symposium]
  

  Rao C

University of Pittsburgh
Mitchell P. Fink Scholar Day in Pittsburgh, Penn. (April 24, 2018)

• Telemedicine assessment of brain death examinations.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Khandker N, Hirzallah MI, Darby JD, Shutter LA

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
70^th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Calif. (April 21-27, 2018)

• TP73 is an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis candidate risk gene.
  

  Downie J, Gibson S, Tsetsou S, Keefe M, Bonkowsky J, Pulst S, et al.

American Stroke Association
2018 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. (Jan. 24-26, 2018)

• Systematic review identified some early phase promising therapeutics for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Shah N, Shah V, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Kent TA, Mandava P

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2018 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas (Jan. 22-25, 2018)

• SPACE-CENT: Studying the physiological and anatomical cerebral effects of centrifugation and head down tilt.
  

  Bershad E, Venkatasubba Rao C, Cohen H, Lazaridis C, Clark J, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, et al.

• Quantitative magnetic resonance of cerebral blood flow hemodynamics in acute head down tilt.
  

  Kramer LA, Hirzallah MI, Hasan KM, Younes K, Menon U, Macias B, et al.

• Assessment of artificial gravity as a countermeasure to cephalad fluid shifting.
  

  Marshall-Goebel K, Bershad E, Zhang Q

• Mechanical countermeasures to cephalad fluid shifts.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Marshall-Goebel K, Ivkovic V, Baggish A, Cohen A, Nahed B, Rosenthal E, et al.

• Zero G and ICP: Invasive and noninvasive ICP monitoring and VIIP biomarker identification.
  

  Williams M, Bershad E, Levine B, Clark J, Malm J, Eklund A, et al.

• SANS/VIIP biomarker identification: RNA-SEQ technology and expression analysis on ground biofluid samples.
  

  Zanello S, Bershad E, Calvillo E, Enderle D, Valentino M, Yu S, et al.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
15^th Annual Meeting in Waikoloa, Hawaii (Oct. 10-13, 2017)

• Review of GAD65 auto-antibodies in patients with ketosis prone diabetes and epilepsy (RAPIDE Study).
  

  Desai K, Jacob J, Mulukutla S, Damani R, Hampe C, Balasubramanyam A

• Pulmonary embolism masquerading as ST elevations after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  

  Gadoeh M, Chiang S, Teng S, Yuan D, Kazmi SO, Venkatasubba Rao C

• Causes of deterioration in neurological patients.
  

  Hirzallah MI, Edquilang G, Cooper S, Vu KY, Xavier A, Choi HA

• Trends in refractory status epilepticus for adults in the United States.
  

  Kazmi SO, Damani R, Faheem U, Kapadia A, Hartsell A, Hohmann S, et al.

• Rates of tract hemorrhages after external ventricular drain placement.
  

  Kazmi SO, Desai K, Gutierrez-Flores B, Venkatasubba Rao C

• Transcranial Doppler cerebral blood flow velocity characteristics in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
  

  Kazmi SO, Sivakumar S, Saatee S, Chatterjee S, Venkatasubba Rao C, Suarez JI, et al.

• Nonketotic hyperglycemia and unilateral neuro-imaging findings in the absence of a movement disorder.
  

  Lazaridis C, Pittard R, Yuan D

• Identification of promising therapeutics for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  

  Mandava P, Shah N, Shah V, Rao CP, Kent TA

• A winter case of West Nile encephalitis with peculiar neuromuscular and neuroimaging findings.
  

  Rao C, Sohail M, Odaro O

European Stroke Organisation (ESO)
3^rd Conference in Prague, Czech Republic (May 16-18, 2017)

• Intracerebral hemorrhage effect of untreated hypertension on in-hospital outcomes among intracerebral hemorrhage patients.
  

  Divani A, Hevesi M, Bershad E

• SAH, aneurysms and vascular malformations identification of promising therapeutics for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  

  Shah N, Shah V, Rao C, Mandava P, Kent T

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
14^th Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Md. (Sept. 15-18, 2016)

• Bilateral recurrent artery of Heubner infarction after extensive resection of a large olfactory groove meningioma.
  

  Desai KA, Spiegel L, Reyes R, Vedantam A, Damani R, Bershad E

• CNS post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder presenting as de novo status epilepticus: Case report.
  

  Kapadia AM, Kesari N, Sivakumar S, Venkatasubba Rao C

• Novel noninvasive detection of increased intracranial blood volume induced by head-down tilt using volumetric induction phase-shift spectroscopy (VIPS).
  

  Rao CP, Bershad E, Stevens B, Donoviel D, Pohlen M, Clarke C, et al.

16^th International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure (ICP) and Neuromonitoring
Boston, Mass. (June 28 - July 2, 2016)

• Evaluation of a non-invasive intracranial pressure meter (Vittamed) for spaceflight.
  

  Bershad E, Marshall-Goebel K, DeSantis S, Yang M, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Calvillo E, et al.

• Cerebrovascular and intracranial effects of 12 degree head-down tilt and hypercapnia: A preliminary study using phase-contrast, volumetric and diffusion tensor MR imaging.
  

  Kramer L, Hasan K, Higashi S, Bershad E, Rittweger J, Gerlach D

• Cerebral blood pulsatility during head-down tilt and CO2 exposure.
  

  Strangman G, Zhang Q, Stevens B, Clark J, Bershad E

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
68^th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada (April 15-21, 2016)

• Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presenting as non-convulsive status epilepticus: A case report.
  

  Alobaidy A, Parker A, Bershad E

American Stroke Association
2016 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. (Feb. 17-19, 2016)

• Analysis of outcomes from the endovascular treatment of posterior circulation strokes in the modern era of stent retriever thrombectomy.
  

  Mokin M, Sonig A, Sananthan S, Kan P, Duckworth E, Venkatasubba Rao C, et al.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas (Feb. 10, 2016)

• SPACE-COT: Studying the physiological and anatomical cerebral effects of carbon dioxide and head down tilt: An international collaborative project with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Bershad E (Study PI), Venkatasubba Rao C, Suarez JI, Damani R, Calvillo E, Stevens B, et al.

• Vittamed intracranial pressure device evaluation study: Final results.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Bershad EM, Anand A, DeSantis SM, Yang M, Tang RA, Calvillo E, et al.

• Testing mechanical countermeasures for cephalad fluid shifts.
  

  Ivkovic V, Zhang Q, Baggish A, Cohen A, Nahed B, Dentinger A, et al.

• Psychogenic urinary retention associated with head down tilt bed rest: A rare medical complication.
  

  Limper U, Mulder E, Rittweger J, Bershad E

• Effects of head down tilt with or without 0.5% CO2 on intracranial and intraocular pressure: results from the SPACE-COT study.
  

  Marshall-Bowman K, Rittweger J, Suarez JI, Rao CV, Limper U, Mulder E, et al.

• Effects of head down tilt on internal jugular vein volume: Preliminary results from the SPACE-COT study.
  

  Stevens B, Venkatasubba Rao C, Suarez JI, Calvillo E, Arbeille P, Bershad EM on behalf of the SPACE-COT investigators

• Effects of head down tilt on intracranial blood volume: Preliminary results from the SPACE-COT study.
  

  Venkatasubba Rao C, Stevens B, Calvillo E, Suarez JI, Bershad EM on behalf of the SPACE-COT investigators

• Zero-G and ICP: Invasive and noninvasive ICP monitoring of astronauts on the ISS & multimodal modeling towards noninvasive assessment of ICP in weightlessness and biomarker identification of predisposition to VIIP syndrome.
  

  Williams MA, Bershad E, Levine BD, Clark J, Hamilton DR, Malm J, et al.

• Brain gene expression signatures from cerebrospinal fluid exosome RNA profiling.
  

  Zanello SB, Stevens B, Calvillo E, Tang R, Gutierrez Flores B, Skog J, et al.

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)
8^th Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, Fla. (Oct. 15-18, 2015)

• Successful thrombectomy in a 10 year-old boy with restrictive cardiomyopathy after cardioembolic infarct.
  

  Kulhari A, Saleem Y, Kandregula K, Ramos-Estebanez C

American Stroke Association
Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions in Baltimore, Md. (April 29 - May 1, 2015)

• The use of thrombolysis among acute ischemic stroke patients with limited English proficiency.
  

  Mejia N, Siddiqui KA, Erfe B, Schwamm LH

• Increased frequency of early dispensed but unused tPA shortens door to needle times in potentially eligible thrombolysis patients presenting to a tertiary stroke center.
  

  Siddiqui KA, Ali SF, Anderson CD, Rost N, Schwamm LH

• Patient characteristics and outcomes among early-arriving acute stroke patients for whom alteplase was dispensed but not administered.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Siddiqui KA, Syed FA, Anderson CD, Rost N, Schwamm LH

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
67^th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (April 18-25, 2015)

• Decompressive hemicraniectomy for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage: A descriptive analysis.
  

  Gildersleeve K, Hirzallah MI, Pandurengan P, Gonzales NR

European Stroke Organisation (ESO)
1^st Conference in Glasgow, Scotland (April 17-19, 2015)

• Decompressive hemicraniectomy for supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: A retrospective case-control study using propensity score matching.
  

  Gildersleeve K, Gonzales NR, Hirzallah MI, Esquenazi Y, Moomaw C, Sekar P, et al.

• Thrombolysis-associated parenchymal hemorrhage is not associated with CT perfusion variables.
  

  Tsetsou S, Amiguet M, Eskandari A, Wintermark M, Michel P

American Stroke Association
2015 International Stroke Conference in Nashville, Tenn. (Feb. 11-13, 2015)

• Baseline clinical and infarct characteristics as predictors of poor outcomes in patients not thrombolysed due to mild or resolving symptoms ("too good to treat").
  

  Ali SF, Siddiqui KA, Cohen AS, Ay H, Singhal AB, Schwamm LH

• Admission hemoglobin and sodium values are important factors associated with good outcome after acute ischemic stroke.
  

  Cohen AS, Siddiqui KA, Ali SF, Anderson CD, Silverman SB, Schwamm LH

• Early improvement in NIHSS is common during inter-hospital transfer and is associated with lower in-hospital mortality.
  

  Siddiqui KA, Cohen AS, Ali SF, Schwamm LH

Texas Neurological Society
18^th Annual Winter Conference in Austin, Texas (Feb. 6-8, 2015)

• Pre-workout supplement triggered Call-Fleming Syndrome.
  

  Nguyen A, Hirzallah MI, Ondo W

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
12^th Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash. (Sept. 11-14, 2014)

• Volumetric integral phase-shift spectroscopy (VIPS), in detecting early cerebral edema: Hemodialysis as a proof of principle model.
  [Platform Presentation]
  

  Damani R, Maldonado N, Bershad E, Calvillo E, Smirnakis S, Georgiadis A, et al.

• Human albumin (HA) usage in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients at US academic medical centers: Analysis of the University Healthsystem Consortium (UHC) database.
  

  Suarez JI, Martin RH, Calvillo E, Hohmann SF, Bershad EM, Rao CPV, et al.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
66^th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Penn. (April 26 - May 3, 2014)

• Optical coherence tomography visualization of optic nerve head structure detects acute changes in the intracranial pressure.
  

  Anand A, Pass A, Calvillo E, Tang R, Cajavilca C, Urfy M, et al.

• Thrombolytic outcomes for acute ischemic stroke in patients with primary brain tumors in the United States.
  

  Murthy S, Moradiya Y, Shah S, Shastri A, Bershad E, Suarez J

American Stroke Association
2014 International Stroke Conference in San Diego, Calif. (Feb. 12-14, 2014)

• Improving quality of care and outcomes in the community through the inclusive collaboration between a certified comprehensive stroke center and regional hospitals.
  

  Mazabob JM, Styron S, Brown G, Jones-Brown M, Suarez J, Bershad E, et al.

• Clinical outcomes following thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in patients with systemic malignancy: A nationwide case-control study.
  

  Murthy S, Karanth S, Shah S, Shastri A, Rao C, Bershad E, et al.

• Clinical outcomes following thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in patients with primary brain tumors: A nationwide population study.
  

  Murthy SB, Shah S, Karanth S, Shastri A, Bershad E, Suarez JI

• Treatment of ischemic stroke with recombinant tissue plasminogen-activator in pregnancy: A population study.
  

  Shah S, Murthy S, Karanth S, Bershad EM, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Suarez J

American Neurological Association (ANA)
138^th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La. (Oct. 13-15, 2013)

• Comparison of outcomes with pipeline and SILK flow diverters for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review of literature.
  

  Murthy SB, Shah S, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad E, Suarez JI

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
11^th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Penn. (Oct. 1-4, 2013)

• Takotsubo cardiomyopathy increases mortality in traumatic brain injury patients: analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample.
  

  Murthy SB, Shah S, Karanth S, Venkatasubba Rao C, Bershad EM, Suarez JI

• Clinical outcomes of venous thromboembolism in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a U.S. population study.
  

  Murthy SB, Shah S, Shastri A, Karanth S, Venkatasubba Rao C, Bershad E, et al.

• Profound olfactory impairment in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
  

  Urfy MZ, Chen D, Calvillo E, Suarez JI, Rao CPV, Tang RA, et al.

• Distortion product otoacoustic emissions for non-invasive intracranial pressure assessment.
  

  Urfy MZ, Voss S, Rao CPV, Suarez JI, Calvillo E, Pechacek A, et al.

Texas A&M College of Medicine
Clinical Neurology to First Year Medical Students in Bryan, Texas (April 2013)

• Neurological exam pearls: MSI lecture and workshop.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Kapadia A, Clark J

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
65^th Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif. (March 16-23, 2013)

• Treatment of intracranial aneurysms with pipeline embolization device: A systematic review of literature.
  

  Murthy S, Shah S, Venkatasubba Rao C, Bershad E, Suarez J

• Transthoracic echocardiography for lacunar strokes: Do we need it in all patients?
  

  Suchdev K, Damani R, Varade P, Abhishek F, Norris G

• Clinical characteristics and predictors of outcome in patients with Moyamoya Disease in the United States: Experience from two clinical centers.
  

  Zafar S, Gildersleeve K, Venkatasubba Rao C, Newmark M, Duckworth E, Suarez J, et al.

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
2013 International Stroke Conference in San Diego, Calif. (Feb. 12-14, 2013)

• Comparison of clinical characteristics of neurogenic stunned myocardium in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute ischemic stroke.
  

  Murthy SB, Shah S, Hannawi Y, Georgiadis A, Smirnakis S, Bershad E, et al.

• High utilization of CAS procedures among the elderly in the post CREST era.
  

  Rayes M, Bhattacharya P, Damani R, Chaturvedi S

• Increased carotid stenting for nonspecific symptoms in the post-CREST era.
  

  Rayes M, Bhattacharya P, Damani R, Chaturvedi S

American Stroke Association
2013 International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii (Feb. 6-8, 2013)

• Comparison of clinical characteristics of neurogenic stunned myocardium in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute ischemic stroke.
  

  Murthy SB, Shah S, Hannawi Y, Georgiadis A, Smirnakis S, Bershad E, et al.

World Stroke Organization (WSO)
8^th World Stroke Congress in Brasilia, Brazil (Oct. 10-13, 2012)

• Risk factors for in-hospital pneumonia in intracerebral hemorrhage.
  

  Divani A, Thomson RM, Luo X, Saurez JI, Bershad EM

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
10^th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo. (Oct. 4-7, 2012)

• Prior statin use reduces rate of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  

  Abhishek F, Damani R, Mohamed W, Suchdev K, Varade P, Atkinson B, et al.

• Angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage (aN-SAH): Not as benign as you would think.
  

  Damani R, Abhishek F, Mohamed W, Suchdev K, Varade P, Norris G, et al.

• Post surgical cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A rare surgical complication and challenging management case.
  

  Hannawi Y, Shah S, Bershad EM, Suarez JI, Shaltoni HM, Yoshor D, et al.

• Comparing perfusion computed tomography to digital subtraction angiography in detecting delayed cerebral ischemia.
  

  Mohamed W, Varade P, Damani R, Abhishek F, Suchdev K, Norris G, et al.

• The utility of DynaCT in evaluation of subarachnoid hemorrhage: A case report.
  

  Shah S, Hannawi Y, Urfy MZ, Venkatasubba Rao CP

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
64^th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La. (April 21-28, 2012)

• Complication rates among women receiving contemporary carotid revascularization procedures.
  

  Bhattacharya P, Damani R, Rayes M, Chaturvedi S

• Stroke associated with severe cerebral vasospasm after petroclival meningioma resection.
  

  Chmayssani M, Murthy S, Ghosh S, Bershad E, Suarez J

• Hyperacute stenting for acute ischemic stroke is associated with a high rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.
  

  Fong A, Bershad E, Morsi H, Shaltoni H, Mawad M, Georgiadis A, et al.

• Post surgical cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A rare surgical complication and challenging management case.
  

  Hannawi Y, Bershad E, Suarez J, Shaltoni H, Yoshor D, Venkatasubba Rao C

• Outcomes of endovascular intervention in post cardiac catheterization ischemic strokes.
  

  Kansara A, Damani R, Xavier A, Chaturvedi S

American Stroke Association
2012 International Stroke Conference in New Orleans, La. (Feb. 1-3, 2012)

• Has patient selection for carotid endarterectomy and stenting changed over time? Carotid revascularization in the post CREST era.
  

  Bhattacharya P, Damani R, Rayes M, Chaturvedi S

• Carotid revascularization in elderly asymptomatic patients: Are the results optimal?
  

  Damani R, Rayes M, Bhattacharya P, Chaturvedi S

• Protocol for rapid acquisition and interpretation of head CT in acute stroke patients eligible for thrombolysis.
  

  Mazabob JM, Brown G, Livesay S, Nguyen T, Hu B-B, Suarez J, et al.

Texas A&M College of Medicine
Seminar Week in Bryan, Texas (December 2011)

• Alzheimer's disease.
  [Oral Presentation]
  

  Kapadia A

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
9^th Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sept. 21-24, 2011)

• Clinical utility of continuous electroencephalogram (CEEG) monitoring in hypothermia after cardiac arrest.
  

  Livesay S, Bershad E, Suarez J, Hrachovy R, Manian P, Herlihy JP, et al.

International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
10^th World Congress in London, United Kingdom (May 21-26, 2011)

• The sacral spine and coccygeal space.
  

  Alo KM, Hirzallah MI, Richter EO

American College of Physicians (ACP)
Michigan Chapter Scientific Meeting in Ann Arbor, Mich. (May 20, 2011)

• A case report of cryptosporidium diagnosed by small bowel biopsy in an AIDS patient.
  

  Hiploylee J, Damani R, Khokhar S

American Heart Association
2011 Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Meeting (QCOR) in Washington, DC (May 12-14, 2011)

• Mind the time: a quality improvement project to increase the percent of ischemic stroke patients receiving intravenous t-PA within 60 minutes after emergency department arrival.
  

  Mazabob J, Livesay S, Meade A, Brown G, Suarez JI, Bershad EM, et al.

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland (April 26, 2011)

• Ablation and protection of dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish embryos.
  

  Hirzallah MI, Davies NO, Becker T, Becker CG

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
63^rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii (April 9-16, 2011)

• Carotid endarterectomy in normal and high surgical risk patients: A study of regional variation.
  

  Kansara A, Damani R, Wazim M, Chaturvedi S

• Variations in the use of preoperative medications for carotid endarterectomy patients.
  

  Wazim M, Kansara A, Damani R, Reyes M, Chaturvedi S

American Stroke Association
2011 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. (Feb. 8-11, 2011)

• A multidisciplinary quality improvement project to address delays in CT imaging and thrombolytic treatment in acute stroke patients.
  

  Mazabob JM, Brown G, Stewart P, Livesay S, Freeborg S, Suarez JI, et al.

Texas Brain and Spine Institute (TBSI)
Research Symposium in Bryan, Texas (January 2011)

• Klüver-Bucy secondary to normal pressure hydrocephalus.
  

  Kapadia A, Simpson E, Roman G

Aga Khan University
Annual Research Assembly in Karachi, Pakistan (2011)

• A mechanistic study on the medicinal use of mint in diarrhea.
  

  Siddiqui KA, Mahmood H, Khawja A

• Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use Mentha Arvensis in airway disorders.
  

  Siddiqui KA, Mahmood H, Khawja A

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
8^th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. (Sept. 15-18, 2010)

• Neurocritical care morbidity and mortality (M&M): A multidisciplinary systems-based approach for improving patient care.
  

  Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari S, et al.

• The neurocritical care telestroke network: Extending high quality care to the underserved community for reasonable cost.
  

  Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari S, et al.

• Single brain death examination does not improve organ transplantation.
  

  Varelas P, Rao CV, Rehman M, Patel A, Rai V, Barber A, et al.

University of Jordan
Scientific Day at Faculty of Medicine in Amman, Jordan (April 6, 2010)

• Attitudes and perceptions of medical students at the University of Jordan towards medical research.
  

  Hirzallah MI, Ehlayel AM, Amireh SO, Ghanem MT, Al-Samhouri AS, Quneibi SS, et al.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
7^th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La. (Nov. 11-14, 2009)

• Single brain death examination with confirmatory cerebral blood flow testing as an alternative to the standard dual brain death examination.
  

  Rao CV, Rehman M, Barber A, Sommerfield S, Patel A, Rai V, et al.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
56^th Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash. (May 27-30, 2009)

• Diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy by precordial vs. limb lead criteria in the analysis of ECGs over time in young athlete.
  

  Ananaba I, Damani R, West JJ, Higgins JP

• Prevalence of LVH in athletes classified by race and gender.
  

  Damani R, Ananaba I, West JJ, Higgins JP

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
61^st Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash. (April 25 - May 2, 2009)

• Late stent thrombosis following self-expanding intracranial stent placement.
  

  Kansara A, Tiwari A, Rayes M, Rao CV, Jones M, Xavier A

• Stent supported revascularization of acute basilar artery occlusion beyond 8 hours of stroke onset.
  

  Kansara A, Tiwari A, Rayes M, Rao CV, Jones M, Xavier A

• Covered stent in the treatment of internal carotid arteriovenous fistulae.
  

  Rao CV, Braun C, Jones M, Tiwari A, Kansara A, Steele J, et al.

• Stent without concomitant coil embolization for anterior circulation cerebral aneurysms.
  

  Rao CV, Lee A, Jones M, Tiwari A, Kansara A, Guthikonda M, et al.

• Safety of treatment of more multiple aneurysms in the same session.
  

  Rayes M, Rao CV, Jones M, Tiwari A, Kansara A, Xavier A

• In-stent restenosis on follow-up angiography among patients treated with stenting in acute ischemic stroke.
  

  Tiwari A, Rayes M, Rao CV, Jones M, Kansara A, Xavier A

• Safety of stent supported intracranial revascularization in the setting of acute ischemic stroke.
  

  Tiwari A, Rayes M, Rao CV, Jones M, Kansara A, Xavier A

American College of Cardiology (ACC)
58^th Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Fla. (March 29-31, 2009)

• Rates of abnormal screening electrocardiograms differ greatly between U.S. collegiate cohorts.
  

  West JJ, Higgins JP, McPherson DD, Mistry DJ, MacKnight JM, Saliba EN, et al.

American Stroke Association
2009 International Stroke Conference in San Diego, Calif. (Feb. 17-20, 2009)

• Foundations for a successful start: lessons learned from site initiation in the antihypertensive treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage (ATACH) trial.
  

  Novitzke JM, Qureshi AI, the ATACH Investigators

• Effect of systolic blood pressure treatment on perihematomal edema. Results from the antihypertensive treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage (ATACH) study.
  

  Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, the ATACH Investigators

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)
2^nd Annual Meeting in Miami, Fla. (Oct. 24-26, 2008)

• Endovascular stent supported coil and onyx glue embolization of carotico-cavernous fistulae.
  

  Rao CV, Braun C, Jones M, Xavier A

• Stent alone treatment for anterior circulation cerebral aneurysms.
  

  Rao CV, Kuruvilla A, Jones M, Lee A, Tiwari A, Xavier A

• Stent without concomitant coil embolization for dissecting external carotid aneurysms.
  

  Rao CV, Lee A, Jones M, Tiwari A, Kansara A, Guthikonda M, et al.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
6^th Annual Meeting in Miami, Fla. (Oct. 23-25, 2008)

• A case of methemoglobinemia after awake fiberoptic intubation following anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF).
  

  Rao CV, Varelas P, Wellwood J, Seyfried D, Abdelhak T

American Neurological Association (ANA)
133^rd Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah (Sept. 21-24, 2008)

• Coagulopathy is an independent predictor of inhospital mortality in patients with acute subdural hematoma.
  

  Bershad EM, Farhadi S, Suri MF, Feen ES, Hernandez OH, Selman WR, et al.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
60^th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. (April 12-19, 2008)

• Estradiol for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  

  Rao CPV, Stacey R, Strickler R, Seyfried D, Silver B

American Stroke Association
2008 International Stroke Conference in New Orleans, La. (Feb. 20-22, 2008)

• Antihypertensive treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage (ATACH) trial.
  

  The ATACH Investigators

American Stroke Association
2007 International Stroke Conference in San Francisco, Calif. (Feb. 7-9, 2007)

• Treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage with human albumin: the ALISAH pilot trial.
  

  Suarez JI, Murphy C, Feen ES, Bershad E, for the ALISAH Investigators

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
4^th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Md. (Nov. 4-5, 2006)

• Coagulopathy is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute subdural hematoma.
  

  Suarez JI, Feen ES, Suri MFK, Bershad E, Mirabelli J, Lynch G, et al.