Evolution of thrombectomy approaches and devices for acute stroke: a technical review

AM Spiotta, MI Chaudry, FK Hui, RD Turner… - Journal of …, 2015 - jnis.bmj.com
While intravenous administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) remains the only FDA-
approved treatment modality for acute ischemic stroke, many patients do not meet the …

Heading in soccer: dangerous play?

AM Spiotta, AJ Bartsch, EC Benzel - Neurosurgery, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and unique in that players use their unprotected
heads to intentionally deflect, stop, or redirect the ball for both offensive and defensive …

Medical management vs mechanical thrombectomy for mild strokes: an international multicenter study and systematic review and meta-analysis

N Goyal, G Tsivgoulis, K Malhotra, MF Ishfaq… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with stroke presenting
with mild deficits (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score< 6) owing to …

Reduced mortality rate in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated with brain tissue oxygen monitoring

MF Stiefel, A Spiotta, VH Gracias, AM Garuffe… - Journal of …, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. An intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor, from which cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)
is estimated, is recommended in the care of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) …

Aspiration thrombectomy versus stent retriever thrombectomy as first-line approach for large vessel occlusion (COMPASS): a multicentre, randomised, open label …

AS Turk, A Siddiqui, JT Fifi, RA De Leacy, DJ Fiorella… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Stent retriever thrombectomy of large-vessel occlusion results in better
outcomes than medical therapy alone. Alternative thrombectomy strategies, particularly a …

Brain tissue oxygen–directed management and outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

AM Spiotta, MF Stiefel, VH Gracias, AM Garuffe… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object The object of this study was to determine whether brain tissue oxygen (PbtO 2)–
based therapy or intracranial pressure (ICP)/cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)–based …

Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: a multi-center experience of 154 consecutive embolizations

P Kan, GA Maragkos, A Srivatsan, V Srinivasan… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural He... : Neurosurgery Middle
Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Multi-Center Experience …

Delayed presentation of acute ischemic strokes during the COVID-19 crisis

CM Schirmer, AJ Ringer, AS Arthur… - Journal of …, 2020 - jnis.bmj.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted established care paths worldwide.
Patient awareness of the pandemic and executive limitations imposed on public life have …

Conventional neurocritical care and cerebral oxygenation after traumatic brain injury

MF Stiefel, JD Udoetuk, AM Spiotta, VH Gracias… - Journal of …, 2006 - thejns.org
Object Control of intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the
foundation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) management. In this study, the authors examined …

Carotid stenting with antithrombotic agents and intracranial thrombectomy leads to the highest recanalization rate in patients with acute stroke with tandem lesions

P Papanagiotou, DC Haussen, F Turjman… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the optimal endovascular approach in
patients with acute stroke with tandem lesions. Background: At present, there is no …