User profiles for "author:Rima Dafer"

Rima M. Dafer

Professor of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
Verified email at rush.edu
Cited by 2721

Poststroke depression

RM Dafer, M Rao, A Shareef… - Topics in stroke …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Neuropsychological symptoms are probably among the most commonly ignored
complications in stroke patients. Depression is a common yet often unrecognized …

Summary of evidence-based guideline: Periprocedural management of antithrombotic medications in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease [RETIRED] …

MJ Armstrong, G Gronseth, DC Anderson, J Biller… - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To assess evidence regarding periprocedural management of antithrombotic
drugs in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The complete guideline on which …

Childhood maltreatment and migraine (part I). Prevalence and adult revictimization: a multicenter headache clinic survey

GE Tietjen, JL Brandes, BL Peterlin… - … : The Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
(Headache 2010; 50: 20‐31) Objectives.—To examine the prevalence of childhood
maltreatment and adult revictimization in migraineurs and the association with …

Neurological manifestations and COVID-19: Experiences from a tertiary care center at the Frontline

P Pinna, P Grewal, JP Hall, T Tavarez, RM Dafer… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To report neurological manifestations seen in patients hospitalized with
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from a large academic medical center in Chicago …

Childhood maltreatment and migraine (part II). Emotional abuse as a risk factor for headache chronification

GE Tietjen, JL Brandes, BL Peterlin… - … : The Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
(Headache 2010; 50: 32‐41) Objectives.—To assess in a headache clinic population the
relationship of childhood abuse and neglect with migraine characteristics, including type …

Acute stroke care in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

RM Dafer, ND Osteraas, J Biller - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic respiratory disease with
serious public health risk and has taken the world off-guard with its rapid spread. As the …

Allodynia in migraine: association with comorbid pain conditions

GE Tietjen, JL Brandes, BL Peterlin… - … : The Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background.—Cutaneous allodynia (CA) in migraine is a clinical manifestation of central
nervous system sensitization. Several chronic pain syndromes and mood disorders are …

Cortical stimulation for the rehabilitation of patients with hemiparetic stroke: a multicenter feasibility study of safety and efficacy

R Levy, S Ruland, M Weinand, D Lowry, R Dafer… - Journal of …, 2008 - thejns.org
Object In this prospective multicenter study the authors hypothesized that investigational
epidural cortical stimulation (CS) delivered concurrently with rehabilitation therapy may …

Fluorouracil-induced neurotoxicity

NA Pirzada, II Ali, RM Dafer - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of acute neurologic adverse effects related to fluorouracil
administration and to review the neurotoxicity of this agent. CASE SUMMARY: A 73-year-old …

Childhood maltreatment and migraine (part III). Association with comorbid pain conditions

GE Tietjen, JL Brandes, BL Peterlin… - … : The Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
(Headache 2010; 50: 42‐51) Objective.—To evaluate in a headache clinic population the
relationship of childhood maltreatment on the prevalence of pain conditions comorbid with …