Scholarly Activity

Scholarly Activity 2021

Our program boasts specialists in the various neurological subspecialties, each with their own approach to patient care, education and research. Active participation of this faculty in the department lends strength to educational and clinical activities. Each resident is assigned a faculty advisor who is responsible for helping the resident with research and with preparation for a grand rounds presentation at the end of their third year. In addition, a required research project for third year residents is part of our curriculum.

Research and publication are desirable components of the educational process and there is ample opportunity through elective rotations at the UConn affiliated hospitals for residents interested in research.

Some recent examples of research projects and publications in peer-reviewed journals or presented at national subspecialty conferences or regional professional meetings are listed below:

Publications

  • Endovascular treatment of infectious intracranial aneurysms: A single-center experience. Patel SD, Balabhadra A, Miller EA, Gandhi IS, Patel N, Fowler J, Tunguturi A, Otite FO, Bruno C, Sussman E, Ollenschleger M, Mehta T. Brain Circ. 2025 Mar 21 PMID: 40224557
  • Cerebral Air Embolism Caused by Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Following Left Atrial Ablation. Mashayekhi M, Balabhadra A, Mehta T, Tarasaria K, Tunguturi A, Somerville D, Hou Y. Stroke. 2025 Aug. PMID: 40720574
  • Factors Associated With Stroke Recurrence After Initial Diagnosis of Cervical Artery Dissection. Balabhadra A … See abstract for full author list, Stroke. 2025 Jun; PMID: 40143807
  • Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Cervical Artery Dissection: A Secondary Analysis of the STOP-CAD Study. Balabhadra A … See abstract for full author list, Neurology. 2024 Oct 8. PMID: 39298709
  • Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Thrombectomy Versus Thrombolysis for Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systemic Review. Faletti DO, Fakayode OO, Adedara VO, Kuteyi AO, Adedara CA, Ogunmoyin TE, Chen Jeffrey C, Olasimbo O, Aina SA, Alozie GU, Sadiku OD, Nettagul N, Farrell AN, Giwa BO Cureus. 2024 Oct 24 PMID: 39583454
  • Calcified Basilar Artery Embolus With False-Patency Sign on Computed Tomography Angiogram. Nouh A, Wrubel G, Balabhadra A, Hou Y. Stroke. 2023 Sep. PMID: 37522574.
  • Outcomes of Particle versus Liquid Embolic Materials used in Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Krothapalli N, Patel S, Fayad M, Elmashad A, Killory B, Bruno C, Sussman E, Ollenschleger M, Kureshi I, Mehta T. World Neurosurgery. 2023; S1878-8750(23)00087-6.
  • Three-dimensional Rotational Spinal Angiography For Evaluation Of Spinal Vascular Lesions Krothapalli N, Patel S, Miller E, Bruno C, Ollenschleger M, Sussman E, Mehta T. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2023;15:A23.

Conferences

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, San Diego, April 2025

  • Recurrent Ischemic Strokes in the Setting of High-Grade M1 Stenosis Associated with Unicentric Castleman Disease: A Case Report / Author: MacIntyre, Jessica   Budhathoki, Melisha Balabhadra, Anvesh, Asad, Syed
  • Beyond the Bite: A Rare Case of Powassan Virus Encephalitis with Unusual CSF Findings / Author: Shin, Jimin, Kale, Ameya, Orr, Melanie, Balabhadra, Anvesh, Kamel, Edouard, Parra, Augusto
  • Risk Factors for Post-Dural Puncture Headaches in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension / Author: Varon Miller, Alberto Edwards, Christopher Paramo, Ricky, Leishangthem, Lakshmi
  • Anti-Yo (PCA1) Antibody Associated Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration (PCD) in Primary Occult Breast Cancer (OBC) / Author: Moreira, Daniel   Cabrera Pulla, Juan, Coban, Hamza, Demopoulos, Alexis
  • A Cryptic Threat: Multifocal Strokes and Fungal Vasculitis in Coccidioidomycosis / Author: Chan, Victor Shin, Jimin Balabhadra, Anvesh Tarasaria, Karan
  • The Unseen Consequence: Isolated Vision Loss in TB-Related CNS Vasculitis / Author: Sambaraju, Lavanya Balabhadra, Anvesh Peshwe, Krithika Umesh, Asad, Syed
  • Recurrent Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Following Efgartigimod Treatment in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Unique Case Report / Author: Varon Miller, Alberto Edwards, Christopher, Leishangthem, Lakshmi, Hernandez, Amanda
  • Spinal Cord Infarction Associated with Patent Formale Ovale and Venous Thromboembolism: A Case Report / Author: Bose, Amita, Jethwani, Pooja, Balabhadra, Anvesh, Tarasaria, Karan
  • Crack a Few Backs to Make an Embolus / Author: Almady, Mahmoud Anam, Aditi Budhathoki, Melisha Balabhadra, Anvesh Narwal, Priya
  • From Headaches to Hemorrhages: The Hidden Journey of Amyloid Beta Related Angiitis / Author: Herrera Cano, Genaro Tewari, Alia Jethwani, Pooja Balabhadra, Anvesh Asad, Syed
  • Spectrum of Movement Disorders in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Retrospective Study / Author: Maheshwary, Ankush, Anderson, Sarah, Prakash, Neha
  • Precision in Rarity: Fractional Radiotherapy as a Novel Intervention for Progressive Lupus Cerebritis / Author: Hu, Qingli, Ahmed, Ayatalla, Leishangthem, Lakshmi
  • Unraveling the Complexity: A Case Report of Misdiagnosed Autoimmune Encephalitis in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Author: Pulgarin, Brenda Ahmed, Ayatalla Coban, Hamza, Sambaraju, Lavanya
  • Virtual Recruitment: A Single Center Experience of Virtual Neurology Residency Interviews Author: Maheshwary, Ankush, Akram, Nida, Schuyler, Erica, Asad, Syed, Lender, Cristina

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Denver, April 2024

Terai, Hiromi, Balabhadra, Anvesh, Mittal, Sanjay, Non-convulsive Status Epilepticus due to LGI-1 Encephalitis.

Presenting as Intermittent Confusion:

Krothapalli, Neeharika, Zayas, Vladislav, Silverman, Isaac, Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Stroke Treatment Outcomes and Rehabilitation Strategies

Cella, Rachael, Balabhadra, Anvesh, Unmasking NMOSD: A Case of Misdiagnosed Ethambutol-Induced Optic Neuropathy

Chen, Jeffrey, Padam, Charanpreet, Zayas, Vlad, Anthony, Paul, Cormier, Justine, Cross-reactivity Between Powassan Virus and West Nile Virus in Patients with Encephalitis

International Stroke Conference, Phoenix, February 2024

Ethan A Miller, Anvesh Balabhadra, Alberto Varon, Ya-Huei Li, Danison Emmerson, Smit D Patel, Eric S Sussman, Ajay Tunguturi, and Tapan Mehta, Understanding Potential Limitations of CTP Imaging in Early Window Large Vessel Anterior Circulation Strokes

Smit D Patel, Anvesh Balabhadra, Fadar Otite, Ethan A Miller, Matthew N Jaffa, Ajay Tunguturi, Eric Sussman, Martin Ollenschleger, Mark J Alberts, and Tapan Mehta, Predictors of Outcome in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Pediatric Population

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Miami, November 2023

Patel, S., Balabhadra, A., Miller, E., Tunguturi, A., Bruno, C., Sussman, E., Ollenschleger, M., and Mehta, T. Characteristics and Outcomes of Treated and Untreated Mycotic Aneurysms: A Single Center Study

Elsayed, S., Balabhadra, A., Al-Ani, M., and Elmashad, A. CHANTER Syndrome: A Case Report of a 59-Year Old Man With Positive Outcome.

Miller, E., Balabhadra, A., Patel, S., Tunguturi, A., Bruno, C., Sussman, E., Ollenschleger, M., and Mehta, T. Optimal Timeframe from Securing Mycotic Aneurysms to Cardiac Surgery: A Single Center Study

148th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA), Philadelphia, September 2023

Sarwat, Z., Patel, S., Balabhadra, A., Emmerson, D., and Kapoor, G. Atypical Presentation of Ischemic Stoke Secondary to HSV-2 Vasculitis

Patel, S., Sarwat, Z., Balabhadra, A., Ivashkevich, Y., and Tarasaria, K., Atypical CNS Vasculopathy with Moyamoya syndrome Secondary to B Cell Lymphoma

Cella, R., Sarwat, Z., Patel, S., Balabhadra, A., Asad, D., and Mehta, T. (September 2023). A Case of Unprovoked Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Who Underwent Venous Thrombectomy

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting, San Diego, August 2023

Krothapalli N., Patel S., Miller E., Bruno C., Ollenschleger M., Sussman E., Mehta T. Three-dimensional Rotational Spinal Angiography For Evaluation Of Spinal Vascular Lesions. (Oral presentation)