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Publications

Endovascular treatment of infectious intracranial aneurysms: A single-center experience.
Patel SD, Balabhadra AA, 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;11(1):24-29. doi: 10.4103/bc.bc_77_24. eCollection 2025 Jan-Mar.PMID: 40224557

Factors Associated With Stroke Recurrence After Initial Diagnosis of Cervical Artery Dissection. Stroke. 2025 Jun;56(6):1413-1421. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.048215. Epub 2025 Mar 27.PMID: 40143807

Heterogeneity of State Stroke Center Certification and Designation Processes.
Feldmeier M, Kim AS, Zachrison KS, Alberts MJ, Shen YC, Hsia RY.Stroke. 2024 Apr;55(4):1051-1058. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045368. Epub 2024 Mar 12.PMID: 38469729

Antithrombotic Treatment for Stroke Prevention in Cervical Artery Dissection: The STOP-CAD Study.
Stroke. 2024 Apr;55(4):908-918. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045731. Epub 2024 Feb 9.PMID: 38335240

Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Cervical Artery Dissection: A Secondary Analysis of the STOP-CAD Study. Neurology. 2024 Oct 8;103(7):e209843. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209843. Epub 2024 Sep 19.PMID: 39298709

Development and Validation of a Clinical Score to Predict Epilepsy After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Lindgren E, Asad SD, Al Kasab S, Almallouhi E, Frontera J, Rothstein A, Bakradze E, Omran SS, Henninger N, Kuohn L, Zubair A, Sharma R, Kerrigan D, Aziz Y, Mistry E, Zuurbier SM.JAMA Neurol. 2024 Dec 1;81(12):1274-1283. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.3481.PMID: 39432281

Trans-radial spinal angiography: A single-center experience.

Quinn C, Masood K, Mehta T, Topiwala K, Grande A, Tummala R, Jagadeesan BD.Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Apr;30(2):288-292. doi: 10.1177/15910199221135052. Epub 2022 Oct 26.PMID: 36299241


Higher blood glucose is associated with the severity of hemorrhagic transformation after endovascular therapy for stroke.

Aziz YN, Vagal V, Mehta TV, Siegler JE, Mistry AM, Yaghi S, Khatri P, Mistry EA.J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Aug;33(8):107823. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107823. Epub 2024 Jun 14.PMID: 38880367\

Blood Pressure Management After Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The BEST-II Randomized Clinical Trial.
Mistry EA, Hart KW, Davis LT, Gao Y, Prestigiacomo CJ, Mittal S, Mehta T, LaFever H, Harker P, Wilson-Perez HE, Beasley KA, Krothapalli N, Lippincott E, Stefek H, Froehler M, Chitale R, Fusco M, Grossman A, Shirani P, Smith M, Jaffa MN, Yeatts SD, Albers GW, Wanderer JP, Tolles J, Lindsell CJ, Lewis RJ, Bernard GR, Khatri P.JAMA. 2023 Sep 5;330(9):821-831. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.14330.PMID: 37668620

Large Core Thrombectomies: Are We Still Conflicted or Confident.
Mehta T, Gonzalez N.Stroke. 2023 Sep;54(9):2313-2315. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043845. Epub 2023 Jul 26.PMID: 37492971

Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

Amin HP, Madsen TE, Bravata DM, Wira CR, Johnston SC, Ashcraft S, Burrus TM, Panagos PD, Wintermark M, Esenwa C; American Heart Association Emergency Neurovascular Care Committee of the Stroke Council and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease.Stroke. 2023 Mar;54(3):e109-e121. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000418. Epub 2023 Jan 19.PMID: 36655570

In ischemic stroke without large or medium vessel occlusion, tirofiban increased likelihood of an excellent outcome. Alberts MJ.Ann Intern Med. 2023 Oct;176(10):JC111. doi: 10.7326/J23-0074. Epub 2023 Oct 3.PMID: 37782919

Nouh A, Amin-Hanjani S, Furie KL, Kernan WN, Olson DM, Testai FD, Alberts MJ, Hussain MA, Cumbler EU; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. Identifying Best Practices to Improve Evaluation and Management of In-Hospital Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke. 2022 Apr;53(4):e165-e175. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000402. Epub 2022 Feb 9. PMID: 35137601.

Interventional compared with medical management of symptomatic carotid web: A systematic review.
Patel SD, Otite FO, Topiwala K, Saber H, Kaneko N, Sussman E, Mehta TV, Tummala R, Hinman J, Nogueira R, Haussen DC, Liebeskind DS, Saver JL.J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Oct;31(10):106682. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106682. Epub 2022 Aug 20.PMID: 35998383

Predictors of Recurrent Venous Thrombosis After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Analysis of the ACTION-CVT Study. Neurology. 2022 Nov 22;99(21):e2368-e2377. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201122. Epub 2022 Sep 19.PMID: 36123126

Patel SD, Oliver FO, Elmashad A, Patel N, Mehta T, Hinman J, Liebeskind DS, Singhal AB, Ducros A, Saver JL. Outcomes among patients with primary angiitis of the CNS: A Nationwide United States analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2022 Nov 1;31(11):106747.

Ischaemic stroke on anticoagulation therapy and early recurrence in acute cardioembolic stroke: the IAC study.
Yaghi S, Henninger N, Giles JA, Leon Guerrero C, Mistry E, Liberman AL, Asad D, Liu A, Nagy M, Kaushal A, Azher I, Mac Grory B, Fakhri H, Brown Espaillat K, Pasupuleti H, Martin H, Tan J, Veerasamy M, Esenwa C, Cheng N, Moncrieffe K, Moeini-Naghani I, Siddu M, Scher E, Trivedi T, Furie KL, Keyrouz SG, Nouh A, de Havenon A, Khan M, Smith EE, Gurol ME.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Oct;92(10):1062-1067. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-326166. Epub 2021 Apr 26.PMID: 33903185

Recanalization of cervicocephalic artery dissection.
Patel SD, Haynes R, Staff I, Tunguturi A, Elmoursi S, Nouh A.Brain Circ. 2020 Sep 30;6(3):175-180. doi: 10.4103/bc.bc_19_20. eCollection 2020 Jul-Sep.PMID: 33210041

Neurosyphilis presenting with a large vessel occlusion: A case report.
Krothapalli N, Desai N, Tunguturi A, Hou Y, Patel SD.Brain Circ. 2021 Dec 21;7(4):285-288. doi: 10.4103/bc.bc_39_21. eCollection 2021 Oct-Dec.PMID: 35071847

Abstracts at Major Conferences

  1. Evaluating the Diagnostic Utility of Brain MRI after Lobar Intracranial Hemorrhage
    Amardeep Saund, MD, Ya-Huei Li, PhD, Ajay Tunguturi, MD, and Yan Hou, MD
    Stroke Volume 56, Number Suppl_1 https://doi.org/10.1161/str.56.suppl_1.TP195
  2. Predictors of Outcome in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Pediatric Population
    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
    Originally published1 Feb 2024https://doi.org/10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.TP19Stroke. 2024;55: ATP19
  3. Patel, Smit & Balabhadra, Anvesh & Otite, Fadar & Patel, Neel & Tunguturi, Ajay & Bruno, Charles & Sussman, Eric & Ollenschleger, Martin & Alberts, Mark & Mehta, Tapan. (2024). Abstract TP34: Outcomes and Trends of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke. 55. 10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.TP34.
  4. Emmerson, Danison & Li, Ya-Huei & Tunguturi, Ajay & Nouh, Amre & Hou, Yan. (2024). Abstract TP249: A Real World Study of PFO Closure in Young Patients With Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 55. 10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.TP249.
  5. Miller, Ethan & Balabhadra, Anvesh & Varon, Alberto & Li, Ya-Huei & Emmerson, Danison & Patel, Smit & Sussman, Eric & Tunguturi, Ajay & Mehta, Tapan. (2024). Abstract TP141: Understanding Potential Limitations of CTP Imaging in Early Window Large Vessel Anterior Circulation Strokes. Stroke. 55. 10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.TP141.
  6. Miller, Ethan & Balabhadra, Anvesh & Patel, Smit & Tunguturi, Ajay & Bruno, Charles & Sussman, Eric & Ollenschleger, Martin & Mehta, Tapan. (2023). Optimal Timeframe from Securing Mycotic Aneurysms to Cardiac Surgery: A Single Center Study. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 3. 10.1161/SVIN.03.suppl_2.182.
  7. Patel, Smit & Balabhadra, Anvesh & Miller, Ethan & Tunguturi, Ajay & Bruno, Charles & Sussman, Eric & Ollenschleger, Martin & Mehta, Tapan. (2023). Abstract 183: Characteristics and Outcomes of Treated and Untreated Mycotic Aneurysms: A Single Center Study. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 3. 10.1161/SVIN.03.suppl_2.183.
  8. Emmerson, Danison & Miller, Ethan & Elmashad, Ahmed & Tunguturi, Ajay & Nouh, Amre. (2023). Abstract TP114: Stroke Mimics: Uncovering The Truth In The History. Stroke. 54. 10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.TP114.
  9. Neeharika Krothapalli, Smith Patel, Tapan Mehta, Ajay Tunguturi
    Morphology of Mycoitc Aneurysms and Outcomes
    19th Annual meeting of Society of Neuro Interventional Surgery
    July 25-22, 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  10. Petechiae: An Atypical Initial Presentation of Seizure
    Shivani Sodani, Musab Zorlu, Hasmik Amirjanyan, Swetha Ade, Ajay Tunguturi
    74th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
    April 7th, Seattle, Washington 2022