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Understanding the Relationship Between the Neurologic Pupil Index and Constriction Velocity Values by Shoyombo, Ifeoluwa, Aiyagari, Venkatesh, Stutzman, Sonja E., Atem, Folefac, Hill, Michelle, Figueroa, Stephen A., Miller, Chad, Howard, Amber, Olson, DaiWai M.

“…The pupillary light reflex (PLR) describes the response when light hits the retina and sends a signal (cranial nerve II) to the Edinger-Westphal Nucleus which…”
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Clinical and radiological outcomes following traumatic Grade 1 and 2 vertebral artery injuries: a 10-year retrospective analysis from a Level 1 trauma center by Scott, William W, Sharp, Steven, Figueroa, Stephen A, Madden, Christopher J, Rickert, Kim L

“…Screening of blunt vertebral artery (VA) injuries has increased since research has shown that they occur at a higher incidence than originally reported. Grade…”
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Clinical and radiographic outcomes following traumatic Grade 3 and 4 carotid artery injuries: a 10-year retrospective analysis from a Level 1 trauma center. The Parkland Carotid and Vertebral Artery Injury Survey by Scott, William W, Sharp, Steven, Figueroa, Stephen A, Eastman, Alexander L, Hatchette, Charles V, Madden, Christopher J, Rickert, Kim L

“…Screening, management, and follow-up of Grade 3 and 4 blunt carotid artery injuries (BCAIs) remain controversial. These high-grade BCAIs were analyzed to…”
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Clinical and radiological outcomes following traumatic Grade 3 and 4 vertebral artery injuries: a 10-year retrospective analysis from a Level I trauma center. The Parkland Carotid and Vertebral Artery Injury Survey by Scott, William W, Sharp, Steven, Figueroa, Stephen A, Eastman, Alexander L, Hatchette, Charles V, Madden, Christopher J, Rickert, Kim L

“…Grade 3 and 4 blunt vertebral artery (VA) injuries may carry a different natural course from that of lower-grade blunt VA injuries. Proper screening,…”
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The State of Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training and Attitudes toward Accreditation and Certification: A Survey of Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program Directors by Dhar, Rajat, Rajajee, Venkatakrishna, Finley Caulfield, Anna, Maas, Matthew B, James, Michael L, Kumar, Avinash Bhargava, Figueroa, Stephen A, McDonagh, David, Ardelt, Agnieszka

“…Neurocritical care as a recognized and distinct subspecialty of critical care has grown remarkably since its inception in the 1980s. As of 2016, there were 61…”
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Quantitative Pupillometry: Clinical Applications for the Internist by Figueroa, Stephen A., Olson, DaiWai M., Kamal, Abdulkadir, Aiyagari, Venkatesh

“…From the time of Galen, examination of the pupillary light reflex has been a standard of care across the continuum of health care. The growing body of evidence…”
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Intrathoracic pressure regulation therapy applied to ventilated patients for treatment of compromised cerebral perfusion from brain injury by Metzger, Anja K, Segal, Nicolas, Olson, Dai Wai, Figueroa, Stephen A, Sadaka, Farid G, Krause, Catherine A, Homuth, James R, Burkhart, Nathaniel T, Neumann, Robert T, Lurie, Keith G, Convertino, Victor A

“…Reducing intrathoracic pressure in the setting of compromised cerebral perfusion due to acute brain injury has been associated with reduced intracranial…”
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Complication Rates of 3% Hypertonic Saline Infusion Through Peripheral Intravenous Access by Perez, Claudia Andira, Figueroa, Stephen A

“…Hyperosmolar therapy with hypertonic saline (HTS) is a cornerstone in the management of intracranial hypertension and hyponatremia in the neurological…”
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Emergency and Critical Care Management of Acute Ischaemic Stroke by Figueroa, Stephen A., Zhao, Weidan, Aiyagari, Venkatesh

“…Ischaemic stroke is a devastating condition that is the leading cause of disability in the USA. Over the last 2 decades, the focus of management has shifted…”
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Clinical and radiographic outcomes following traumatic Grade 1 and 2 carotid artery injuries: a 10-year retrospective analysis from a Level I trauma center. The Parkland Carotid and Vertebral Artery Injury Survey by Scott, William W, Sharp, Steven, Figueroa, Stephen A, Eastman, Alexander L, Hatchette, Charles V, Madden, Christopher J, Rickert, Kim L

“…Proper screening, management, and follow-up of Grade 1 and 2 blunt carotid artery injuries (BCIs) remains controversial. These low-grade BCIs were analyzed to…”
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Association Patterns of Simultaneous Intraventricular and Intraparenchymal Intracranial Pressure Measurements by Mahdavi, Zakraus K., Olson, DaiWai M., Figueroa, Stephen A.

“…Abstract BACKGROUND The process of measuring intracranial pressure (ICP) can be accomplished using a variety of monitors placed primarily either in the…”
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Correlation of Noninvasive Blood Pressure and Invasive Intra-arterial Blood Pressure in Patients Treated with Vasoactive Medications in a Neurocritical Care Unit by Saherwala, Ali A., Stutzman, Sonja E., Osman, Mohamed, Kalia, Junaid, Figueroa, Stephen A., Olson, DaiWai M., Aiyagari, Venkatesh

“…Background The correlation between noninvasive (oscillometric) blood pressure (NBP) and intra-arterial blood pressure (IAP) in critically ill patients…”
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Objective Pupillometry as an Adjunct to Prediction and Assessment for Oculomotor Nerve Injury and Recovery: Potential for Practical Applications by Aoun, Salah G., Welch, Babu G., Cortes, Michaela, Stutzman, Sonja E., MacAllister, Matthew C., El Ahmadieh, Tarek Y., Osman, Mohamed, Figueroa, Stephen A., White, Jonathan A., Batjer, Hunt H., Olson, Daiwai M.

“…Pupillary light reflex examinations are intrinsic to any good neurological examination. Consistent evidence has shown that automated pupillometry assessments…”
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Education Research: Variation in priorities for neurocritical care education expressed across role groups by Cohen, Abigail S, Izzy, Saef, Kumar, Monisha A, Joyce, Cara J, Figueroa, Stephen A, Maas, Matthew B, Hall, Christiana E, McDonagh, David L, Lerner, David P, Vespa, Paul M, Shutter, Lori A, Rosenthal, Eric S

“…OBJECTIVETo define expectations for neurocritical care (NCC) core competencies vs competencies considered within the domain of other subspecialists. METHODSAn…”
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Utility of thromboelastography in traumatic brain injury and the neuroscience intensive care unit by Figueroa, Stephen A, Merriman-Noesges, Karen

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Nursing collaboration: a key element in debunking neurocritical care myths by Olson, DaiWai M, Figueroa, Stephen A

“…To explore the origin of myths and their progression toward dogma. The process of debunking myths in the neurocritical care unit (NCCU) is facilitated if…”
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Clinical Q & A: Translating Therapeutic Temperature Management from Theory to Practice by Bader, Mary Kay, Figueroa, Stephen A, Cahoon, Jr, William D, Blissitt, Patricia A

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Increasing Adherence to Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for Hospital Care of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury by Saherwala, Ali A, Bader, Mary Kay, Stutzman, Sonja E, Figueroa, Stephen A, Ghajar, Jamshid, Gorman, April R, Minhajuddin, Abu, Olson, DaiWai M

“…The Brain Trauma Foundation has developed treatment guidelines for the care of patients with acute traumatic brain injury. The Adam Williams Initiative is a…”
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Global Monitoring in the Neurocritical Care Unit by Olson, DaiWai M., Andrew Kofke, W., O’Phelan, Kristine, Gupta, Puneet K., Figueroa, Stephen A., Smirnakis, Stelios M., Leroux, Peter D., Suarez, Jose I.

“…Effective methods of monitoring the status of patients with neurological injuries began with non-invasive observations and evolved during the past several…”
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Advances in Cerebral Monitoring for the Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury by Mahdavi, Zakraus, Pierre-Louis, Naregnia, Ho, Thuy-Tien, Figueroa, Stephen A., Olson, DaiWai M.

“…A brief overview of the most common invasive and noninvasive monitoring tools collectively referred to using the term “multimodal monitoring” is provided…”
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