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Anticoagulation Holiday: Resumption of Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Index Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage by Ghenbot, Yohannes, Arena, John D., Howard, Susanna, Wathen, Connor, Kumar, Monisha A., Schuster, James M.

“…The optimal time to restart direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) after traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) is…”
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Use of Thromboelastography in the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cannon, Jeremy W., Dias, João D., Kumar, Monisha A., Walsh, Mark, Thomas, Scott G., Cotton, Bryan A., Schuster, James M., Evans, Susan L., Schreiber, Martin A., Adam, Elisabeth H., Zacharowski, Kai, Hartmann, Jan, Schöchl, Herbert, Kaplan, Lewis J.

“…OBJECTIVES: Traumatic brain injury is associated with coagulopathy that increases mortality risk. Viscoelastic hemostatic assays such as thromboelastography…”
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Evidence that a panel of neurodegeneration biomarkers predicts vasospasm, infarction, and outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Siman, Robert, Giovannone, Nicholas, Toraskar, Nikhil, Frangos, Suzanne, Stein, Sherman C, Levine, Joshua M, Kumar, Monisha A

“…Biomarkers for neurodegeneration could be early prognostic measures of brain damage and dysfunction in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) with clinical…”
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Neurosurgical applications of viscoelastic hemostatic assays by Kvint, Svetlana, Schuster, James, Kumar, Monisha A

“…Patients taking antithrombotic agents are very common in neurosurgical practice. The perioperative management of these patients can be extremely challenging…”
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Safety and Feasibility of Early Mobilization in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and External Ventricular Drain by Young, Bethany, Moyer, Megan, Pino, William, Kung, David, Zager, Eric, Kumar, Monisha A.

“…Background/objective In November 2014, our Neurointensive Care Unit began a multi-phased progressive early mobilization initiative for patients with…”
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Early mobilization in neurocritical care patients by Kumar, Monisha A., Romero, Francisco G., Dharaneeswaran, Kiruba

“…To examine the potential benefits of early mobilization in neurocritically ill patients and to summarize the recent evidence for and against early…”
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Guideline for Reversal of Antithrombotics in Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Neurocritical Care Society and Society of Critical Care Medicine by Frontera, Jennifer A., Lewin III, John J., Rabinstein, Alejandro A., Aisiku, Imo P., Alexandrov, Anne W., Cook, Aaron M., del Zoppo, Gregory J., Kumar, Monisha A., Peerschke, Ellinor I. B., Stiefel, Michael F., Teitelbaum, Jeanne S, Wartenberg, Katja E., Zerfoss, Cindy L.

“…Background The use of antithrombotic agents, including anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, and thrombolytics has increased over the last decade and is…”
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Application of a TEG-Platelet Mapping Algorithm to Guide Reversal of Antiplatelet Agents in Adults with Mild-to-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: An Observational Pilot Study by Kvint, Svetlana, Gutierrez, Alexis, Venezia, Anya, Maloney, Eileen, Schuster, James, Kumar, Monisha A.

“…Background Traumatic intracranial hemorrhages expand in one third of cases, and antiplatelet medications may exacerbate hematoma expansion. However, the…”
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Guideline for Reversal of Antithrombotics in Intracranial Hemorrhage by Frontera, Jennifer A, Lewin III, John J, Rabinstein, Alejandro A, Aisiku, Imo P, Alexandrov, Anne W, Cook, Aaron M, del Zoppo, Gregory J, Kumar, Monisha A, Peerschke, Ellinor I. B, Stiefel, Michael F, Teitelbaum, Jeanne S, Wartenberg, Katja E, Zerfoss, Cindy L

“…BackgroundThe use of antithrombotic agents, including anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, and thrombolytics has increased over the last decade and is expected…”
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Multimodal Monitoring in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Sandsmark, Danielle K., Kumar, Monisha A., Park, Soojin, Levine, Joshua M.

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Coagulopathy Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury by Kumar, Monisha A.

“…Coagulopathy is often observed after traumatic brain injury (TBI), but the pathogenic mechanisms of this phenomenon remain elusive. Brain injury is the leading…”
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A Serious Headache: Lessons Learned from the Management of Pregnancy-Associated Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Region with Limited Abortion Access by Qasmi, Syed Talha, Kraft, Jacqueline, Webb, Adam, Kumar, Monisha A, Albin, Catherine S W

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Beta blockade in TBI: Dose-dependent reductions in BBB leukocyte mobilization and permeability in vivo by Lopez, Alfonso J., ElSaadani, Mohamed, Jacovides, Christina L., Georges, Anastasia, Culkin, Matthew C., Ahmed, Syed, Kumar, Monisha A., Kaplan, Lewis J., Smith, Douglas H., Pascual, Jose L.

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is accompanied by a hyperadrenergic catecholamine state that can cause penumbral neuroinflammation. Prospective human studies…”
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Relative Deficiency of Plasma A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease with Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeats 13 Activity and Elevation of Human Neutrophil Peptides in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury by Kumar, Monisha A, Cao, Wenjing, Pham, Huy P, Raju, Dheeraj, Nawalinski, Kelsey, Maloney-Wilensky, Eileen, Schuster, James, Zheng, X Long

“…Traumatic microvascular injury (tMVI) is a universal endophenotype of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is responsible for significant neurological morbidity…”
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Association of External Ventricular Drain Wean Strategy with Shunt Placement and Length of Stay in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Multicenter Study by Chung, David Y., Thompson, Bradford B., Kumar, Monisha A., Mahta, Ali, Rao, Shyam S., Lai, James H., Tadevosyan, Aleksey, Kessler, Kathryn, Locascio, Joseph J., Patel, Aman B., Mohamed, Wazim, Olson, DaiWai M., John, Sayona, Rordorf, Guy A.

“…Background Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) face a protracted intensive care unit (ICU) course and are at risk for developing refractory…”
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Neurological ICU by Kumar, Monisha A.

“…Red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) is a common therapy used in the intensive care unit to treat anemia. However, due to deleterious side effects and…”
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The Effects of Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Functional Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Kumar, Monisha A., Levine, Joshua, Faerber, Jennifer, Elliott, J. Paul, Winn, H. Richard, Doerfler, Sean, Le Roux, Peter

“…The optimal red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) trigger for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is unknown. In patients with cerebral…”
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Evidence-Based Management of External Ventricular Drains by Chung, David Y., Olson, DaiWai M., John, Sayona, Mohamed, Wazim, Kumar, Monisha A., Thompson, Bradford B., Rordorf, Guy A.

“…Purpose of Review The optimal management of external ventricular drains (EVD) in the setting of acute brain injury remains controversial. Therefore, we sought…”
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Standardized Transfer Process for a Neurointensive Care Unit and Assessment of Patient Bounceback by Nathan, Cody L., Stein, Laura, George, Lisa J., Young, Bethany, Fuller, Jessica, Gravina, Brianna, Dubendorf, Phyllis, Kasner, Scott E., Kumar, Monisha A.

“…Background Patients who require readmission to an intensive care unit (ICU) after transfer to a lower level of care (“bounceback”) suffer from increased…”
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Persistent Blunting of Penumbral Leukocyte Mobilization by Beta Blockade Administered for Two Weeks After Traumatic Brain Injury by Lopez, Alfonso J., ElSaadani, Mohamed, Culkin, Matthew C., Jacovides, Christina L., Georges, Anastasia P., Song, Hailong, Kaplan, Lewis J., Kumar, Monisha A., Smith, Douglas H., Pascual, Jose L.

“…Beta-blockers (BB) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) accelerate cognitive recovery weeks after injury. BBs also inhibit leukocyte (LEU) mobilization to the…”
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