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Alex Spiotta

Medical University of South Carolina
Verified email at musc.edu
Cited by 10573

Heading in soccer: dangerous play?

AM Spiotta, AJ Bartsch, EC Benzel - Neurosurgery, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and unique in that players use their unprotected heads
to intentionally deflect, stop, or redirect the ball for both offensive and defensive strategies…

Medical management vs mechanical thrombectomy for mild strokes: an international multicenter study and systematic review and meta-analysis

…, MF Ishfaq, A Pandhi, MT Frohler, AM Spiotta… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with stroke presenting
with mild deficits (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score <6) owing to …

Association of blood pressure with outcomes in acute stroke thrombectomy

…, EA Mistry, P Khatri, M Anadani, AM Spiotta… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Limited data exist evaluating the effect of blood pressure (BP) on clinical outcomes among
patients with acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion treated with mechanical …

Reduced mortality rate in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated with brain tissue oxygen monitoring

MF Stiefel, A Spiotta, VH Gracias, AM Garuffe… - Journal of …, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. An intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor, from which cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)
is estimated, is recommended in the care of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). …

Brain tissue oxygen–directed management and outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

AM Spiotta, MF Stiefel, VH Gracias, AM Garuffe… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object The object of this study was to determine whether brain tissue oxygen (PbtO 2 )–based
therapy or intracranial pressure (ICP)/cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)–based therapy is …

Delayed presentation of acute ischemic strokes during the COVID-19 crisis

…, E Veznedaroglu, M Walker, AM Spiotta - Journal of …, 2020 - jnis.bmj.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted established care paths worldwide.
Patient awareness of the pandemic and executive limitations imposed on public life have …

ADAPT FAST study: a direct aspiration first pass technique for acute stroke thrombectomy

…, J Mocco, B Baxter, A Siddiqui, A Spiotta… - Journal of …, 2018 - jnis.bmj.com
Background The development of new revascularization devices has improved recanalization
rates and time, but not clinical outcomes. We report a prospectively collected clinical …

Initial clinical experience with the ADAPT technique: a direct aspiration first pass technique for stroke thrombectomy

AS Turk, A Spiotta, D Frei, J Mocco, B Baxter… - Journal of …, 2014 - jnis.bmj.com
Background The development of new revascularization devices has improved recanalization
rates and time but not clinical outcomes. We report our initial results with a new technique …

Conventional neurocritical care and cerebral oxygenation after traumatic brain injury

MF Stiefel, JD Udoetuk, AM Spiotta, VH Gracias… - Journal of …, 2006 - thejns.org
Object Control of intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the
foundation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) management. In this study, the authors examined …

Carotid stenting with antithrombotic agents and intracranial thrombectomy leads to the highest recanalization rate in patients with acute stroke with tandem lesions

…, M Ribo, MN Psychogios, A Spiotta… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives : The aim of this study was to identify the optimal endovascular approach in
patients with acute stroke with tandem lesions. Background : At present, there is no consensus …