Publications

• Earlier onset of cerebral vasospasm in ruptured infectious intracranial aneurysms.
  Neurosurg Rev Volume: 48 Page(s): 352
  04/04/2025 Authors: Zohdy YM; Lamanna J; Bsn LD; Grossberg JA; Barrow DL; Cawley CM; Saad H; Akbik F; Pradilla G; Garzon-Muvdi T
• Intrathecal Nicardipine-Time to Treat the Symptom?
  Neurocrit Care Volume: 42 Page(s): 341 - 342
  04/01/2025 Authors: Sadan O; Akbik F
• Establishing the feasibility and reliability of broadband absorption spectroscopy for measuring cerebral water content in adults.
  Biomed Opt Express Volume: 16 Page(s): 1187 - 1196
  03/01/2025 Authors: Goyal V; Arrington MD; Forti RM; Harris LH; Bai S; Akbik F; Samuels OB; Kandiah PA; Sadan O; Buckley EM
• Repeat thrombectomy after large vessel re-occlusion: a propensity score matched analysis of technical and clinical outcomes.
  J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 17 Page(s): e102 - e109
  12/26/2024 Authors: Zohdy YM; Saad H; Howard BM; Cawley CM; Pabaney A; Akbik F; Dimisko L; Maier I; Spiotta AM; Jabbour P
• Jugular Venous Catheterization is Not Associated with Increased Complications in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
  Neurocrit Care
  11/26/2024 Authors: Akbik F; Shi Y; Philips S; Pimentel-Farias C; Grossberg JA; Howard BM; Tong F; Cawley CM; Samuels OB; Mei Y
• Prolonged intracranial catheter dwell time exacerbates penumbral stress and worsens stroke thrombectomy outcomes.
  J Neurointerv Surg
  11/14/2024 Authors: Alawieh AM; Elawady SS; Zohdy YM; Chalhoub RM; Cunningham C; Howard BM; Cawley CM; Barrow D; Akbik F; Pabaney A
• Aneurysmal recurrence after successful flow-diversion embolization.
  Interv Neuroradiol Volume: 30 Page(s): 297 - 301
  04/01/2024 Authors: Akbik F; Saad H; Grossberg JA; Tong FC; Cawley CM; Howard BM
• Comparison of diffuse correlation spectroscopy analytical models for measuring cerebral blood flow in adults.
  J Biomed Opt Volume: 28 Page(s): 126005
  12/01/2023 Authors: Zhao H; Sathialingam E; Cowdrick KR; Urner T; Lee SY; Bai S; Akbik F; Samuels OB; Kandiah P; Sadan O
• Technical and clinical outcomes in concurrent multivessel occlusions treated with mechanical thrombectomy: insights from the STAR collaboration.
  J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 15 Page(s): 1072 - 1077
  11/01/2023 Authors: Saad H; Eshraghi S; Alawieh AM; Akbik F; Cawley CM; Howard BM; Ash M; Hsu A; Pabaney A; Maier I
• Technical and Clinical Outcomes in Concurrent Multivessel Occlusions Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy: Insights from the STAR Collaboration
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 125 - 125
  04/01/2023 Authors: Saad HW; Eshraghi S; Howard BM; Buster BE; Akbik F; Maier I; Goyal N; Starke RM; Rai A; Fargen KM
• Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Outcomes in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 91 - 92
  04/01/2023 Authors: Steed T; Hsu A; Akbik F; Luu K; Samuels OB; Sadan O; Grossberg JA
• Surge Capacity in the COVID-19 Era: a Natural Experiment of Neurocritical Care in General Critical Care.
  Neurocrit Care Volume: 38 Page(s): 320 - 325
  04/01/2023 Authors: Philips S; Shi Y; Coopersmith CM; Samuels OB; Pimentel-Farias C; Mei Y; Sadan O; Akbik F
• Microvascular cerebral blood flow response to intrathecal nicardipine is associated with delayed cerebral ischemia.
  Front Neurol Volume: 14 Page(s): 1052232
  01/01/2023 Authors: Sathialingam E; Cowdrick KR; Liew AY; Fang Z; Lee SY; McCracken CE; Akbik F; Samuels OB; Kandiah P; Sadan O
• Bridging thrombolysis in atrial fibrillation stroke is associated with increased hemorrhagic complications without improved outcomes.
  J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 14 Page(s): 979 - 984
  10/01/2022 Authors: Akbik F; Alawieh A; Dimisko L; Howard BM; Cawley CM; Tong FC; Nahab F; Samuels OB; Maier I; Feng W
• Treating Delayed Cerebral Ischemia: Should We Focus on Blood Pressure or Vasodilatation?
  Stroke Volume: 53 Page(s): 2617 - 2619
  08/01/2022 Authors: Sadan O; Akbik F
• Cannabis Use Is Not Associated With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Complications or Outcomes.
  Stroke Volume: 53 Page(s): e375 - e376
  08/01/2022 Authors: Akbik F; Konan H-D; Williams KP; Ermias LM; Shi Y; Takieddin O; Grossberg JA; Howard BM; Tong F; Cawley CM
• Delayed Presentations and Worse Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Early COVID-19 Era.
  Volume: 91 Page(s): 66 - 71
  07/01/2022 Authors: Akbik F; Yang C; Howard BM; Grossberg JA; Danyluk L; Martin KS; Alawieh A; Rindler RS; Tong FC; Barrow DL
• Diffuse Angiogram-Negative Subarachnoid Hemorrhage is Associated with an Intermediate Clinical Course.
  Neurocrit Care Volume: 36 Page(s): 1002 - 1010
  06/01/2022 Authors: Akbik F; Pimentel-Farias C; Press DA; Foster NE; Luu K; Williams MG; Andea SG; Kyei RK; Wetsel GM; Grossberg JA
• Can Marijuana Use Lead to Cerebral Ischemia?
  Stroke Volume: 53 Page(s): e44 - e46
  02/01/2022 Authors: Akbik F; Sadan O
• Does intrathecal nicardipine for cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage correlate with reduced delayed cerebral ischemia? A retrospective propensity score-based analysis.
  J Neurosurg Volume: 136 Page(s): 115 - 124
  01/01/2022 Authors: Sadan O; Waddel H; Moore R; Feng C; Mei Y; Pearce D; Kraft J; Pimentel C; Mathew S; Akbik F
• Nicardipine Prolonged Release Implants for Prevention of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis.
  J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Volume: 30 Page(s): 106020
  10/01/2021 Authors: Akbik F; Waddel H; Jaja BNR; Macdonald RL; Moore R; Samuels OB; Sadan O
• Differential effect of mechanical thrombectomy and intravenous thrombolysis in atrial fibrillation associated stroke.
  J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 13 Page(s): 883 - 888
  10/01/2021 Authors: Akbik F; Alawieh A; Cawley CM; Howard BM; Tong FC; Nahab F; Saad H; Dimisko L; Mustroph C; Samuels OB
• Bridging Therapy Increases Hemorrhagic Complications Without Improving Functional Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Associated Stroke
  Volume: 52
  03/01/2021 Authors: Akbik F; Alawieh A; Cawley CM; Howard B; Tong F; Nahab FB; Saad H; Dimisko L; Mustroph CM; Pradilla G
• A Tale of Two Clots: A Multicenter Study on Multiple Territory Thrombectomy.
  Volume: 52
  03/01/2021 Authors: Grossberg J; Eshraghi S; Howard B; Buster B; Akbik F; Maier I; Goyal N; Starke R; Rai A; Fargen K
• Trends in Reperfusion Therapy for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke in the Endovascular Therapy Era.
  JAMA Neurol Volume: 77 Page(s): 1486 - 1495
  12/01/2020 Authors: Akbik F; Xu H; Xian Y; Shah S; Smith EE; Bhatt DL; Matsouaka RA; Fonarow GC; Schwamm LH
• The PET Sandwich: Using Serial FDG-PET Scans with Interval Burst Suppression to Assess Ictal Components of Disease.
  Neurocrit Care Volume: 33 Page(s): 657 - 669
  12/01/2020 Authors: Akbik F; Robertson M; Das AS; Singhal T; Lee JW; Vaitkevicius H
• Correction to: The PET Sandwich: Using Serial FDG-PET Scans with Interval Burst Suppression to Assess Ictal Components of Disease.
  Neurocrit Care Volume: 33 Page(s): 330 - 331
  08/01/2020 Authors: Akbik F; Robertson M; Das AS; Singhal T; Lee JW; Vaitkevicius H
• Cangrelor as a bridging antiplatelet therapy in a patient with recent intracranial and cardiac stenting: A case report and review of literature
  Volume: 94
  04/14/2020 Authors: Mathew S; Chester K; Akbik F; Patel V; Ratcliff J; Sadan O
• Intrathecal Nicardipine for Cerebral Vasospasm Post Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - A Single Center Experience
  Volume: 51
  02/01/2020 Authors: Sadan O; Feng C; Pearce DT; Kraft J; Pimentel C; Mathew S; Akbik F; Ameli PA; Taylor AM; Danyluk L
• Correction to: Ventral striatal and septal area hypermetabolism on FDG-PET in herpes simplex viral encephalitis.
  J Neurovirol Volume: 26 Page(s): 121
  02/01/2020 Authors: Singhal T; Solomon I; Akbik F; Smirnakis S; Vaitkevicius H
• Ventral striatal and septal area hypermetabolism on FDG-PET in herpes simplex viral encephalitis.
  J Neurovirol Volume: 26 Page(s): 118 - 120
  02/01/2020 Authors: Singhal T; Solomon I; Akbik F; Smirnakis S; Vaitkevicius H
• TREATING CEREBRAL VASOSPASM WITH INTRATHECAL NICARDIPINE IN SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE PATIENTS
  Volume: 48
  01/01/2020 Authors: Sadan O; Feng C; Pearce D; Kraft J; Pimentel C; Mathew S; Akbik F; Ameli P; Danyluk L; Martin K
• Cerebrovascular Accidents During Mechanical Circulatory Support: New Predictors of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes and Outcome.
  Stroke Volume: 49 Page(s): 1197 - 1203
  05/01/2018 Authors: Izzy S; Rubin DB; Ahmed FS; Akbik F; Renault S; Sylvester KW; Vaitkevicius H; Smallwood JA; Givertz MM; Feske SK
• Protocols for Endovascular Stroke Treatment Diminish the Weekend Effect Through Improvements in Off-Hours Care.
  Front Neurol Volume: 9 Page(s): 1106
  01/01/2018 Authors: Raymond SB; Akbik F; Stapleton CJ; Mehta BP; Chandra RV; Gonzalez RG; Rabinov JD; Schwamm LH; Patel AB; Hirsch JA
• Bibrachial plegia due to Lyme radiculopoliomyelitis-myelitis.
  J Neurol Sci Volume: 378 Page(s): 1 - 2
  07/15/2017 Authors: Akbik F; Matiello M; Piquet A; Cho T; Cohen A; Venna N
• Telestroke-the promise and the challenge. Part two-expansion and horizons.
  J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 9 Page(s): 361 - 365
  04/01/2017 Authors: Akbik F; Hirsch JA; Chandra RV; Frei D; Patel AB; Rabinov JD; Rost N; Schwamm LH; Leslie-Mazwi TM
• Telestroke-the promise and the challenge. Part one: growth and current practice.
  J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 9 Page(s): 357 - 360
  04/01/2017 Authors: Akbik F; Hirsch JA; Chandra RV; Frei D; Patel AB; Rabinov JD; Rost N; Schwamm LH; Leslie-Mazwi TM
• Protocol Approaches Negate the "Weekend Effect" for Endovascular Stroke Treatment
  Volume: 48
  02/01/2017 Authors: Raymond SB; Akbik F; Hirsch JA; Stapleton CJ; Gonzalez RG; Mehta BP; Rabinov JD; Patel AB; Chandra RV; Leslie-Mazwi T
• The Evolution of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke.
  Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med Volume: 18 Page(s): 32
  05/01/2016 Authors: Akbik F; Hirsch JA; Cougo-Pinto PT; Chandra RV; Simonsen CZ; Leslie-Mazwi T
• Anatomical plasticity of adult brain is titrated by Nogo Receptor 1.
  Neuron Volume: 77 Page(s): 859 - 866
  03/06/2013 Authors: Akbik FV; Bhagat SM; Patel PR; Cafferty WBJ; Strittmatter SM
• Myelin associated inhibitors: a link between injury-induced and experience-dependent plasticity.
  Exp Neurol Volume: 235 Page(s): 43 - 52
  05/01/2012 Authors: Akbik F; Cafferty WBJ; Strittmatter SM