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Issam A Awad

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Top papers

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1 Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2014 2.50
2 Cerebral cavernous malformations proteins inhibit Rho kinase to stabilize vascular integrity. J Exp Med 2010 2.23
3 Genomics of human intracranial aneurysm wall. Stroke 2009 2.06
4 Fasudil decreases lesion burden in a murine model of cerebral cavernous malformation disease. Stroke 2011 1.91
5 Hemorrhage from cavernous malformations of the brain: definition and reporting standards. Angioma Alliance Scientific Advisory Board. Stroke 2008 1.87
6 Biology of vascular malformations of the brain. Stroke 2009 1.70
7 Biallelic somatic and germ line CCM1 truncating mutations in a cerebral cavernous malformation lesion. Stroke 2005 1.70
8 Brainstem cavernous malformations: 1390 surgical cases from the literature. World Neurosurg 2012 1.58
9 A novel mouse model of cerebral cavernous malformations based on the two-hit mutation hypothesis recapitulates the human disease. Hum Mol Genet 2010 1.39
10 Coronary risk evaluation in patients with transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the Stroke Council and the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Circulation 2003 1.38
11 Pathobiology of human cerebrovascular malformations: basic mechanisms and clinical relevance. Neurosurgery 2004 1.29
12 Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of cerebral cavernous malformations with susceptibility-weighted imaging. Neurosurgery 2011 1.20
13 Intracranial cavernous angioma: a practical review of clinical and biological aspects. Surg Neurol 2005 1.18
14 Neuroendovascular interventions for intracranial posterior circulation disease via the transradial approach: technical case report. Neurosurgery 2005 1.17
15 Differential gene expression in human cerebrovascular malformations. Neurosurgery 2003 1.13
16 Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral cavernous malformations: part II. Imaging of lesions in murine models. Neurosurgery 2008 1.12
17 Cerebral cavernous malformations: somatic mutations in vascular endothelial cells. Neurosurgery 2009 1.10
18 Spectrum of genotype and clinical manifestations in cerebral cavernous malformations. Neurosurgery 2006 1.05
19 Oligoclonal immune response in cerebral cavernous malformations. Laboratory investigation. J Neurosurg 2007 1.01
20 Emerging clinical imaging techniques for cerebral cavernous malformations: a systematic review. Neurosurg Focus 2010 0.98
21 Coronary risk evaluation in patients with transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the Stroke Council and the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2003 0.98
22 Different spectra of genomic deletions within the CCM genes between Italian and American CCM patient cohorts. Neurogenetics 2007 0.94
23 Immune response in human cerebral cavernous malformations. Stroke 2009 0.94
24 Evaluation of iron content in human cerebral cavernous malformation using quantitative susceptibility mapping. Invest Radiol 2014 0.91
25 Cavernous malformations of the basal ganglia and thalamus. Neurosurgery 2009 0.91
26 Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral cavernous malformations: part I. High-field imaging of excised human lesions. Neurosurgery 2008 0.91
27 Variations in structural protein expression and endothelial cell proliferation in relation to clinical manifestations of cerebral cavernous malformations. Neurosurgery 2005 0.91
28 Cerebral cavernous malformations as a disease of vascular permeability: from bench to bedside with caution. Neurosurg Focus 2010 0.91
29 Concepts and hypotheses: inflammatory hypothesis in the pathogenesis of cerebral cavernous malformations. Neurosurgery 2007 0.89
30 External ventricular drainage for intraventricular hemorrhage. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2012 0.89
31 Mutational analysis of 206 families with cavernous malformations. J Neurosurg 2003 0.89
32 Fenestration of supraclinoid internal carotid artery and associated aneurysm: embryogenesis, recognition, and management. World Neurosurg 2011 0.89
33 Brainstem cavernous malformations. Neurosurgery 2009 0.87
34 Spontaneous intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage: advances in minimally invasive surgery and thrombolytic evacuation, and lessons learned in recent trials. Neurosurgery 2014 0.86
35 Cerebral cavernous malformations: clinical insights from genetic studies. Neurosurg Focus 2006 0.86
36 Further study of CD31 protein and messenger ribonucleic acid expression in human cerebral vascular malformations. Neurosurgery 2002 0.85
37 Bleeding and infection with external ventricular drainage: a systematic review in comparison with adjudicated adverse events in the ongoing Clot Lysis Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III (CLEAR-III IHV) trial. Neurosurgery 2015 0.85
38 Ventricular catheter location and the clearance of intraventricular hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2012 0.84
39 Resolution of intraventricular hemorrhage varies by ventricular region and dose of intraventricular thrombolytic: the Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of IVH (CLEAR IVH) program. Stroke 2012 0.84
40 Outcome predictors and spectrum of treatment eligibility with prospective protocolized management of intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2009 0.83
41 Thrombolytic evacuation of intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage. Curr Cardiol Rep 2012 0.82
42 Multiple spinal cavernous malformations with atypical phenotype after prior irradiation: case report. Neurosurgery 2004 0.82
43 Spine patient outcomes research trial. J Neurosurg 2003 0.82
44 Retrograde suction decompression of giant paraclinoid aneurysms using a No. 7 French balloon-containing guide catheter. Technical note. J Neurosurg 2006 0.80
45 Drainage efficiency with dual versus single catheters in severe intraventricular hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2012 0.80
46 Corrigendum: Cerebral cavernous malformations arise from endothelial gain of MEKK3-KLF2/4 signalling. Nature 2016 0.79
47 Radiosurgery for angiographically occult vascular malformations. Neurosurg Focus 2009 0.78
48 Current updates in perioperative management of intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurol Clin 2006 0.77
49 How frequently should we follow small asymptomatic intracranial aneurysms? Stroke 2006 0.77
50 Cavernous malformations. J Neurosurg 2011 0.76
51 A founder mutation in the Ashkenazi Jewish population affecting messenger RNA splicing of the CCM2 gene causes cerebral cavernous malformations. Genet Med 2011 0.75
52 Advances in open neurovascular surgery 2007. Stroke 2008 0.75
53 A "pseudo-cavernoma" - an encapsulated hematoma of the choroid plexus. J Clin Neurosci 2011 0.75
54 Surrogate measures of outcome in clinical trials: clues worth examining? Neurosurgery 2008 0.75
55 Engineering the ideal bypass graft. Neurosurgery 2008 0.75
56 Current updates in perioperative management of intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2008 0.75
57 From mutant mice to "vascular permeability therapy" in cavernous angiomas? Neurosurgery 2009 0.75
58 Demographic Risk Factors for Vascular Lesions as Etiology of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Prospectively Screened Cases. Cerebrovasc Dis 2017 0.75
59 Fatal "hypertensive" intracerebral hemorrhage associated with a cerebral cavernous angioma: case report. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010 0.75
60 Temporary and permanent occlusion of cervical and cerebral arteries. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2005 0.75
61 Simple Genes and Complex Diseases. Neurosurgery 2004 0.75
62 'Standards and guidelines for standards and guidelines': intracranial dural arteriovenous shunts as a paradigm. J Neurointerv Surg 2016 0.75
63 What genes can teach us about human cerebrovascular malformations. Clin Neurosurg 2004 0.75
64 Update on current registries and trials of carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement. Neurosurg Focus 2005 0.75
65 Neurosurgery and big science. Neurosurgery 2008 0.75
66 Chemistry of life: green fluorescent protein and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Neurosurgery 2008 0.75
67 Ruptured superior cerebellar artery aneurysm in a child with bilateral fibromuscular hyperplasia of the renal arteries: case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg 2005 0.75
68 External ventricular drain-related infections: dilemmas of definitions, generalisability and associations versus causations. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2017 0.75
69 Episteme and the marvelous continuum in neurosurgical science. Neurosurgery 2009 0.75
70 Hemorrhagic stroke: introduction. Stroke 2013 0.75