Mild traumatic brain injury and concussion: terminology and classification

ES Sussman, AV Pendharkar, AL Ho… - Handbook of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world.
Mild TBI, which is typically defined by Glasgow Coma Scale score ≥ 13, accounts for the …

Clinical evaluation of concussion: the evolving role of oculomotor assessments

ES Sussman, AL Ho, AV Pendharkar, J Ghajar - Neurosurgical focus, 2016 - thejns.org
Sports-related concussion is a change in brain function following a direct or an indirect force
to the head, identified in awake individuals and accounting for a considerable proportion of …

Outpatient spine surgery: defining the outcomes, value, and barriers to implementation

AV Pendharkar, MN Shahin, AL Ho, ES Sussman… - Neurosurgical …, 2018 - thejns.org
Spine surgery is a key target for cost reduction within the United States health care system.
One possible strategy involves the transition of inpatient surgeries to the ambulatory setting. …

Biodistribution of neural stem cells after intravascular therapy for hypoxic–ischemia

AV Pendharkar, JY Chua, RH Andres, N Wang… - Stroke, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Intravascular transplantation of neural stem cells represents a
minimally invasive therapeutic approach for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. …

The CCR2/CCL2 interaction mediates the transendothelial recruitment of intravascularly delivered neural stem cells to the ischemic brain

RH Andres, R Choi, AV Pendharkar, X Gaeta, N Wang… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— The inflammatory response is a critical component of ischemic
stroke. In addition to its physiological role, the mechanisms behind transendothelial …

Intra-arterial injection of neural stem cells using a microneedle technique does not cause microembolic strokes

JY Chua, AV Pendharkar, N Wang… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Intra-arterial (IA) injection represents an experimental avenue for minimally invasive delivery
of stem cells to the injured brain. It has however been reported that IA injection of stem cells …

Timing of intra-arterial neural stem cell transplantation after hypoxia–ischemia influences cell engraftment, survival, and differentiation

S Rosenblum, N Wang, TN Smith, AV Pendharkar… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Intra-arterial neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation shows promise
as a minimally invasive therapeutic option for stroke. We assessed the effect of timing of …

Outpatient vs inpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a population-level analysis of outcomes and cost

DA Purger, AV Pendharkar, AL Ho, ES Sussman… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a promising
candidate for US healthcare cost reduction as several studies have demonstrated that overall …

Robot-guided pediatric stereoelectroencephalography: single-institution experience

AL Ho, Y Muftuoglu, AV Pendharkar… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) has increased in popularity for localization
of epileptogenic zones in drug-resistant epilepsy because safety, accuracy, and efficacy …

Cushing's disease: predicting long-term remission after surgical treatment

AV Pendharkar, ES Sussman, AL Ho, MGH Gephart… - Neurosurgical …, 2015 - thejns.org
Cushing's disease (CD) is a state of excess glucocorticoid production resulting from an
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)–secreting pituitary adenoma. The gold-standard treatment …