Staff Bibliographies

Stephen Oppenheimer, MD, PhD, is Vice President, Director of Research, and Chief Medical Officer at Sentient Medical Systems and Professor of Neurological Surgery (Adjunct) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is the founding Director of the Stroke and Neurocardiology Programs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he held Professorial appointments in Neurology and in Medicine (Cardiology). He is an internationally recognized authority on stroke and the cerebral circulation, serves on the editorial board of several international neurological journals, and has authored a book and approximately 200 publications. He has served on or chaired peer review committees for the NIH and the American Heart Association, and joined Sentient in 2005.

 

BOOK :

  1. STROKE MEDICINE. MM Brown, HS Markus, SM Oppenheimer. Taylor and Francis, London and New York. Publication Date March 2006.

 

PAPERS:

  1. Gibson WPR, Oppenheimer SM, Al-Sheikli AJ. A comparative study of air and water as a caloric stimulus. In: Taylor ed. Disorders of Auditory Function III. Academic Press. 1980; 161-6.

  2. Gibson WPR, Oppenheimer SM. The physiological significance of the abnormal caloric induced nystagmus in cerebellar disorders. In: Taylor ed. Disorders of Auditory Function III. Academic Press. 1980; 167-74.

  3. Gibson WPR, Oppenheimer SM. The vlaue of noting the patient's sensations during bithermal caloric testing. J Laryngol and Otol. 1980; 94: 905-15.

  4. Ellis CJK, Daniel SE, Kennedy PT, Oppenheimer SM, Scaravilli F. Rhino-orbital zygomycosis. J Neurol Neurosurg and Psych. 1985; 48: 455-562.

  5. Oppenheimer SM, Oswald G, Hoffbrand BI, Yudkin J. Diabetes mellitus and early mortality from stroke. Brit Med J. 1985; 291: 1014-5.

  6. Oppenheimer SM, Hoffbrand BI. Optic neuritis and myelopathy in SLE. Can J Neurol Sci. 1986; 13: 132.

  7. Oppenheimer SM, Hoffbrand BI, Dormandy TL, Parket N, Wickens DG. Macrocytic anaemia due to copper deficiency in a patient with late onset hypogammaglobulinaemia. Postgrad Med J. 1987; 63: 205-7.

  8. Hoffbrand BI, Bingley PJ, Oppenheimer SM, Sheldon CD. The treatment of cerebral infarction- Pathophysiological basis and recent studies. A New Approach? In: Masland RL, ed. International Conference on Neuroplasticity: A New Therapeutic Tool in CCS Pathology. Berlin: Springer Verlag (Fidia Research Series), 1987; 205-11.

  9. Hoffbrand BI, Oppenheimer SM, Sachs ML, Wrong OM. Nodular cortical nephrocalcinosis: A benign and hitherto undescribed form of renal calcification. Nephron. 1987; 46: 370-2.

  10. Oppenheimer SM, Hachinski VC, Cechetto DF, Smith KE. Conseguenze cardiache dell'infarto cerebrale. In: Pinelli G and DiPasquale G, ed. Ischemia cerebrale e cardiopatie, 1988. (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Heart-Brain Interactions in Cerebral Ischemia.)

  11. Hoffbrand BI, Bingley PJ, Oppenheimer SM, Sheldon CD. Trial of ganglioside GM in acute stroke. J. Neurol Neurosurg and Psych. 1988; 51: 1213-4.

  12. Oppenheimer SM, Cechetto DF, Hachinski VC. Cerebrogenic cardiac arrhythmias: Cerebral ECG influences and their role in sudden death. Arch Neurol. 1990; 47: 513-9.

  13. Oppenheimer SM, Cechetto DF. Cardiac chronotropic organization of the rat insular cortex. Brain Research. 1990; 533: 66-72.

  14. McGlone J, Gupta S, Humphreys D, Oppenheimer SM, Mirsen T. A subjective memory questionnaire and discreet memory test to screen for dementia. Arch. Neurol. 1990; 47: 1189-93.

  15. Oppenheimer SM. Cardiac dysfunction during seizures and the sudden epileptic death syndrome. Editorial J Roy Soc Med. 1990; 83: 134-6.

  16. Oppenheimer SM. Neurothanatology: Clinical significance of cardiac effects induced by cerebral lesions. (Leading article.) Postgrad Med J. 1990; 66: 591-4.

  17. Oppenheimer SM. Neurocardiology, an orphan discipline? Editorial. Can J Cardiol. 1990; 6: 317-8.

  18. Oppenheimer SM, Wilson JX, Guiraudon C, Cechetto DF. Insular cortex stimulation produces lethal cardiac arrhythmias: A mechanism of sudden death? Brain Research. 1991; 550: 115-21.

  19. Oppenheimer SM, Saleh T, Wilson JX, Cechetto DF. Plasma and organ catecholamines following stimulation of the rat insular cortex. Brain Research. 1992; 569: 221-8.

  20. Oppenheimer SM, Hachinski VC. The complications of acute stroke. Lancet. 1992; 329: 721-4.

  21. Oppenheimer SM, Hachinski VC. The cardiac consequences of stroke. Neurological Clinics of North America. 1992; 10: 167-76.

  22. Oppenheimer SM, Saleh T, Cechetto DF. Lateral hypothalamic area neurotransmission and neuromodulation of the specific cardiac effects of insular cortex stimulation. Brain Research. 1992; 581: 133-42.

  23. Oppenheimer SM. The insular cortex and the pathophysiology of stroke-induced cardiac changes. Canadian Stroke Society Annual Lecture. Can J Neurol Sci. 1992; 19: 208-11.

  24. Oppenheimer SM, Gelb AW, Girvin JP, Hachinski VC. Cardiovascular effects of human insular stimulation. Neurology. 1992; 42: 1727-32.

  25. Hachinski VC, Cechetto DF, Guiraudon C, Wilson JX, Oppenheimer SM. Asymmetry of the cardiovascular consequences of stroke. Arch Neurol. 1992; 49: 697-702.

  26. Oppenheimer SM. The anatomy and physiology of autonomic systems controlling the heart. Stroke. 1992; 24(1): I3-5.

  27. Oppenheimer SM. The broken heart: Non-invasive measurement of cardiac autonomic tone. Postgraduate Med J. 1992; 68: 939-41.

  28. Oppenheimer SM. Cardiac arrhythmias in neurological diseases: Incidence, implications and aetiology. Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of the Cerebral Circulation, Masson, Paris. 1994; 184-93.

  29. Oppenheimer SM. Cardiovascular interactions in stroke. Protocols: Strategies From Experts in Stroke, 1994; 3-10.

  30. Barker PB, Gillard JH, Agildere AM, Soher BJ, Hanley DF, Oppenheimer SM, van Zijl PCM, Bryan RN. Acute stroke: Evaluation with serial magnetic resonance proton spectroscopic imaging. Radiology. 1994; 192: 723-32.

  31. Young GB, Oppenheimer SM, Gordon BA, Wells GA, Assis L, Kreeft JH, Lohuis NA, Blume WT. Ataxia in institutionalised patients with epilepsy. Can J Neurol Sci. 1994; 21: 252-8.

  32. Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN, Conturo TE, SOher BJ, Preziosi T, Barker PB. Proton magnetic resonance spectoscopy and gadolinium-DTPA perfusion imaging of asymptomatic MRI white matter lesions. Magnetic Res in Med. 1995; 33: 61-8.

  33. Oppenheimer SM, Martin WM, Kedem G. Left insular cortex lesions perturb cardiac autonomic tone. Clinical Autonomic Research. 1996; 6: 131-40.

  34. Gillard JH, Barker PB, van Zijl PCM, Bryan RN, Oppenheimer SM. Proton MR spectroscopic imaging in acute middle cerebral artery stroke. Am J Neuroradiol (AJNR). 1996; 17: 873-86.

  35. Zhang Z, Oppenheimer SM. Characterization, distribution, and lateralization of baroreceptor related reurons in the rat insular cortex. Brain Research. 1997; 760: 243-50.

  36. Bogousslavsky J, Brott T, Diener HC, Estol C, Fieschi C, Grotta J, Hack W, Hazinski MA, Kaste M, Mori E, Oppenheimer SM, Orgogozo JM, Steiner T. Optimizing intensive care in stroke. Cerebrovascular Dis. 1997; 7: 113-28.

  37. Gillard JH, Oliverio PJ, Barker PB, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. MR angiography in acute cerebral ischemia of the anterior circulation: A preliminary report. Am J Neuroradiology. 1997; 18: 343-50.

  38. Soher BJ, Gillard JH, Bryan RN, Oppenheimer SM, Barker PB. MR perfusion imaging in acute middle cerebral artery stroke: Comparison of blood volume and bolus arrival time. J Stroke and Cerebrovasc Dis. 1998; 7: 17-23.

  39. Oppenheimer SM, Lima J. Neurology and the heart. J Neurol, Neurosurg and Psychiatry. 1998; 64: 289-97.

  40. Oppenheimer SM, Kulshreshtha N, Lenz FA, Rowland LH, Dougherty PM. Distribution of cardiovascular related cells within the human thalamus. Clinical Autonomic Research. 1998; 8: 173-8.

  41. O'Brien P, Thiemann DR, McNamara RL, Roberts JW, Raska K, Oppenheimer SM, Lima J. Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in predicting mortality and morbidity in stroke patients without clinically known cardiac sources of embolus. Am J Cardiology. 1998; 81: 1144-51.

  42. Zhang ZH, Dougherty P, Oppenheimer SM. Characterization of baro-receptor related units in the monkey insular cortex. Brain Research. 1998; 796: 303-6.

  43. Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Insular cortex lesions alter baroreceptor sensitivity in the urethane-anesthetized rat. Brain Research. 1998; 813: 73-81.

  44. Chua HC, Sen S, Cosgriff RF, Gerstenblith G, Beauchamp N, Oppenheimer S. Neurogenic ST depression in stroke. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurg. 1999; 101: 44-8.

  45. Razumovsky AY, Gilard J, Bryan RN, Hanley D, Oppenheimer SM. TCD, MRA, MRI in acute ischemic stroke. Acta Neurol Scandinavica. 1999; 99: 65-76.

  46. Oppenheimer SM. Homeostatic effects of carotid stenosis. Editorial. J Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psych, 1999. (In Press)

  47. Zhang Z, Dougherty PM, Oppenheimer SM. Monkey insular neurons respond to baroreceptive and nociceptive input. Neuroscience. 1999; 94: 351-60.

  48. Oppenheimer SM. Autonomic involvement in ALS. Editorial. Journal Watch-Neurology (New England J Med Pub), 1999. (In Press)

  49. Sen S, Piantadosi S, Oppenheimer SM. Distribution, severity and risk factors for aortic atherosclerosis in cerebral ischemia. Cerebrovascular Disease. 2000; 10: 102-9.

  50. Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Electrophysiological evidence for insulo-insular connectivity of baroreceptor related neurons. Brain Research. 2000; 863: 25-41.

  51. Oppenheimer SM. Spontaneous mutation of the cardiac late sodium current channel as a cause of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Editorial. Journal Watch-Neurology (New England J Med Pub), 2000. (In Press)

  52. Oppenheimer SM. Forebrain lateralization of cardiovascular function: Physiology and clinical correlates. Editorial. Ann Neurol. 2001; 49: 555-6.

  53. Zanferrari C, Razumovsky AY, Lavados P, Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Effect of adenosine on cerebral blood flow velocity. J. Neuroimaging. 2001; 11: 272-9.

  54. Zanferrari C, Lavados P, Hurko O, Oppenheimer SM, Wityk R. Cerebrovascular disease in patients with Marfan's Syndrome. Stroke. 2002; 33(3): 680-4.

  55. Oppenheimer SM. Forebrain lateralization and the cardiovascular correlates of epilepsy. Editorial. Brain. 2001; 124(12): 2345-6.

  56. Sen S, Lima J, Cohen B, Oppenheimer SM. Risk factors for progression of aortic stheroma in stroke/TIA patients. Stroke. 2002; 33(4): 930-5.

  57. Oppenheimer SM. The heart of the matter. Editorial. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2002; 14(2): 65-6. (In Press)

  58. Oppenheimer SM. Vasculocentricity versus cerebrocentricity: What stroke-related baroreceptor changes might be telling us. Editorial. Stroke. 2003; 34(3): 705-12.

  59. Oppenheimer SM. Is MVP a MVP in cerebral ischemic events? Editorial. Stroke. 2003; 34(6): 1345. (In Press)

  60. Sen S, LIma J, Oppenheimer SM. Changes in cardiac thrombus status after stroke. Cerebrovascular disease. 2004; 17(2-3): 175-81.

  61. Oppenheimer SM. Cerebrogenic cardiac arrhythmias: Cortical influences and lateralization. Clinical Autonomic Research, 2004. (In Press)

  62. Sen S, Laowatana S, Lima J, Oppenheimer SM. Risk factors for intra-cardiac thrombus in patients with recent ischaemic cerebrovcascular events. 2004; 75(10): 1421-5.

  63. Laowattana S, Zeger S, Lima J, Goodman S, Wittstein I, Oppenheimer SM. Left insular stroke is associated with adverse cardiac outcome. Neurology. 2006; 66(4): 477-83.

  64. Oppenheimer SM. Cortical control of the heart. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. (In Press)

  65. Laowattana S, Oppenheimer SM. Protective effects of beta blockers in cerebrovascular disease. Neurology. (In Press)

  66. Sen S, Hinderliter A, Sen PK, Simmons J, Le Grys V, Beck J, Offenbacher S, Oppenheimer SM. Association of leukocyte count with progression of aortic arch atheroma in stroke/TIA patients. Stroke. (In Press)

  67. Sen S, Hinderliter A, Sen PK, Simmons J, Le Grys V, Beck J, Offenbacher S, Oppenheimer SM. Aortic arch atheroma progression and recurrent vascular events in stroke/TIA patients. Circulation. 2007; 116: 928-35.

  68. Oppenheimer SM. Plus ca change. Stroke. 2008; 39: 249.

 

INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. Oppenheimer SM. The treatment of acute ischemic stroke. In: Johnson RT, Griffin JW, eds. Current Therapy in Neurologic Disease, 4th edition, 1993.

  2. Oppenheimer SM. The neurophysiology of sudden cardiac death. Proceedings of the American Academy of Neurology, 1993.

  3. Oppenheimer SM, Hopkins DA. Suprabulbar regulation of cardiac rate ad rhythm. In: Armour JA, Ardell JL, eds. Neurocardiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

  4. Oppenheimer SM, Norris J. Cardiac disturbance in neurological diseases. In: Aminoff MJ, ed. Neurology and General Medicine. Churchill-Livingston, 1994.

  5. Oppenheimer SM. Neurogenic cardiac effects of cerebrovascular disease. in: Current Opinion in Neurology, 1994.

  6. Oppenheimer SM. Brain-heart effects in human stroke. In: Ginsberg M, Bogousslavski J, eds. Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management. Blackwell Science. (In Press)

  7. Oppenheimer SM. Management of the cardiac complications of stroke. In: Welsh KM, Reis D, Ginsberg M, eds. A Primer on Cerebrovascular Disease, 1997.

  8. Oppenheimer SM. The clinical presentation, natural history, and medical management of patients with carotid and brachiocephalic arterial disease. In: Perler B, Becker G, eds. A Clinical Approach to Vascular Intervention. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 1997.

  9. Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Cardiac disorders and stroke. Curr Opinion in Neurology. 1998; 11: 51-6.

  10. Oppenheimer SM, Lima J. Neurology and the heart. In: Huges RAC, Perkin GD, eds. Neurology and Medicine. London BMJ Books, 1999.

 

EDITORIAL LETTERS:

  1. Oppenheimer SM. GMI ganglioside therapy in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke. 1990; 21: 825.

  2. Oppenheimer SM. Plasma cortisol as a measure of stress response in acute stroke. Stroke. 1990; 21: 1376.

  3. Oppenheimer SM. Hyperglycemia after stroke: A stress reaction. Stroke. 1991; 22: 693.

  4. Oppenheimer SM. Catecholamines and ECG changes. Stroke. (In Press)

  5. Lavados P, Oppenheimer SM, Enger C. Correlation between MRA and spiral CT evaluation of carotid artery stenosis. Stroke, 1996. (In Press)

  6. Razumovsky AY, Oppenheimer SM. TCD in acute stroke. Stroke, 1999. (In Press)

  7. Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Racial differences in aortic plaque among ischemic stroke patients. Storke, 2003. (In Press)

 

ABSTRACTS:

  1. Oppenheimer SM. Factors affecting the crossed acoustic reflex in infants. Richard Ellis Prize, Guy's Hospital, 1979.

  2. Oppenheimer SM. Lupus optic neuritis and anticardiolipin antibodies. Clinical Section, Royal Society of Medicine, 1984.

  3. Oppenheimer SM, Hachinski VC, Barnett HJM. Clinical factors affecting the prognosis of transient ischemic attacks. Residents Research Day, University Hospital, 1985.

  4. Oppenheimer SM, Sadler RM. Not all that meets the eye...A comparison of the manifestations of psychogenic seizures and described by Sir William Gowers and video EEG telemetry. XXIst Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, London, 1986.

  5. McGlone J, Gupta S, Humphrey D, Evans D, Oppenheimer SM. A new self-administered memory questionnaire useful in the identification of the early stages of dementia. International Neuropsychological Society Meeting, Washington DC, 1987.

  6. Gupta S, McGlone J, Humphrey D, Evans D, Oppenheimer SM, Mirsen T. A brief new memory screening test for the early detection of dementia. European Division of the International Neuropsychological Society Meeting, Barcelona, 1987.

  7. Oppenheimer SM, Cechetto DF, Hachinski VC. Cardiac chronotropic organization of the rat insula. Soc Neurosci Abstracts. 1989; 15: 219-20.

  8. Oppenheimer SM, Hachinski VC, WIlson JX, Cechetto DF. The insular and cardiac arrhythmias: Implications for stroke. Stroke. 1990; 21: 174.

  9. Young BD, Gordon BA, BLume WT, Oppenheimer SM, Wells GA. Ataxia in institutional patients with epilepsy. Can J Neur Sci. 1990; 17: 255.

  10. Oppenheimer SM, Saleh T, Wilson J, Cechetto D. Plasma and organ catecholamine levels following insular cortex stimulation. Soc Neurosci Abstracts, 1990.

  11. Oppenheimer SM, Saleh T, Cechetto DF. Hypothalamic peptidergic neuromodulation of the specific cardiac effects of insular cortex phasic microstimulation. Soc Neurosci Abstract. (In Press)

  12. Oppenheimer SM, Gelb AS, Girvin JP, Hachinski VC. Cerebrovascular implications of human insular stimulation. Stroke. 1992; 23: 145.

  13. Barker PB, Conturo ET, Soher BJ, Bryan RN, Preziosi TJ, Oppenheimer SM. Proton spectroscopy and dynamic GdDPTA MRI perfusion studies of asymptomatic white matter lesions. Advances in Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Brain, Oxford, 1993.

  14. Oppenheimer SM, Barker P, Bryan R, Conturo T, Soher B, Preziosi T. Ischemic origin of T2 MRI hyperintensities revealed by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and perfusion MRI. Stroke. 1993; 24: 185.

  15. Barker PB, Gillard JH, Agildere AM, Soher BJ, Hanley DF, Oppenheimer SM, van Zijl PCM, Bryan RN. Serial magnetic resonance evaluation of acute stroke: MRI, MRA, perfusion imaging and multislice proton spectroscopic imaging. Soc Mag Resonance in Med. 1993; 1487.

  16. Martin WM, Oppenheimer SM. Power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability in patients with insular cortex lesions. Soc Neurosci Abstract. 1993; 19: 391-2.

  17. Oppenheimer SM, Theimann D, Razumovsky AY, Gillard J, Preziosi T, LIma J. Transcranial doppler embolus detection in acute stroke: Association with abnormal transesophageal echocardiograms. Stroke, 1994.

  18. Gillard JH, Barker PB, Soher BJ, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. MOrphological and functional MR imaging of acute stroke: A feasibility study. ASNR, Nashville, Tennessee, 1994.

  19. Oppenheimer SM. Sympathetic pathways and the influence of brain injury on the heart. International Symposium on Cerebral Ischemia and the Heart, Timmendorf, 1994.

  20. Barker PB, Gillard JH, van Zijl PCM, Bryan RN, Oppenheimer SM. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in acute stroke: Identification of the ischemic penumbra. ASNR, 1994.

  21. Kedem G, Shelhamer M, Fleischer L, Martin W, Oppenheimer SM. Can complexity analysis of heart rate variability detect a perturbation in neural control of the heart? Soc Neurosci, 1994.

  22. Gillard JH, Barker PB, Soher BJ, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. Susceptibility-weighted MR imaging of cerebral perfusion in acute stroke. Eastern Neuroradiological Society, 6th Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, 1994.

  23. Gillard JH, Barker PB, van Zijl PCM, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. Identification of the ischemic metabolic penumbra in acute middle cerebral artery stroke using proton MR spectroscopic imaging. Eastern Neuroradiological Society, 6th Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, 1994.

  24. Gillard JH, Barker PB, van Zijl PCM, Bryan RN, Oppenheimer SM. Identification of the metabolic penumbra by proton spectroscopic imaging. 20th International Joint Conference on Stroke and the Cerebral Circulation. Stroke, 1994.

  25. Soher B, Gillard J, Barker PB, Bryan RN, Oppenheimer SM. Identification of the perfusion penumbra in acute middle cerebral artery stroke by gadolinium-DTPA MRI. 20th International Joint Conference on Stroke and the Cerebral Circulation. Stroke, 1994.

  26. Gillard JH, Razumovsky AY, Soher BJ, Barker PB, Hanley DF, Bryan RN, Oppenheimer SM. Macrovascular and microvascular assessment of acute stroke using TCD and gadolinium-DTPA MR perfusion imaging: A comparative study. Symposium on Cerebral Hemodynamics, Charleston, 1995.

  27. Gillard JH, Oliverio P, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. Sequential MRA in acute anterior circulation stroke: Incidence of spontaneous thrombolysis. ASNR, 1995.

  28. Gillard JH, Barker PB, Soher BJ, van Zijl PCM, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. Comparison of the spatial distribution of metabolic and perfusion penumbra in acute middle cerebral artery stroke: An integrated MR approach. ASNR. 1995; 41.

  29. Soher BJ, Gillard JH, Barker PB, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN. Dynamic Gd-DTPA MRI in acute stroke: Comparison of relative cerebral blood volume and bolus arrival time. ASNR. 1995; 22.

  30. Razumovsky AY, Gillard JH, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN, Hanley DF. Correlation of TCD with MRI and MRA in acute stroke. Symposium on Cerebral Hemodynamics, Charleston, 1995.

  31. O'Brien PJ, Thiemann DR, Roberts JW, Raska K, Oppenheimer SM, Lima JA. Transesophageal echocardiography predicts portality and morbidity in stroke patients without clinically known cardiac sources of emboli. American Heart Association. 68th Scientific Session. Anaheim, 1995.

  32. Oppenheimer SM. Forebrain factors determining cardiac function and prognosis after stroke. Eur J Neurology. 1995; 2: 45.

  33. Oppenheimer SM, Kulshreshtha N, Rowland L, Lenz F, Dougherty P. Distribution of cardiovascular related sites within the human thalamus. Soc for Neurosci. 1995; 258: 4.

  34. Van Zijl PCM, Ulug A, Beauchamp N, Bryan R, Oppenheimer SM. Quantitation of diffusion constants in human stroke, 1996.

  35. Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Characterization distribution and lateralization of baroreceptor related neurons in the rat insular cortex. Soc Neurosci Abstracts, 1996. (In Press)

  36. Kulshreshtha N, Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Effects of insular lesions on the rat baroreceptor reflex. Soc NeurosciAbstracts, 1996. (In Press)

  37. McNamara RL, O'Brien PJ, Thiemann DR, Powe NR, Raska K, Oppenheimer SM, Lima J. Aortic plaque on transesophageal echocardiography predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in stroke patients. Am Heart Association, 69th scientific session, 1996.

  38. Razumovsky AY, Gillard J, Oppenheimer SM, Bryan RN, Hanley DF. TCD, MRI, and MRA in acute stroke. Cerebrovascular Disease. 1996; 6: 85.

  39. Lavados P, LIma J, McNamara R, Becker L, Oppenheimer SM. Neurogenic stunned myocardium. 16th World Congress of Neurology. Buenos Aires, Argentina. J Neurol Sci, 1997. (In Press)

  40. Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Reciprocal connections between insular cortex and thalamic baroreceptive and nociceptive convergent neurons in the rat. Soc Neurosci Abstracts, 1997. (In Press)

  41. Oppenheimer SM, Zhang ZH, Dougherty PM. COnvergence of baroreceptive and nociceptive neurons in the monkey insular cortex. Soc Neuroscience Abstracts, 1997. (In Press)

  42. Lavados P, Lima J, McNamara R, Oppenheimer SM. Unsuspected intracardiac thrombus in patients with lacunar strokes. 23rd International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, 1998.

  43. Oppenheimer SM, Zhang ZH. Insular lateralization of baroreceptor function and the cardiovascular effects of stroke. 23rd International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, 1998.

  44. Zanferrari C, Lavados P, Hurko O, Oppenheimer SM, Wityk R. Cerebrovascular disease in patients with Marfan's Syndrome. 23rd International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, 1998.

  45. Sen S, Wu K, McNamara R, Lima J, Oppenheimer SM. Racial predisposition to significant aortic atherosclerosis in patients with a recent cerebrovascular event. 50th American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Minneapolis, 1998.

  46. Lavados P, Sen S, McNamara R, Lima J, Oppenheimer SM. Predictors of intracardiac thrombus diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. 50th American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Minneapolis, 1998.

  47. McNamara RL, Sen S, Oppenheimer SM, Wu K, Winner L, Lima J. Time course of left atrial thrombus and severe atherosclerosis in the first nine months after stroke. American College ofCardiology, 47th Annual Scientific Session, 1998.

  48. Oppenheimer SM, Zhang ZH, Boekholdt M. Electrical stimulation of the right posterior insular cortex increases cardiac sympathetic tone in the rat. Soc Neurosci Abstracts, 1998. (In Press)

  49. Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Electrophysiological evidence for insulo-insular connectivity in the rat. Soc Neurosci Abstracts. 1998; 24: 125.

  50. Oppenheimer SM, Laowattana S, Wityk R, Rashba S. Stroke, not TIA causes neurogenic stunned myocardium which may be associated with late potentials. Neurology, 1999. (In Press)

  51. Laowattana S, Wityk R, Rashba S, Oppenheimer SM. Stroke, not TIA causes late potentials on high resolution EKG. Neurology, 1999. (In Press)

  52. Sen S, McNamara R, Lima J, Oppenheimer SM. Coronary artery disease in a mixed racial stroke/TIA population. 8th European Stroke Conference. Cerebrovasc Diseases. 1999; 9: 13.

  53. Sen S, Roane L, Oppenheimer SM. Hyperhomocysteinemia and vascular risk factors in stroke/TIA patients. 8th European Stroke Conference. Eur Neurol Cerebrovas Diseases. 1999; 9: 17.

  54. Sen S, McNamara R, LIma J, Oppenheimer SM. Progression of aortic atheroma in stroke/TIA patients. 8th European Stroke Conference. Eur Neurol Cerebrovasc Diseases. 1999; 9: 87.

  55. Oppenheimer SM, Zhang ZH. Effects of bilateral stimulation of the posterior insula on lateral hypothalamic baroreceptor related neurons in the rat. Soc Neurosci Abstracts. 1999; 25: 1957.

  56. Zhang ZH, Oppenheimer SM. Insular baroreceptor neurons receive bilateral parabrachial inputs relayed by the ventrobasal thalamus. Soc Neurosci Abstracts. 1999; 25: 1957.

  57. Laowattana S, Oppenheimer SM. High 24 hour VMA is a predictor of sudden cardiac death and adverse cardiac outcomes among stroke patients, not among TIA patients. Neurolog, 2000. (In Press)

  58. Sen S, Laowattana S, Oppenheimer SM. Natural history of intra-cardiac thrombus in stroke/TIA patients. 26th International Stroke Conference. Stroke, 2001. (In Press)

  59. Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for progression of aortic atheroma in stroke/TIA patients. 26th International Stroke Conference. Stroke, 2001. (In Press)

  60. Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Progression of aortic atheroma in stroke/TIA patients. 26th International Stroke Conference. Stroke, 2001. (In Press)

  61. Sen S, Schletter P, Oppenheimer SM. Do cardiac sources of embolism contribute to the pathogenesis of ICH? American Academy of Neurology. Neurology, 2001. (In Press)

  62. Zanferrari C, Razumovsky A, Lavados P, Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Effect of adenosine on cerebral blood flow velocity. 6th Meeting of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics/9th Meeting of the Neurosonology Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology. Lisbon, 2001.

  63. Laowattana S, Lima J, Oppenheimer SM. Increased risk of cardiovascular outcomes and neurogenic stunned myocardium with stroke localized in the left insula. American Heart Association Scientific Session, Anaheim, California. 2001.

  64. Sen S, Cohen B, Oppenheimer SM. Regular exercise is associated with lower homocysteine levels in a cohort of stroke patients. 27th International Stroke Conference, 2002.

  65. Sen S, Lima J, Oppenheimer SM. Male predisposition to asymptomatic coronary artery disease in a predominantly african-american stroke patient group. 27th International Stroke Conference, 2002.

  66. Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Oral anticoagulation may arrest progression of aortic atheroma in patients with cerebral ischemia. 28th International conference on stroke and cerebral circulation. Orlando, 2003.

  67. Oppenheimer SM. Cerebrogenic cardiac arrhythmias-possible mechanisms. Satellite Symposium at the 14th INternational Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System. St. Thomas, USVI. Clinical Autonomic Research. 2003; 13: 355.

  68. Sen S, Oppenheimer SM. Racial differences in prevalence of cardiac sources of embolism in stroke/TIA: A prospective transesophageal echocardiographic study. 29th International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation. San Diego, 2004.

  69. Laowattana S, Oppenheimer SM. Sympatholytic medications not ACEI or calcium channel blockers protect against adverse cardiac outcome from left insular stroke. 56th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, 2004.

  70. Varanasi J, Hinderliter AH, Menon V, Duch PM, Ohman ME, Oppenheimer SM, Sen S. Elevated homocysteine level is independently associated with progression of aortic arch atheroma. American Heart Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans. Circulation, 2005. (In Press)

  71. Laowattana S, Zeger S, Goodman S, Wittstein S, Oppenheimer SM. Beta blocker use is assocated with less severe stroke on presentation. 31st International Stroke Conference, New Orleans, 2005.

  72. Laowattana S, Zeger S, Goodman S, Wittstein S, Oppenheimer SM. Left insular stroke, not right insular stroke is associated with adverse cardiac outcomes. 31st International Stroke Conference, New Orleans, 2005.

  73. Laowattana S, Zeger S, Lima J, Goodman S, Wittstein S, Oppenheimer SM. Left insular stroke is assocated with neurogenic stunned myocardium with ischemic preconditioning phenomenon. 31st International Stroke Conference, New Orleans, 2005.

  74. Laowattana S, Slolasky R, Oppenheimer SM. Positive results of hypercoagulable workup are assocated with asymptomatic coronary artery disease among stroke/TIA patients. 2nd International Conference on Heart Disease, Women, and Stroke, Orlando, 2005.

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