Department of Neurology

Neurology Residency Program

Resident  Presentations:

Bhargava, P, Ala, T. Does Dementia Associated with Vitamin B12 Deficiency Respond to Treatment.  64th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, April 21-28, 2012.  New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kaul S, Verhulst S, Elble R. Impaired pentagon drawing is a predictor of impending dementia in Parkinson's Disease patients. 63rd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, April 9-16, 2011. Honolulu Hawaii.

Siddiqui FM, Moore BE, Von der Hagen M, Winder T, AbdelSalam H, Huebner A, Moore SA.  Autosomal dominant core-rod myopathy with a unique phenotypic presentation and a potentially novel genotype. 63rd Annual Meeting,  American Academy of Neurology April 9-April 16, 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Siddiqui FM, Qureshi AI.  Effect of Pre-morbid Use of Antiplatelet therapy on Hematoma Expansion, and Death among 5426 Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.  63rd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, April 9-16, 2011, Hawaii.

Siddiqui FM, Agrawal BK, Patel V, Bekker S, Moore BE, Rao K, Robbins KT, Elble RJ. A Unique Case of Esthesioneuroblastoma with Leptomeningeal Spread. 135th Annual Meeting, American Neurological Association, September 12-15, 2010 San Francisco, CA

Singh A. Epilepsia partialis continua: pitfalls in diagnosis. Neurology Resident Scholar Program Annual Meeting, September 25, 2010 in Scottsdale, AZ

Fazeel Mukhtar Siddiqui, MD, Ameer E. Hassan, MD, Nauman Tariq, MD, Hussam Yacoub , MD, Gabriela  Vazquez, PhD, M. Fareed K Suri, MD, Robert A Taylor, MD, Adnan I Qureshi, MD. Endovascular Management of Symptomatic Extracranial Stenosis Associated with Secondary Tandem Stenosis. A Multicenter Review. . Integrated Neuroscience Poster Presentation (Presented  in the American Academy of Neurology 62ndAnnual Meeting, April 11-April 18, 2010, Toronto, Canada)

Fazeel Mukhtar Siddiqui, Brajesh Agrawal, Rodger J. Elble. A Unique Case of Hyperviscosity Syndrome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Rituximab. Poster Presentation (Presented  in the American Academy of Neurology 62ndAnnual Meeting, April 11-April 18, 2010, Toronto, Canada)

Fazeel Mukhtar Siddiqui, Brajesh Agrawal, Dean Naritoku. ‘Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus secondary to Subarachnoid Pneumocephalus:  A Rare Complication of Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection’. Poster Presentation (Presented in the American Neurological Association 134th Annual Meeting, October 11-14, 2009, Baltimore, MD).

Fazeel Mukhtar Siddiqui, Brajesh Agrawal, Tom Ala. ‘Disseminated Pyomyositis: A Rare Cause of Weakness and Muscle Tenderness with Normal CK and Aldolase Levels’. Poster Presentation (Presented in the American Academy of Neurology 61st Annual Meeting, April 25-May 02, 2009, Seattle WA)

Brajesh Agrawal, Fazeel Mukhtar Siddiqui, Rodger J. Elble. ‘A Unique Case of Angiotropic  Lymphoma Mimicking Encephalomyeloradiculoneuritis’. Poster Presentation (Presented in the American Academy of Neurology 61st Annual Meeting, April 25-May 02, 2009, Seattle WA).

Brajesh K. Agrawal, Jane K. Taylor, Hossam H. AbdelSalam, Zeng Y. Wang,  Gurpreet S. Mandar, Michael R. Pranzatelli, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL. "Severe Central and Peripheral Neuro−Lupus: Role of CSF B Cells and Chemokines"presented in American Academy of Neurology, April 2010


Resident  Publications:

Jalan, P, Dhakal, L, Pandav, V, Omar, Al: Status migrainosus as a potential stressor leading to takotsubo cardiomyopathy.  Cephalalgia 2012; 32(15) 1140-1143.

Karroum EG, Leu-Semenescu S, Arnulf I. Topography of the sensations in primary restless legs syndrome. J Neurol Sci. 2012; 320(1-2):26-31.

Karroum EG, Golmard JL, Leu-Semenescu S, Arnulf I. Sensations in restless legs syndrome. Sleep Med. 2012; 13(4):402-8.

Siddiqui FM, Bekker SV, Qureshi AI: Neuroimaging of hemorrhage and vascular defects. Neurotherapeutics 2011; 8(1), 28-38.

Siddiqui FM, Hassan AE, Tariq N, Yacoub H, Vazquez G, Suri K, Taylor RA, Qureshi AI: Endovascular management of symptomatic extracranial stenosis associated with secondary intracranial tandem stenosis. A Multicenter review American Society of Neuroimaging 2011

Siddiqui F, Qureshi A. Dabigatran etexilate, a new oral direct thrombin inhibitor, for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. Exper Opin. Pharmacother 2010; 11:1-8.

Agrawal BK, Siddiqui FM, Elble RE [PO1.088]. A unique case of angiotropic lymphoma mimicking encephalomyeloradiuloneuritis. Neurology 2009;72:A30

Siddiqui FM, Agrawal BK, Ala TA, [PO3.161] disseminated pyomyositis: A rare cause of weakness and muscle tenderness with normal CK and adolase levels. Neurology 2009;72:A161

Kaul S, Elble RE, Impaired pentagon drawing in an early indication of impending dementia in Parkinson disease.  Movement Disorders 2008;23:S250

Hord ED M. Evans MS, Mueed SJ,  Adamolekun B, Naritoku DK: The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Migraines.  Journal of Pain 2003; 4(9): 530-534.

Sinha S, Naritoku DK : Intravenous valproate is well tolerated in unstable patients with status epilepticus. Neurology 2000;55:722-724.

Naritoku DK , Sinha S. Prolongation of midazolam half-life after sustained infusion for status epilepticus. Neurology 2000; 54:1366-1368.

Naritoku DK, Sinha S: Status epilepticus in patient with 'do not resuscitate' (DNR) orders. Clinical Lessons in Epilepsy 1999; 2(2):4-5.

Qureshi F, Morales A, Elble RJ: Tremor due to infarction in the ventrolateral thalamus.Movement Disorders 1996; 11(4):440-444.

Patel J, Naritoku DK: Gabapentin for the treatment of hemifacial spasm. Clinical Neuropharm 1996;19(2):185-188.

Brilliant M, Hughes L, Anderson D, Ghobrial M, Elble, RJ: Rarefied white matter in patients with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer disease & Associated Disorders 1995;9(1):39-46.

Bashir K, Manyam BV: Clozapine for the control of hemiballismus. Clinical Neuropharm 1994;17(5):477-480.

Woofter MJA, Manyam BV: Safety of long-term levodopa therapy in malignant melanoma. Clinical Neuropharm 1994;17(4)315-319.

Martinez N, Gelber DA, Todd SM: Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia: evidence for an epileptic etiology. Neurology abstr. 1992;42(suppl 3)154.

Faingold CL, Riaz A: 1992. Neuronal networks in convulsant drug-induced seizures. In: Faingold CL, Fromm GH (eds) Drugs for control of epilepsy, GH Boca Raton: CRC Press,pp 213-251.