Associate Professor, Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine
Neurology
Dr. Brett L. Cucchiara, MD
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Brett Cucchiara works in the field of Neurology. He attended Tulane University School of Medicine. He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Brett L. Cucchiara, MD is a published doctor. He has 79 papers published. The most current publication "Diagnostic Yield of Echocardiography in Transient Ischemic Attack." He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Diagnostic Yield of Echocardiography in Transient Ischemic Attack.
- Inter-rater Reliability and Misclassification of the ABCD(2) Score after Transient Ischemic Attack.
- Measurement of visual sensitivity in Migraine: Validation of two scales and correlation with visual cortex activation.
- Summary of evidence-based guideline: periprocedural management of antithrombotic medications in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular Disease: report of the Guideline...
- Stroke risk after TIA: DWI is only part of the answer.
- Blood biomarkers for predicting outcome after stroke: Reading the tea leaves.
- Therapeutic Options to Reduce Lp-PLA2 Levels and the Potential Impact on Vascular Risk Reduction.
- Convergent Validity and Interrater Reliability of Estimating the ABCD2 Score From Medical Records.
- Interictal cortical hyperresponsiveness in Migraine is directly related to the presence of aura.
- Anti-Phosphatidylserine-Prothrombin Antibodies are Associated with Outcome in a TIA Cohort.
- All patients should be admitted to the hospital after a transient ischemic attack.
- Redefinition of Transient Ischemic Attack Improves Prognosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: An Example of the Will Rogers Phenomenon.
- Apixaban in Atrial Fibrillation: From Bleeding Cows to 21st Century Medicinal Chemistry.
- Emergency department crowding and time to care in patients with acute stroke.
- Modifications of the ABCD(2) Score Do Not Improve the Risk Stratification of Transient Ischemic Attack Patients.
- Safety of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke after Recent Transient Ischemic Attack.
- Noninflammatory Cerebral Vasculopathy Associated with Recurrent Ischemic Strokes.
- Addition of Brain infarction to the ABCD2 Score (ABCD2I): a collaborative analysis of unpublished data on 4574 patients.
- D-dimer, magnetic resonance imaging diffusion-weighted imaging, and ABCD2 score for transient ischemic attack risk stratification.
- Calcific embolus causing subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and C-reactive protein for risk-stratification of patients with TIA.
- Transcranial optical monitoring of Cerebrovascular hemodynamics in acute stroke patients.
- Evaluation and management of stroke.
- Usefulness of checking platelet count before thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke.
- Is the ABCD score useful for risk stratification of patients with acute transient ischemic attack?
- Carotid artery diameter in men and women and the relation to body and neck size.
- Carotid dissection causing occipital lobe infarction.
- Pituitary apoplexy causing optic Neuropathy and horner syndrome without ophthalmoplegia.
- Wrong-way eyes with thalamic Hemorrhage.
- Fatal subacute cytomegalovirus encephalitis associated with hypogammaglobulinemia and thymoma.
- Modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale can be estimated from medical records.
- Utility of the NIH Stroke Scale as a predictor of hospital disposition.
- Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Patients with Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease.
- Migraine with aura is associated with an incomplete circle of willis: results of a prospective observational study.
- Blood markers in TIA: array of hope?
- Cervical Carotid artery dissection is associated with styloid process length.
- Affected side and risk of Pain recurrence after surgery for trigeminal neuralgia.
- Decompressive surgery in cerebrovenous Thrombosis: a multicenter registry and a systematic review of individual patient data.
- Graduating US neurology residents' experience with tissue-type plasminogen activator for acute stroke: a 10-year comparison.
- Early stroke risk and ABCD2 score performance in tissue- vs time-defined TIA: a multicenter study.
- Absence of changes in cortical thickness in patients with Migraine.
- Validation assessment of risk scores to predict postthrombolysis intraCerebral haemorrhage.
- Factors associated with intraCerebral hemorrhage after thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: pooled analysis of placebo data from the Stroke-Acute Ischemic NXY Tre...
- In the clinic. Transient ischemic attack.
- Anti-adrenergic medications and edema development after intraCerebral hemorrhage.
- Diagnosis and management of Cerebral venous thrombosis: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
- Prophylactic antiepileptic drug use is associated with poor outcome following ICH.
- Devoid of flow.
- Who will participate in acute stroke trials?
- Dosing errors did not have a major impact on outcome in the NINDS t-PA stroke study.
- Addition of Brain and carotid imaging to the ABCD² score to identify patients at early risk of stroke after transient ischaemic attack: a multicentre observational study.
- Part 1: executive summary: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
- Part 11: adult stroke: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
- CT-NIHSS mismatch does not correlate with MRI diffusion-perfusion mismatch.
- Dosing errors may impact the risk of rt-PA for stroke: the Multicenter rt-PA Acute Stroke Survey.
- Migraine and circle of Willis anomalies.
- Transient ischemic attack: risk stratification and treatment.
- Hematoma growth in oral anticoagulant related intraCerebral hemorrhage.
- A risk score to predict intracranial Hemorrhage after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke.
- Prior antiplatelet use does not affect Hemorrhage growth or outcome after ICH.
- To close or not to close: PFO, sex and Cerebrovascular events.
- Transient global amnesia heralding basilar Artery thrombosis.
- PFO management: neurologists vs cardiologists.
- Pseudo-subarachnoid Hemorrhage: report of three cases and review of the literature.
- Early impairment in consciousness predicts mortality after hemispheric ischemic stroke.
- Orgasmic headache with transient basilar Artery vasospasm.
- Danger of treatment protocols.
- Reliability and validity of estimating the NIH stroke scale score from medical records.
- Safety of intra-arterial thrombolysis in the postoperative period.
- Graduating neurology residents' experience with IV tPA for acute stroke.
- Internal Carotid artery "spring sign".
- Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging demonstration of a mycotic Aneurysm.
- Vertebrobasilar thrombolysis with intravenous tirofiban: case report.
- Use of statins in CNS Disorders.
- Duplex ultrasonography and Carotid artery dissection.
- July 2000: A 70 year old with rigidity, decreased ocular movements, and Dementia.
- Utility of D-dimer in the diagnosis of Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
- Lack of hemispheric dominance for consciousness in acute ischaemic stroke.
Schools
Tulane University School Of Medicine
Tulane University School Of Med
University Of Pa Health System
Procedures Preformed
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- Nerve Block, Somatic
Conditions Treated
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Ataxia
- Autonomic Disorders
- Bell's Palsy
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Doctors Specialties
- Vascular Neurology
- Neurology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Health System -
Tulane University -
Tulane University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania -
Pennsylvania Hospital -
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center -
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1942241674 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | CUCCHIARA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | BRETT | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 19104 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Neurology | |
| Total Claim Count | 87.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1942241674 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | CUCCHIARA |
| First Name Of The Provider | BRETT |
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