Clinical Focus

• Vascular Neurology: Stroke and TIA
• Cervical and Transcranial Ultrasound
• Neurology

Honors and Awards

• Silver Medal Paris Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Paris (02/1999)

Professional Education

Current Research Interests

Clinical Activity: TIA clinic, a structure that allows comprehensive evaluation of patient experiencing acute transient ischemic attack.

Research:
Multimodal MRI imaging of TIA and Stroke.
Thrombosis, Haemostasis and Stroke.

Clinical Trials

• CLEAR III Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III Recruiting
• Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus rt-PA for ICH Evacuation (MISTIE) Recruiting
• Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT) Trial, a Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter Clinical Trial Recruiting

Publications

• Addition of Brain Infarction to the ABCD2 Score (ABCD2I): A Collaborative Analysis of Unpublished Data on 4574 Patients. Giles MF, Albers GW, Amarenco P, Arsava MM, Asimos A, Ay H, Calvet D, Coutts S, Cucchiara BL, Demchuk AM, Johnston SC, Kelly PJ, Kim AS, Labreuche J, Lavallee PC, Mas JL, Merwick A, Olivot JM, Purroy F, Rosamond WD, Sciolla R, Rothwell PM. Stroke. 2010; 41 (9): 1907-13
• Agreement regarding diagnosis of transient ischemic attack fairly low among stroke-trained neurologists. Castle J, Mlynash M, Lee K, Caulfield AF, Wolford C, Kemp S, Hamilton S, Albers GW, Olivot JM. Stroke. 2010; 41 (7): 1367-70
• Yield of systematic transcranial Doppler in patients with transient ischemic attack. Meseguer E, Lavallée PC, Mazighi M, Labreuche J, Cabrejo L, Olivot JM, Abboud H, Slaoui T, Lapergue B, Guidoux C, Klein IF, Touboul PJ, Amarenco P. Ann Neurol. 2010; 68 (1): 9-17
• Comparison of intravenous alteplase with a combined intravenous-endovascular approach in patients with stroke and confirmed arterial occlusion (RECANALISE study): a prospective cohort study. Mazighi M, Serfaty JM, Labreuche J, Laissy JP, Meseguer E, Lavallée PC, Cabrejo L, Slaoui T, Guidoux C, Lapergue B, Klein IF, Olivot JM, Abboud H, Simon O, Niclot P, Nifle C, Touboul PJ, Raphaeli G, Gohin C, Claeys ES, Amarenco P. Lancet Neurol. 2009; 8 (9): 802-9
• Does ABCD2 score below 4 allow more time to evaluate patients with a transient ischemic attack? Amarenco P, Labreuche J, Lavallée PC, Meseguer E, Cabrejo L, Slaoui T, Guidoux C, Olivot JM, Abboud H, Lapergue B, Klein IF, Mazighi M, Touboul PJ. Stroke. 2009; 40 (9): 3091-5