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Staff Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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Staff Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology, Virtua Hospital, Voorhees, NJ
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Staff Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology, Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA
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Active Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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23a Neeman, B., Sudhakar, S., Biswas, A., Rosenblum, J., Sidpra, J., D'Arco, F., Löbel, U., Gómez-Chiari, M., Serrano, M., Bolasell, M., Reddy, K., Ben-Sira, L., Zakzouk, R., Al-Hashem, A., Mirsky, D. M., Patel, R., Radhakrishnan, R., Shekdar, K., Whitehead, M. T., & Mankad, K.: Sotos Syndrome: Deep Neuroimaging Phenotyping Reveals a High Prevalence of Malformations of Cortical Development. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 45(10): 1570-1577, October 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8364.
1b7 Foust, A. M., Johnstone, L., Krishnasarma, R., Martin, D. C., Vaughn, J., Shekdar, K., Snyder, E., Todd, T., Pruthi, S., & Sarma, A.: Nontraumatic Pediatric Head and Neck Emergencies: Resource for On-Call Radiologists. Radiographics: a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 44(10): e240027, October 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/rg.240027.
148 Simsek, O.; Moon, J.; Spagnolo, K.; Clifford, S.; Ferreira Alves, C.A.P.; Santi, M.; Shekdar, K: Spectrum of Neuroimaging Features of Histiocytosis Syndromes in Children. Neurographics 1: 38-47, January 2024 Notes: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ng.2200036.
18f Gubbiotti, M. A., Madsen, P. J., Tucker, A. M., Abdullaev, Z., Aldape, K., Shekdar, K., Yang, A., Minturn, J. E., Santi, M., & Viaene, A. N.: ZFTA-fused supratentorial ependymoma with a novel fusion partner, DUX4. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 82(7): 668-671, June 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlad038.
156 Simsek, O; Moon, J; Spagnolo, K; Clifford, S; Alves, C; Santi-Vicini, M, Karuna, S: Spectrum of Neuroimaging Features of Histiocytosis Syndromes in Children. Neurographics April 2023 Notes: Accepted for publication as of April 2023; Pending publication as of June 2023.
232 McCormack, S. E., Wang, Z., Wade, K. L., Dedio, A., Cilenti, N., Crowley, J., Plessow, F., Bamba, V., Roizen, J. D., Jiang, Y., Stylli, J., Ramakrishnan, A., Platt, M. L., Shekdar, K., Fisher, M. J., Vetter, V. L., Hocking, M., Xiao, R., & Lawson, E. A.: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Intranasal Oxytocin to Promote Weight Loss in Individuals With Hypothalamic Obesity. Journal of the Endocrine Society 7(5): bvad037, March 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad037; eCollection 2023.
165 Alves, C. A. P. F., Clifford, S. M., McKeown Ruggiero, S., Helbig, I., Chadehumbe, M., & Shekdar, K.: Teaching NeuroImage: Selectively Bright Inferior Cerebellum in Christianson Syndrome. Neurology 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201234, September 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201234.
1c4 Subramanian, S., Biswas, A., Alves, C. A. P. F., Sudhakar, S. V., Shekdar, K. V., Krishnan, P., Shroff, M., Taranath, A., Arrigoni, F., Aldinger, K. A., Leventer, R. J., Dobyns, W. B., Mankad, K: ACTA2-Related Dysgyria: An Under-Recognized Malformation of Cortical Development. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 43(1): 146-150, January 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7364.
143 Rossidis, A. C., Tharakan, S. J., Bose, S. K., Shekdar, K. V., Nance, M. L., & Blinman, T. A.: Predictors of pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal of pediatric surgery S0022-3468(17), October 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.037.
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1e2 Belfer, S. J., Beslow, L. A., Vaz, A., Shekdar, K., Pollock, A., Mehta, S., Resendiz, K., Raffini, L., Cahill, A. M., Catapano, J., & Kundishora, A. J.: Delayed Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion in a Pediatric Patient Following Traumatic Injury: Insights on Management and Interventional Approach. Journal of child neurology December 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1177/08830738251398589 online ahead of print.23a Neeman, B., Sudhakar, S., Biswas, A., Rosenblum, J., Sidpra, J., D'Arco, F., Löbel, U., Gómez-Chiari, M., Serrano, M., Bolasell, M., Reddy, K., Ben-Sira, L., Zakzouk, R., Al-Hashem, A., Mirsky, D. M., Patel, R., Radhakrishnan, R., Shekdar, K., Whitehead, M. T., & Mankad, K.: Sotos Syndrome: Deep Neuroimaging Phenotyping Reveals a High Prevalence of Malformations of Cortical Development. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 45(10): 1570-1577, October 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8364.
1b7 Foust, A. M., Johnstone, L., Krishnasarma, R., Martin, D. C., Vaughn, J., Shekdar, K., Snyder, E., Todd, T., Pruthi, S., & Sarma, A.: Nontraumatic Pediatric Head and Neck Emergencies: Resource for On-Call Radiologists. Radiographics: a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 44(10): e240027, October 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/rg.240027.
148 Simsek, O.; Moon, J.; Spagnolo, K.; Clifford, S.; Ferreira Alves, C.A.P.; Santi, M.; Shekdar, K: Spectrum of Neuroimaging Features of Histiocytosis Syndromes in Children. Neurographics 1: 38-47, January 2024 Notes: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ng.2200036.
18f Gubbiotti, M. A., Madsen, P. J., Tucker, A. M., Abdullaev, Z., Aldape, K., Shekdar, K., Yang, A., Minturn, J. E., Santi, M., & Viaene, A. N.: ZFTA-fused supratentorial ependymoma with a novel fusion partner, DUX4. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 82(7): 668-671, June 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlad038.
156 Simsek, O; Moon, J; Spagnolo, K; Clifford, S; Alves, C; Santi-Vicini, M, Karuna, S: Spectrum of Neuroimaging Features of Histiocytosis Syndromes in Children. Neurographics April 2023 Notes: Accepted for publication as of April 2023; Pending publication as of June 2023.
232 McCormack, S. E., Wang, Z., Wade, K. L., Dedio, A., Cilenti, N., Crowley, J., Plessow, F., Bamba, V., Roizen, J. D., Jiang, Y., Stylli, J., Ramakrishnan, A., Platt, M. L., Shekdar, K., Fisher, M. J., Vetter, V. L., Hocking, M., Xiao, R., & Lawson, E. A.: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Intranasal Oxytocin to Promote Weight Loss in Individuals With Hypothalamic Obesity. Journal of the Endocrine Society 7(5): bvad037, March 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad037; eCollection 2023.
165 Alves, C. A. P. F., Clifford, S. M., McKeown Ruggiero, S., Helbig, I., Chadehumbe, M., & Shekdar, K.: Teaching NeuroImage: Selectively Bright Inferior Cerebellum in Christianson Syndrome. Neurology 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201234, September 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201234.
1c4 Subramanian, S., Biswas, A., Alves, C. A. P. F., Sudhakar, S. V., Shekdar, K. V., Krishnan, P., Shroff, M., Taranath, A., Arrigoni, F., Aldinger, K. A., Leventer, R. J., Dobyns, W. B., Mankad, K: ACTA2-Related Dysgyria: An Under-Recognized Malformation of Cortical Development. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 43(1): 146-150, January 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7364.
143 Rossidis, A. C., Tharakan, S. J., Bose, S. K., Shekdar, K. V., Nance, M. L., & Blinman, T. A.: Predictors of pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal of pediatric surgery S0022-3468(17), October 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.037.
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