WidomFisherLine

I'm a neurologist at Northwestern University. My hobby is learning or relearning all the science I loved as an undergraduate and graduate student at Cornell and Rockefeller University, respectively.
Educational Background
PhD
Degree in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Also I'm a physician.
University
Went to Cornell, now at Northwestern.
Occupation
Neurologist
Published Papers
Original Investigations

Bernstein, R. A.,
DeJong, J., and Roeder, R.G. Characterization of the highly conserved TFIIA small subunit from Drosophila melanogaster. J. Biological Chemistry (1994). 269: 24361-24366. PMID 792095

DeJong, J., Bernstein, R.A., and Roeder, R.G. Human general transcription factor TFIIA: Characterization of a cDNA encoding the small subunit and requirement for basal and activated transcription. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1995). 92: 3313-3317 PMID 7724559

Kim, T.K., Zhao, Y., Ge, H., Bernstein, R.A., and Roeder, R.G. TATA-Binding protein residues implicated in a functional interplay between negative cofactor NC2 (Dr1) and general factors TFIIA and TFIIB. J. Biological Chemistry (1995). 270: 10976-10981 PMID 7738039

Bernstein, R.A. Preinitiation complex assembly and general transcription factor TFIIA. Ph.D. Thesis. The Rockefeller University. (1995) New York, NY.

Clarke, J.L., Johnston, S.C., Farrant, M., Bernstein, R.A, Tong, D., and Hemphill, J.C. External validation of the ICH score. Neurocritical Care (2004). Vol. 1, Number 1. p. 53-60. PMID 16174898


A.B. Naini, PhD; J. Lu, MD; P. Kaufmann, MD, MSc; R.A. Bernstein, MD, PhD;M. Mancuso,MD; E. Bonilla, MD; M. Hirano, MD; and S. DiMauro, MD. A novel mutation in the ND5 gene of mtDNA causing MELAS-MERRF overlap syndrome. Archives of Neurology (2005). 62(3):473-6. PMID 15767514


Adams, H.P., Effron, M.B., et al on behalf of the AbESTT-II Investigators (*listed as an investigator in appendix). Emergency Administration of Abciximab for Treatment of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of an International Phase III Trial. Stroke (2008)). 39:87-99 PMID 18032739

Naidech, A,M., Bernstein, R.A., Bendok, B.R., Alberts, M.J., Batjer, H.H., Watts, C.M., Bleck, T.P. Fever Burden and Functional Recovery after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2008. 63 (2): 212-217. PMID 18797350

Naidech, A.M., Bernstein, R.A., Levasseur, K., Bassin, S.L., Bendok, B.R., Batjer, H.H., Bleck, T.P., Alberts, M.J. Platelet activity and outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Annals of Neurology 2009;65:352-356. PMID 19334079

Naidech, A.M., Bendok, B.R., Bassin, S.L.,Bernstein, R.A., Batjer, H.H., Bleck, T.P. Classification of Cerebral Infarction after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Impacts Outcome. Neurosurgery 2009; 64(6):1052-1057. PMID 19487883

Naidech, A.M., Bernstein, R.A., Bassin, S.L., Garg, R.K., Liebling, S., Bendok, B.R., Batjer, H.H., Bleck, T.P. How patients die after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2009 ; 11(1):45-9 PMID 19199079

Naidech, A.M., Jovanovic, B., Liebling, S., Garg, R.K., Bassin, S.L., Bendok, B.R., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Batjer, H.H. Reduced platelet activity is associated with early clot growth and worse 3 month outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke 2009; 40:2402-2407. PMID 19443791

Naidech, A.M., Bassin, S.L., Bernstein, R.A., Batjer, H.H., Alberts, M.J., Lindholm, P.F., Bleck, T.P. Reduced platelet activity is more common than antiplatelet medication use in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2009; 11(3): 307-310. PMID 19381881

Naidech, A.M., Bendok, B.R., Garg, R.K., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Bleck, T.P., Batjer, H.H. Reduced platelet activity is associated with more intraventricular hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2009. 65; 684-688. PMID 19834372

Sinha, A-M., Diener, H-C., Morillo, C.A., Sanna, T., Bernstein, R.A., di Lazzzaro, V., Passman, R., Beckers, F., Brachmann, J. Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation (CRYSTAL-AF): Design and Rationale. American Heart Journal 2010; July; 160(1):36-41. e1. PMID 20598970

Shah, M.K., Shin, R., Parikh, V.S., Ragin, A., Mouannes, J., Bernstein, R.A., Walker, M.T., Bhatt, H., Carroll, T.J. Quantitative Cerebral MR Perfusion Imaging: preliminary results in Stroke. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010; 32(4):796-802. PMID 20882609

Naidech AM, Shaibani A, Garg RK, Duran IM, Liebling S, Bassin SL, Bendok BR, Bernstein RA, Batjer HH, Alberts MJ. Prospective, Randomized Trial of Goal Hemoglobin After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2010; 13(3):313-320. PMID 20717750


Naidech, A.M., Paparello, J., Leibling, S., Bassin, S.L., Levasseur, K., Alberts, M.J., Bernstein, R.A., Muro, K. Use of conivaptan (Vaprisol) for Hyponatremic Neuro-ICU Patients. Neurocritical Care 2010. 13(1):57-61. PMID 205680023


Morrison, L.J., et. al; [and Advanced Life Support Chapter Collaborators including Bernstein, R.A.] Part 8: advanced life support: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovacular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations. Circulation. 2010 Oct 19; 122 (16 Suppl 2): S345-421; also published in Resuscitation. 2010 Oct; 81 Suppl 1:e93-e174. PMID 20956256

Byrne, J.G., Katayoun, R., Sanchez, J.A., Bernstein, R.A., Okum, E., Leacche, M., Balaguer, J.M., Prabhakaran, S., Bridges, C.R., Higgins, R.S.D. Surgical Management of Endocarditis: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011. 91(6): 2012-2019. PMID 21620012


Day, J.S., Hurley, M.C., Chmayssani, M., Rahme, R., Alberts, M.J., Bernstein, R.A., Dabus, G., Shaibani, A., Bendok, B.R. Endovascular Stroke Therapy: Single Center Retrospective Review. Neurosurgery Focus 2011. 30(6): E10. PMID 21631211


Naidech, A.M., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Bleck, T.P. Re: Prior antiplatelet use does not affect hemorrhage growth or outcome after ICH. Neurology 2010. Feb 9; 74(6):526. PMID: 201426


Naidech, A.M., Rosenberg, N.F., Bernstein, R.A., Batjer, H.H. Aspirin use or reduced platelet activity predicts craniotomy after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2011. 15(3): 442-6. PMID 21567303

Kumar, M.A., Bangala, H., Tong, D.C., Campbell, D.M., Balgude, A., Eyngorn, I., Beraud, A.S., Olivot, J.M., Hsia, A.W., Bernstein, R.A., Wijman, C.A., Lansberg, M.G., Mlynash, M., Hamilton, S., Moseley, M.E., Albers, G.W. MRI Guides Diagnostic Approach for Ischemic Stroke. J. Neuro Neurosurg Psychiatry 2011. 82(11): 1201-5. Epub 2011 May 7. PMID 21551473

Naidech, A.M., Liebling, S.M., Rosenberg, N.F., Lindholm, P.F., Bernstein, R.A., Batjer, H.H., Alberts, M.J., Kwaan, H.C. Early platelet transfusion improves platelet activity and may improve outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2012. 16(1): 82-7. PMID 21837536

Lansberg, M.G., Straka, M., Kemp, S., Mlynash, M., Wechsler, L.R., Jovin, T.G., Wilder, M.J., Lutsep, H.L., Czartoski, T.J., Bernstein, R.A., Chang, C.W.J., Warach, S., Fazekas, F., Inoue, M., Tipirneni, M.S., Hamilton, S.A., Zaharchuk, G., Marks, M.P., Bammer, R., and Albers, G.W. Magnetic resonance imaging profile and response to endovascular reperfusion: Results of the DEFUSE 2 prospective cohort study. Lancet Neurology 2012. Oct;11(10)860-7.

Lee, R., Jivan, A., Kruse, J., McGee, E.C., Malaisrie, S.C., Bernstein, R., Lapin, B., Passman, R., Knight, B.P., McCarthy, P.M. Late Neurologic Events After Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Rare but relevant. Ann Thorac Surgery 2012 on line publication.

Caprio, F.Z., Maas, M.B., Rosenberg, N.F., Kosteva, A.R., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Prabhakaran, S., Naidech, A.M. Leukoaereosis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates With Worse Outcomes After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2013. Mar; 44(3):642-6

Vakil, P., Vranic, J., Hurley, M.C., Bernstein, R.A., Korutz, A.W., Habib, A., Shaibani, A., Dehkordi, F.H., Carroll, T.J., Ansari, S.A. T1 Gadolinium Enhancement of Intracranial Atheroscloerotic Plaques Associate with Symptomatic Ischemic Presentations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013 Dec; 34(12):2252-8.

Prabhakaran, S., Soltanolkotabi, M., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Curran, Y., Bergman, D.L., Lee, V.H., Conners, J.J., Shaibani, A., Hurley, M.C., Ansari, S.A. Perfusion based selection versus time based selection for endovascular reperfusion therapy in acute ischemic stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiology 2014. Ap 10 [Epub ahead of print]

Warkentin, T.E., Basciano, P.A., Knopman, J., Bernstein, R.A. Spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome: two new cases and a proposal for defining this disorder. Blood 2014 Jun 5; 123(23):3651-4.

Sanna, T., Diner, H.C., Passman, R.S., Di Lazzaro, V., Bernstein, R.A., Morillo, C.A., Rymer, M.M., Thijs, V., Rogers, T., Beckers, F., Lindborg, K., Brachmann, J; Crystal AF Investigators. Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation. New Engl J. Med 2014. Jun 26; 370(26):2478-86

Liberman, A.L., Daruwalla, V.J., Collins, J.D., Maas, M.B., Botelho, M.P., Ayache, J.B., Carr, J., Ruff, I., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Prabhakaran, S. Diagnostic Yield of Pelvic Magnetic Resonance Venography in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale. Stroke 2014 Jun17 [Epub ahead of print]

Caprio, F.Z., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Curran, Y., Bergman, D., Korutz, A.W., Syed, F., Ansari, S.A., Prabhakaran, S. Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants in patients with cervical artery dissections. Cerebrovasc Dis 2014; 38(4):247-53



Naidech, A.M., Maas, M.B., Levasseur-Franklin, K.E., Liotta, E.M., Guth, J.C., Berman, M., Rosenow, J.M., Lindholm, P.F., Bendok, B.R., Prabhakaran, S., Bernstein, R.A., Kwaan, H.C. Desmopressin improves platelet activity in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke 2014. Aug; 45(8):2451-3

Lee, V.H., Conners, J.J., Cutting, S., Song, S Y., Bernstein, R.A., Prabhakaran, S. Elevated international normalized ratio as a manifestation of post-thrombolytic coagulopathy in acute ischemic stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Disease 2014. Sep;23(8):2139-44

Choe, W., Passman, RS., Brachmann, J., Morillo, CA., Sanna, T., Bernstein, R.A., Di Lazzaro, V., Diener, HC., Rymer, M., Beckers, F., Koehler, J., Ziegler, PD. A comparison of atrial fibrillation monitoring strategies after cryptogenic stroke: Results from CRYSTAL AF Trial. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Sep 15; 116(6):889-893


Bernstein, R.A., Di Lazzaro, V., Rymer, M.M., Passman, R.S., Brachmann, J., Morillo, C.A., Sanna, T., Thijs, V., Rogers, T., Liu, S., Ziegler, P.D., Diener, H.-C. Infarct topography and detection of atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke: Results from CRYSTAL AF. Cerebrovascular Diseases. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015; 40(1-2): 910-916

Pollack, C.V., Reilly, P., Bernstein, Richard A., Dubiel, R., Eikelboom, J., Glund, S., huisman, M.V., Hylek, E., Kam, C.W., Kamphuisen, P.W., Kreuzer, J., Selke, F., Steiner, T., Wang, B., Weitz, J. Design and Rationale for REVERSE-AD: A Phase III Study of Idarucizumab, a Specific Reversal Agent for Dabigatran”. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2015 Jul; 114(1):198-205

Pollack, C.V., Reilly, P.A., Eikelboom, J., Glund, S., Verhamme, P., Bernstein, R.A., Dubiel, R., Huisman, M.V., Hylek, E., Kamphuisen, P.W., Kreuzer, J., Levy, J.H., Selke, F., Stangier, J., Steiner, T., Wang, B., Kam, Chak-Wah., Weitz, J.I. Idarucizumab for dabigatran reversal. New Engl J Med. Pulbished online June 22, 2015

Sangha, R.S., Caprio, F., Askew, R., Corado, C., Bernstein, R.A., Curran, Y., Ruff, I., Cella, D., Naidech, A., Prabhakaran, S. Quality of life in patients with TIA and minor ischemic stroke. Neurology. 2015. 85(22):1957-63

Liberman, A.L., Liotta, E.M., Caprio, F.Z., Ruff, I., Maas, M.B., Bernstein, R.A., Khare, R., Bergman, D., Prabhakaran, S. Do efforts to decrease door to needle times risk increasing stroke mimic treatment rates? Neuro Clin Pract. 2015 Jun; 5(3): 247-252

Shah, S.V., Corado, C., Bergman, D., Curran, Y., Bernstein, R.A., Naidech, A.M., Prabhakaran, S. Impact of poststroke medical complications on 30-day readmission rate. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Disease. 2015 Sep; 24(9):1969-77

Thijs, V.N., Brachmann, J., Morillo, C.A., Passman, R.S., Sanna, T., Bernstein, R.A., Diener, H.-C., Di Lazzaro, V., Rymer, M.M., Hogge, L., Rogers, T.B., Ziegler, P.D., Assar, M.D. Predictors for atrial fibrillation detection after cryptogenic stroke: results from CRYSTAL-AF. Neurology 2015. Epub ahead of print Dec 18.

Brachmann, J., Morillo, C.A., Sanna, T., Di Lazzaro, V., Diener, H.C., Bernstein, R.A., Rymer, M., Ziegler, P.D., Liu, S., Passman, R.S. Uncovering atrial fibrillation beyond short-term monitoring in cryptogenic stroke patients. Three year results from the Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation Trial. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016; 9:e003333. Published online Jan. 15, 2016.

Hirsch, K.G., Mylnash, M., Eyngorn, I., Pirasheli, R., Okada, A., Komshian, S., Chen C., Mayer, S.A., Meschia, J.F., Bernstein, R.A., Wu, O., Greer, D.M., Wijman, C.A., Albers, G.W. Multi-center study of diffusion weighted imaging in coma after cardiac arrest. Neurocritical Care. 2016 Feb;24(1):82-9

Pollack, C.V. Jr., Bernstein, R.A., Dubiel, R., Reilly, P., Gruenenfelder, F., Huisman, M.V., Kam, C.W., Kleine, E., Levy, J.H., Selke, F.W., Steiner, T., Ulstyogova, A., Weitz, J.I. Healthcare resource utilization in patients receiving idarucizumab for reversal of dabigatran anticoagulation due to major bleeding, urgent surgery, or procedural interventions:interim results from the REVERSE-AD study. J Med Econ. 2017 May; 20(5):435-442

Pollack, C.V., Reilly, P.A., van Ryn, J., Eikelboom, J.W., Glund, S., Bernstein, R.A., Dubiel, R., Huisman, M.V., Hylek, E.M., Kam, C-W., Kamphuisen, P.W., Kreuzer, J., Levy, J.H., Royle, G., Selke, F.W., Stangier, J., Steiner, T., Verhamme, P., Wang, B., Young, L., Weitz, J.I. Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal: Full Cohort Analysis. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):431-441

Ruff IM, Liberman AL, Caprio FZ, Maas MB, Mendenson SJ, Sorond FA, Bergman D., Bernstein, RA, Curran Y, Prabhakaran, S. A resident boot camp for reducing door to needle times at academic medical centers. Neuro Clin Pract. 2017 Jun; 7(3): 237-245.

Bernstein RA, Kamel H, Granger CB, Kowal RC, Ziegler PR, Schwamm LH. Stroke of known cause and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation (STROKE-AF) randomized trial: design and rationale. Am Heart J. 2017 Aug; 190:19024

Butler J, Hamo CE, Filippatos G, Pocock SJ, Bernstein RA, Brueckmann M, Cheung AK, George JT, Green JB, Januzzi JL, Kaul S, Lam CSP, Lip GYH, Marx N, McCullough PA, Mehta CR, Ponikowski P, Rosenstock J, Sattar N, Salsali A, Scirica BM, Shah SJ, Tsutsui H, Verma S, Wanner C, Woerle HJ, Zannad F, Anker SD; EMPEROR Trials Program. The potential role and rationale for treatment of heart failure with sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors. Eur J Heart Failure. 2017 Nov; 19(11): 1390-1400.

Diener, H.C., Sacco, R.L., Granger, C.D., Easton, J.D., Bernstein, R.A., et al. Dabigatran for Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (RESPECT-ESUS). N Engl J Med. 2019 May 16;380(20):1906-1917.

Diener HC, Sacco RL, Easton JD, Granger CB, Bar M, Bernstein, RA, Brainin M, Bruekcman M, Cronin L, Donnan G, Grauer C, Kleine E, Klenig T, Lyrer P, Martins S, Meyerhoff J, Milling T, Pfeilschifter W, Poli S, Reif M, Rose DZ, Sanak D, Schabitz WR. Antithrombotic treatment of elderly and renally impaired patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: a subgroup analysis of RESPECT-ESUS. Submitted, Lancet Neurology









Reviews, Case Reports, Letters, Editorials

Bernstein, R.A.
Are TIAs Neuroprotective? Ischemic tolerance in human stroke. Neurobase 2000

Bernstein, R.A., Mayer, S.A., and Magnano, A. Neurogenic cardiac injury in Guillain-Barre syndrome: case report. Neurology (2000). 54: 759-762. PMID: 10680822

Bernstein, R.A. and Hemphill, J.C. Critical care of acute ischemic stroke: in Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports (2001). 1:587-592. PMID 11898573

Bernstein, R.A, and Albers, G. Potential utility of DWI in cerebral venous thrombosis. Archives of Neurology (2001): 58; 1538. PMID: 1154909

Bernstein, R.A. and Bernardini G. Abnormal vergence with upper brainstem infarcts: pseudoabducens palsy. Neurology (2001). 56:424. PMID 11271651


Bernstein, R.A. Stroke: A practical Guide to Management by Warlow et al. JAMA (2001). 286: 724-725 (Book review)

Bernstein, R.A., and Albers, G. Caplan’s Stroke by Louis Caplan. JAMA (2001). 285:2383 (Book review)

Bernstein, R.A., and Alberts, M.J. Basal ganglia hemorrhage. Neurology Medlink (2002)

Bernstein, R.A. Uncommon causes of stroke, Bogousslavsky and Caplan eds. Archives of Neurology (2002). Vol. 59, p. 1492 (Book review)

Warkentin, T.E., and Bernstein, R.A. Delayed-onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and cerebral thrombosis following a single administration of unfractionated heparin; letter to the editor. New England Journal of Medicine (2003). 348 (11): 1067-1068. PMID: 12637624

Bernstein, R.A.,
Dowd, C.F. and Gress, D.R. Rapidly reversible dementia. Lancet (2003). 361; p. 392. PMID: 12573378

Bernstein, R.A.
and Alberts, M.J. Transient Ischemic Attack-proposed new definition (letter to the editor) New England Journal of Medicine (2003). 348 (16); 1607-1608 PMID: 12701612


Bernstein, R.A.
, and Gress, D.R. Dural arteriovenous fistulas and the neurology of venous hypertension. Seminars in Cerebral Vascular Disease (2004). Vol 4; No. 4; p 168-175 (No PMID)

Shaibani, A., Parkinson, R., Russell, E.J., Bendok, B.R., Bernstein, R.A., Walker, M., Wakhloo, A.K. Endovascular therapy of dural arteriovenous shunts. Seminars in Cerebrovascular Disease (2004). Vol 4, No.4; p. 176-194. (No PMID)

Bernstein, R.A. Cerebrovenous Disease (Guest Editor). Seminars In Cerebrovascular Disease (2004). Vol. 4, No. 4.

Das, S., Parkinson, R., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Shaibani, A., Batjer, H., and Bendok, B. Update on Carotid Artery Stenting, Part I. Contemporary Neurosurgery (2004). 26(12); 1-4 (No PMID)

Das, S., Parkinson, R., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Shaibani, A., Batjer, H., and Bendok, B. Update on Carotid Artery Stenting, Part II. Contemporary Neurosurgery (2004). 26(13): 1-5.

Bernstein, R.A. and Futterer S. Venous unresponsiveness. Lancet (2004). 363:368. PMID: 15070568

Zeidman, L., Melen, O., Gottardi-Little, N., Getch, C., Alberts, M.J., Goldstein, L., and Bernstein, R.A. Susac syndrome with transient inverted vision. Neurology (2004). 63(3): 591. PMID: 15304609

Bernstein, R.A., and Singhal, A. Post-partum angiopathy and other cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes. Neurocritical Care (2005). 3: 91-97. PMID: 16159105

Bernstein, R.A., and Del Signore, M. Advances in management of acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports (2005). 5: 483-487. PMID: 16263061

Bernstein, R.A. Use of dipyridamole in patients with recent stroke or TIA (letter to the editor). Am Fam Physician (2005). Aug 1;72 (3):382, 3. PMID: 16100852

Fahey, C., Alberts, M.J., and Bernstein, R.A. Oral clopidogrel load in aspirin-resistant capsular warning syndrome: report of two cases, Neurocritical Care (2005). 2(2): 183-4. PMID: 16159063

Anderson, C., Bergman, D.L., and Bernstein, R.A. Recurrent ischemic stroke during tPA infusion: case report. Neurocritical Care (2005). 3: 54-56. PMID: 16159096

Bernstein, R.A.,
and Albers, G.W. Letter to the editor: Oral antiplatelet therapy. JAMA (2005). 293:793-794. PMID: 1573763

Bernstein, R. A. (2006) Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine (2006). 8:3, 229-234 PMID: 16635442

Bernstein, R. A. (2006) Risk of stroke from non-cerebrovascular surgery in stroke patients. In press for: Neurologic Clinics of North America. 24(4) 777-82. PMID: 16935202

Bernstein, R.A. Cholesterol Lowering After Stroke: Who, When, How. Current Treatment Options in Neurology 2006. 8 (6) 496-502. PMID: 17032570

Bernstein, R.A. Statin Therapy to Prevent Stroke Prevention in the Elderly. Current Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports 2007. 1(4): 324-329. (No PMID)

Nickele, C., Muro, K., Getch, C.C., Walker, M.T., and Bernstein, R.A. Severe reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome mimicking aneurysmal rupture and vasospasm. Neurocritical Care (2007). 7(1): 81-85. PMID: 17657659

Bernstein, R. Venous thromboembolism. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology (2007) Oct. 3(10) 542-3. PMID: 17848930

Adeyemi, O.A., Lie, O., Bernstein, R.A., Gottardi-Littell, N., Muro, K., Patil, D., Noskin, G.A. Woman with multiple brain abscesses. Clin Infect Dis. 2007. 45(10): 1351-2, 1397-9. PMID: 17968834


Bernstein, R.A. Antiplatelet agents for secondary prevention of stroke. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 2008. Jun; 10(3)223-228. PMID: 18582411

Dubow, J., Bernstein, R.A. Amplification of Acute Focal Ischemic Deficit by Narcotics. Neurocritical Care 2008. 8(3):427-9

Gross, B.A., Hurley, M.C., Bernstein, R., Shaibani, A., Batjer, H.H., Bendok, B.R. Endovascular recanalization for subacute symptomatic intracranial arterial occlusion: a report of two cases. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2008 Dec; 110(10); 1058-63. PMID: 18838213


Surdell D.L., Bernstein R.A., Hage Z.A., Batjer H.H., Bendok B.R. Symptomatic Spontaneous Intracranial Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Treated With a Self Expanding Intracranial Nitinol Stent: Case Report. Surgical Neurology 2009 May; 71(5):604-609. PMID: 18313734


Bernstein, R.A., Passman, R.S. Prevention of Stroke in High Risk Atrial Fibrillation. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 2010 Jan; 10(1):34-9. PMID: 20425224

Dabus, G., Bernstein, R.A., Hurley, M.C., Shaibani, A., Bendok, B.R., Russell, E.J. Reversal of Diffusion Restriction after embolization of dural arteriovenous fistula: case report. Neurosurgery 2010. 67(4): E1147-51. Discussion E 1151. PMID: 20881533

Naidech, A.M., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Bleck, T.P. Re: Prior antiplatelet use does not affect hemorrhage growth or outcome after ICH. Neurology 2010. Feb 9; 74(6):526. PMID: 20142623

Eddleman, C.S., Gottardi-Littell, N.R., Bendok, B.R., Batjer, H.H., Bernstein, R.A. Rupture of Cerebral Myxomatous Aneurysm Months After Resection of the Primary Tumor. Neurocritical Care 2010. 13(2): 252-5. PMID: 20589450

Pham, M. H., Rahme, R.J., Arnaout, O., Hurley, M.C., Bernstein, R.A., Batjer, H.H., Bendok, B.R. Endovascular stenting of extracranial carotid and vertebral dissections part I: a systematic review of the literature. Neurosurgery 2011. 68(4): 856-66. PMID: 21242839

Rahme, R., Bernstein, R.A., Bendok, B.R. Is it time to abandon warfarin and embrace oral direct thrombin inhibitors to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Neurosurgery 2011. 68(2): N16-7. PMID: 21654569

Byrne, J.G., Rezai, K., Sanchez, J.A., Bernstein, R.A., Oku,. E., Leacche, M., Balaguer, J.M., Prabhakaran, S., Bridges, C.R. Surgical Management of Endocarditis: the society of thoracic surgeons clinical practice guideline. Ann Thorac Surgery 2011. 91(16): 2012-9. PMID: 21620012

Naidech, A.M., Batjer, H.H., Bernstein, R.A. Prior Antiplatelet Therapy and Outcome Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A systematic review. Neurology 2011. 76(18):1607. PMID: 21536645

Alberts, M.J., Bernstein, R.A., Naccarelli, J.V., Garcia, D. Using Dabigatran in Patients with Stroke: A practical guide for clinicians. Stroke 2011. 43(1): 271-9

Bernstein, R.A.,
Gibbs, M., Batjer, H.H. Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment of Inflammatory Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. Neurocritical Care 2011. 14(3): 453-5. PMID: 21246307

Sen-Gupta, I., Bernstein, R.A., Macken, M.P., Schuele, S.U., Gerard, E.E. Ictal sensory periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges. Epilepsy and Behavior 2011. 22(4)796-8. PMID: 22018801


Bernstein, R.A.,
Alberts, M.J., and Garcia, D. Letter to the Editor regarding: Eerenberg et al, Circulation2011, 124: 1573-1579. PMID: 22529072


Caprio, F., and Bernstein, R.A. Duration of Anticoagulation After Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Review of the Evidence. Neurocritical Care 2012. 16(2): 335-42. PMID: 22189571

Bernstein, R.A. Detection of Atrial Fibrillation after Cryptogenic Stroke. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. In Press.

Caprio, F.Z., Maas, M.B., Rosenberg, N.F., Kosteva, A.R., Bernstein, R.A., Alberts, M.J., Prabhakaran, S., Naidech, A.M. Leukoaraiosis on magnetic resonance imaging correlates with worse outcomes after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2013. Feb 7 (epub).

Liberman, A.L., Nagel, M.A., Hurley, M.C., Caprio, F.Z., Bernstein, R.A., Gilden, D. Rapid development of nine cerebral aneurysms in Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy. Neurology 2014 Jun 10; 82(23):2139-41.

Ettleson, M., Arguello, V., Wallia, A, Arguelles, L., Bernstein, R.A., Molitch, M. Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance in Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated with Moderate Hypothermia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014. Oct; 99(10):E2010-4.

Pollack, C.V., Levy, J.H., Eikelboom, J., Weitz, J.I., Selke, F.W., Huisman, M.V., Steiner, T., Kamphuisen, P,. Bernstein, R.A. Dabigatran-related coagulopathy:when can we assume the effect has “worn off”? Am J Emerg Med 2014. Nov;32(11)1433-4.

Levy, J.H., Weitz, J.I., Bernstein, R.A., Eikelboom, J., Hylek, E., Huisman, M.V., Reilly, P.A., Steiner, T., Kamphuisen, P., Kam, C.W., Pollack, C.V. Managing Dabigatran Bleeding. Letter to the Editor. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. In press.

Prabhakaran, S., Ruff, I., Bernstein, R.A. Acute stroke intervention: a systematic review. JAMA 2015; Apr 14; 313(14): 1451-62

Passman, R., Bernstein, R.A. New appraisal of atrial fibrillation burden and stroke prevention. Stroke. 2016 Jan 5. Epub ahead of print.

Albers, G.W., Bernstein, R.A., Brachmann, J., Camm, J., Easton, J.D., Fromm, P., Goto, S., Granger, C.B., Hohnloser, S.H., Hylek, E., Jaffer, A.K., Krieger, D.W., PAssman, R., Pines, J.M., Reed, S.D., Rothwell, P.M., Kowey, P.R. Heart rhythm monitoiring strategies for cryptogenic stroke: 2015 Diagnostics and monitoring stroke focus group report. J American Heart Association. 2016 Mar 15 (4)3.

Levy, J.H., Weitz, J.I., Bernstein, R.A., Eikelboom, J., Hylek, E., Huisman, M.V., Reilly, P.A., Steiner, T., Kamphuisen, P., Kam, C.W., Pollack, C.V. Managing Dabigatran Related Complications. J. Intensive Care Medicine. 2016 Jan. 31(1):70-1.

Diener, HC, Bernstein, RA., Butcher, K., Campbell, B., Cloud, G., Davalos, A., Davis, S., Ferro, JM., Krieger, D., Ntaios, G., Slowik, A., Touze, E. Thrombolysis and thrombectomy in patients treated with dabigatran with acute ischemic stroke: expert opinion. International Journal of Stroke. In press. Accepted July 26, 2016.

Yaghi, S., Liberman, A.L., Atalya, M., Song, C., Furie, K.L., Kamel, H., Bernstein, R.A. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a new tool to identify cardioaortic sources in ischemic stroke. J Neuro Neurosurg Psychiatry 2017. Jan; 88(1):31-37

Yaghi, S., Bernstein, R.A., Passman, R., Okin, P.M., Furie, K.L. Cryptogenic Stroke: Research and practice. Circ Res. 2017 Feb 3; 120(3): 527-540.

Diener, H-C., Bernstein, R.A., Hart, R. Secondary stroke prevention in cryptogenic stroke and embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports (2018).









Books and Book Chapters

Bernstein, R.A.
Hemorrhagic Stroke. In Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Neurology, J.C.M. Brust, ed. (Lippincott-Williams, Publisher). 2007

Corbridge, T.C., and Bernstein, R. A. Pharamacology of Respiratory Diseases. In Interface of Neurology and Internal Medicine. J.Biller, Editor. 2008

Corbridge, T.C., and Bernstein, R. A. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diease. In Interface of Neurology and Internal Medicine. J. Biller, Editor. 2008

Bernstein, R.A.
, and Schneck, M.J. Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting. In Interface of Neurology and Internal Medicine. J. Biller, Editor. 2008

Bernstein, R.A.
Clinical Evaluation of Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke. In Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke: Surgical, Interventional, Imaging, and Medical Approaches. Eds: Bendok, B.R., Naidech, A.M., Walker, M.T., Batjer, H.H. Thieme. 2011.

Bernstein, R.A.
Hemorrhagic Stroke. In Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Neurology, Second Edition J.C.M. Brust, ed. (Lippincott-Williams, Publisher) 2012.

Bernstein, R.A.,
Alberts, M.D. Isquemia Cerebral Transitoria (Spanish, translated by Fernando Barrinagarrementaria). In Topics in Stroke
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Physics, Molecular Biology
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Benjamin Widom, Harold Scheraga, Hans Bethe, David Mermin
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