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Overview

David O. Okonkwo is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas related to traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal conditions, and emergency medicine. The breadth of their work spans various medical and surgical disciplines, with a particular emphasis on neurovascular disturbances and trauma care.

The main field of study for Okonkwo is Medicine, with significant contributions across several subfields including Surgery, Neurology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. These areas reflect the clinical and research scope of their investigations into acute and chronic neurological disorders.

Key topics covered in Okonkwo's publications include:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Okonkwo has a high volume of publications in specialized venues related to neurosurgery and spinal conditions. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurotrauma
  • The Spine Journal
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Spine

Among the recent published works involving Okonkwo's contributions are:

  • Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • A management algorithm for adult patients with both brain oxygen and intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC), 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Functional Outcomes Over the First Year After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Diagnosing Level of Consciousness: The Limits of the Glasgow Coma Scale Total Score, 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • The evolution of white matter microstructural changes after mild traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal DTI and NODDI study, 2020, Science Advances

Frequent collaborators identified in Okonkwo's network include Ava M. Puccio, Geoffrey T. Manley, John K. Yue, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, and Pratik Mukherjee. These coauthors have partnered on multiple publications, indicating active collaborative efforts within the field of traumatic brain injury and related areas.

Best Publications

  • Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

    Andrew I R Maas;David K Menon;P David Adelson;Nada Andelic

  • Very early hypothermia induction in patients with severe brain injury (the National Acute Brain Injury Study: Hypothermia II): a randomised trial

    Guy L Clifton;Alex Valadka;David Zygun;Christopher S Coffey;Christopher S Coffey

  • Symptomatology and Functional Outcome in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from the Prospective TRACK-TBI Study

    Paul McMahon;Paul McMahon;Allison Hricik;John K. Yue;Ava M. Puccio

  • Acute Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship between Plasma Levels of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein

    Ramon Diaz-Arrastia;Kevin K.W. Wang;Linda Papa;Marco D. Sorani

  • Magnetic resonance imaging improves 3-month outcome prediction in mild traumatic brain injury

    Esther L. Yuh;Pratik Mukherjee;Hester F. Lingsma;John K. Yue

  • Brain Oxygen Optimization in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Phase-II: A Phase II Randomized Trial.

    David O. Okonkwo;Lori A. Shutter;Carol Moore;Nancy R. Temkin

  • Recovery After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Presenting to US Level I Trauma Centers: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Study.

    Lindsay D. Nelson;Nancy R. Temkin;Sureyya Dikmen;Jason Barber

  • Serum GFAP and UCH-L1 for prediction of absence of intracranial injuries on head CT (ALERT-TBI): a multicentre observational study.

    Jeffrey J Bazarian;Peter Biberthaler;Robert D Welch;Lawrence M Lewis

  • A management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC)

    Gregory W. J. Hawryluk;Sergio Aguilera;Andras Buki;Eileen Bulger

  • Cytochrome c Release and Caspase Activation in Traumatic Axonal Injury

    András Büki;David O. Okonkwo;Kevin K. W. Wang;John T. Povlishock

  • Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot: Multicenter Implementation of the Common Data Elements for Traumatic Brain Injury

    John K. Yue;Mary J. Vassar;Hester F. Lingsma;Shelly R. Cooper

  • An intrathecal bolus of cyclosporin A before injury preserves mitochondrial integrity and attenuates axonal disruption in traumatic brain injury.

    David O. Okonkwo;John T. Povlishock

  • Recording, analysis, and interpretation of spreading depolarizations in neurointensive care: Review and recommendations of the COSBID research group

    Jens P. Dreier;Martin Fabricius;Cenk Ayata;Oliver W. Sakowitz

  • Complications and radiographic correction in adult scoliosis following combined transpsoas extreme lateral interbody fusion and posterior pedicle screw instrumentation.

    Matthew J Tormenti;Matthew B Maserati;Christopher M Bonfield;David O Okonkwo

  • Spreading depolarisations and outcome after traumatic brain injury: a prospective observational study

    Jed A. Hartings;M. Ross Bullock;David O. Okonkwo;Lilian S. Murray

  • Lipidomics identifies cardiolipin oxidation as a mitochondrial target for redox therapy of brain injury

    Jing Ji;Anthony E Kline;Andrew Amoscato;Alejandro K Samhan-Arias

  • A management algorithm for adult patients with both brain oxygen and intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC)

    Randall Chesnut;Sergio Aguilera;Andras Buki;Eileen Bulger

  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Outcome Prediction in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study

    Esther Lim Yuh;Shelly R. Cooper;Pratik Mukherjee;John K. Yue

  • Cerebral pressure autoregulation in traumatic brain injury.

    Leonardo Rangel-Castilla;Jaime Gasco;Haring J. W. Nauta;DaviD O. Okonkwo

  • Resting-state functional connectivity alterations associated with six-month outcomes in mild traumatic brain injury

    Eva M. Palacios;Esther L. Yuh;Esther L. Yuh;Yi Shin Chang;John K. Yue;John K. Yue

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey T. Manley
Geoffrey T. Manley University of California, San Francisco
Pratik Mukherjee
Pratik Mukherjee University of California, San Francisco
Michael Wang
Michael Wang Argonne National Laboratory
Adam R. Ferguson
Adam R. Ferguson University of California, San Francisco
Praveen V. Mummaneni
Praveen V. Mummaneni University of California, San Francisco
Ramon Diaz-Arrastia
Ramon Diaz-Arrastia University of Pennsylvania
Hester F. Lingsma
Hester F. Lingsma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Kevin K. W. Wang
Kevin K. W. Wang Morehouse School of Medicine
David M. Schnyer
David M. Schnyer The University of Texas at Austin

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