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Seth P. Finklestein

Seth P. Finklestein

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Neuroscience

D-Index
64
Citations
16354
World Ranking
3237
National Ranking
1501

Overview

Seth P. Finklestein is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work encompasses multiple subfields, including Rehabilitation, Neurology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum with notable emphasis on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Extracellular Vesicles in Disease, Bone and Joint Diseases, and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research.

Key recent publications include:

  • "Extracellular vesicles derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells enhance myelin maintenance after cortical injury in aged rhesus monkeys" (2020) in Experimental Neurology
  • "Cognitive Demands Influence Upper Extremity Motor Performance During Recovery From Acute Stroke" (2021) in Neurology
  • "Association of Modified Rankin Scale With Recovery Phenotypes in Patients With Upper Extremity Weakness After Stroke" (2022) in Neurology
  • "Domain-Specific Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials of Therapies Promoting Stroke Recovery: A Suggested Blueprint" (2023) in Stroke
  • "Distinguishing Distinct Neural Systems for Proximal vs Distal Upper Extremity Motor Control After Acute Stroke" (2023) in Neurology

Seth P. Finklestein frequently collaborates with several scholars, including Steven C. Cramer, Lee H. Schwamm, David J. Lin, Kimberly S. Erler, and Leigh R. Hochberg.

Their publications are often found in venues such as Neurology, Stroke, UNC Libraries, Experimental Neurology, and Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, highlighting a concentration in neurological and rehabilitative medicine journals.

Best Publications

  • A Functional MRI Study of Subjects Recovered From Hemiparetic Stroke

    Steven C. Cramer;Gereon Nelles;Randall R. Benson;Jill D. Kaplan

  • Hyperacute stroke: evaluation with combined multisection diffusion-weighted and hemodynamically weighted echo-planar MR imaging.

    A G Sorensen;F S Buonanno;R G Gonzalez;L H Schwamm

  • Estradiol Protects Against Ischemic Injury

    Dena B. Dubal;Michael L. Kashon;L. Creed Pettigrew;Jing M. Ren

  • The predictive power of diagnostic tests and the effect of prevalence of illness

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Seth Finklestein;George W. Arana

  • Anatomical distribution of the growth-associated protein GAP-43/B-50 in the adult rat brain

    LI Benowitz;PJ Apostolides;N Perrone-Bizzozero;SP Finklestein

  • Increased basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) immunoreactivity at the site of focal brain wounds.

    Seth P. Finklestein;Paul J. Apostolides;Cornelio G. Caday;Cornelio G. Caday;James Prosser

  • Stroke: Working toward a prioritized world agenda

    Vladimir Hachinski;Geoffrey A. Donnan;Philip B. Gorelick;Werner Hacke

  • Motor recovery and cortical reorganization after constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients: a preliminary study.

    Judith D. Schaechter;Eduard Kraft;Timothy S. Hilliard;Rick M. Dijkhuizen

  • The clinical spectrum of cerebral amyloid angiopathy: Presentations without lobar hemorrhage

    S. M. Greenberg;J.P.G. Vonsattel;J. W. Stakes;M. Gruber

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of reorganization in rat brain after stroke.

    Rick M. Dijkhuizen;JingMei Ren;Joseph B. Mandeville;Ona Wu

  • Activation of Distinct Motor Cortex Regions During Ipsilateral and Contralateral Finger Movements

    Steven C. Cramer;Seth P. Finklestein;Judith D. Schaechter;George Bush;George Bush

  • Intracisternal basic fibroblast growth factor enhances functional recovery and up-regulates the expression of a molecular marker of neuronal sprouting following focal cerebral infarction

    Takakazu Kawamata;W. Dalton Dietrich;Timothy J Schallert;Jeffrey E. Gotts

  • Correlation between Brain Reorganization, Ischemic Damage, and Neurologic Status after Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    Rick M. Dijkhuizen;Aneesh B. Singhal;Joseph B. Mandeville;Ona Wu

  • Petechial hemorrhages accompanying lobar hemorrhage: detection by gradient-echo MRI.

    Steven M. Greenberg;Seth P. Finklestein;Pamela W. Schaefer

  • Basic fibroblast growth factor protects against hypoxia-ischemia and NMDA neurotoxicity in neonatal rats.

    Kazuhiko Nozaki;Seth P. Finklestein;M. Flint Beal

  • The neuronal growth-associated protein GAP-43 (B-50, F1): neuronal specificity, developmental regulation and regional distribution of the human and rat mRNAs.

    Neve Rl;Perrone-Bizzozero Ni;Finklestein S;Zwiers H

  • Delayed Treatment with Intravenous Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Reduces Infarct Size following Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

    Marc Fisher;Mary-Ellen Meadows;Tuyen Do;Jens Weise

  • Intracisternal basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) enhances behavioral recovery following focal cerebral infarction in the rat

    Takakazu Kawamata;Nancy E. Alexis;W. Dalton Dietrich;Seth P. Finklestein

  • Pretreatment with intraventricular basic fibroblast growth factor decreases infarct size following focal cerebral ischemia in rats.

    Naoki Koketsu;David J. Berlove;Michael A. Moskowitz;Neil W. Kowall

  • Mood, vegetative disturbance, and dexamethasone suppression test after stroke

    Seth Finklestein;Seth Finklestein;Larry I. Benowitz;Ross J. Baldessarini;George W. Arana

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry I. Benowitz
Larry I. Benowitz Harvard Medical School
Bruce R. Rosen
Bruce R. Rosen Harvard University
Douglas L. Rosene
Douglas L. Rosene Boston University
Michael A. Moskowitz
Michael A. Moskowitz Harvard University
Glenn D. Rosen
Glenn D. Rosen Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael Chopp
Michael Chopp Oakland University
Eng H. Lo
Eng H. Lo Harvard University
Leigh R. Hochberg
Leigh R. Hochberg Harvard University
Robert M. Weisskoff
Robert M. Weisskoff Harvard University
W. Dalton Dietrich
W. Dalton Dietrich University of Miami

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