Syed W. Abbas, MD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Awards

• Most Compassionate Resident of the Program 2017 Department of Neurology, LSU Shreveport, LA 

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology  
• American Heart Association  

Fellowships

• Boston Medical Center  

Fellowships

• Vascular Neurology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston MA

Professional Society Memberships

• AANAHA

Articles and Publications

• 1.Syed W. Abbas, Varun Naragum, Mohamad Abdalkader, Viken Babikian, Keith Davies, Thanh Nguyen ; Coil Occlusion of Giant Serpentine Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. Poster Presentation at SVIN Annual Meeting Boston, MA November 2017. Published- Interventional Neurol 2017;6(suppl 1):1130 (PMCID: PMC5790212)2.Syed W. Abbas1 , Oleg Chernyshev1 , Alireza Minagar1 , Hugo Cuellar2 , Jeanie McGee1 , Leatrice Williams1 , Eduardo Gonzales Toledo3 Department of 1Neurology, 2Neurosurgery and 3 Radiology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, LA; To Assess the Efficacy of Dr. Stroke Activation System in Optimizing Door-to-Needle Time at Primary Stroke Center- a Quality Improvement Project- Annual Meeting American Academy of Neurology Boston, MA 2017-Poster Presentation.3.Abbas, SW., Schwendimann, RN; Recurrent Guillain Barre Syndrome Associated with Herpes-Zoster Attacks-A case report. A poster presentation at American Neurological Association annual meeting, Maryland, October 2016. Published in Annals of Neurology Vol 80 (suppl 20) 2016-M2654.Abbas, SW., Chernyshev OY; Postpartum Cerebral Angiopathy Presenting with Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Possibly Under Diagnosed Condition. A poster presentation at American Neurological Association annual meeting, Maryland, October 2016. Published in Annals of Neurology Vol 80 (suppl 20) 2016-S344.5.Abbas, SW., Minagar, A.; Early Decompression Hemicraniectomy Resulting in Favorable Outcome in a Patient with Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke. An Oral presentation at Society for Neurosciences Shreveport Chapter, LA, October 2016.6.Abbas SW, Rodriguez Reynolds C, Minagar A, Gonzalez-Toledo E. ; Miliary tuberculosis manifesting as acute ischemic stroke and hypothermia in a patient with multiple brain tuberculomas. Open J Clin Med Case Rep. 2016; 1111.7.Abbas, SW., Minagar, A. ; Rare case of Bi-frontal ischemic Stroke Resulting from low voltage electrical injury with preexisting Anatomic Variations in Circle of Willis. A poster presented at the International Society of Neurovascular Disease annual meeting, New York, April 2016.8.Abbas, SW., Schwendimann, NR. ; Clinical and Myographic Evaluation of A patient with Head Drop. A poster presentation at 38th annual Carell-Krusen meeting in Dallas, TX , February 2016.Abbas, SW., Schwendimann, NR. ; Recurrent Guillain Barre Syndrome Associate with Herpes-Zoster Attack-A case Report. A poster presentation at Louisiana Society of Medical Sciences annual meeting Shreveport, LA. January 2016.9.Abbas, SW., Jaffe, LS. ; Unilateral Adie Pupil- An Isolated Clinical Finding in Early Neurosyphilis. Poster presentation at Society for Neurosciences Shreveport Chapter Annual Meeting Shreveport, LA. October 2015.10.Javalkar, V., Abbas, SW., Harris, M.; Steroid Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT-A case report). A poster presentation at 67 annual meeting of American Academy of Neurology Washington D.D, April 2015. 11.Abbas SW, Tohidi V, Paolucci U, Alsumrain M, Moussavi M, Gizzi MS, Kirmani JF . ; Outcomes after Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in South Asians; the Race Factor. A poster presentation at American Academy of Neurology annual meeting Canada April 2010.

What do you attribute your success to?

• Hard work, dedication and dream to come true to help my patients.

Areas of research

• Stroke Care,Epidemiology

Teaching and speaking

• Teaching Medical Students and residents, nurses, EMS staff

Hobbies / Sports

• Traveling, Cooking

Favorite professional publications

• Continuum, Bradley's Neurology

Areas of research

Stroke

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