SAKAS_CV_EN

CURRICULUM VITAE
DAMIANOS E. SAKAS
Professor of Neurosurgery and Chairman
CURRENT POST
Professor of Neurosurgery and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of
Athens, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece 2000 –
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
Lead Clinician, Dept. of Neurosciences, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire,
England 1997 – 1999
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Warwick, England 1995 - 1999
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, England 1995 - 1999
Midland Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham, England 1994
Consultant Neurosurgeon Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, England 1993
SPECIALTY TRAINING
Neurosurgical Registrar, National Centre for Neurosurgery, Dublin, R. Ireland 1991 - 1993
Neurosurgical Registrar, Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Glasgow,
Glasgow, Scotland 1990 - 1991
M.D. Thesis, University of Athens 1998
Neurosurgical Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
USA 1986 - 1989
Completion of Specialty Training in Neurosurgery, Athens 1986
Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens 1983 - 1986
Department of Neurology, University of Athens, Eginition Hospital 1981 – 1982
Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Mytilene 1981 – 1982
EDUCATION
Certificate of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA 1979
Medical School, University of Athens 1978
Graduate of Ionnidios School of Piraeus 1972
MILITARY SERVICE
Military service in the Greek Navy 1979 – 1981
EDITORIAL WORK
Member of the Editorial Board, Neurosurgical Review 2005
Editor of the text book: An Introduction to Neurosurgery, Parissianos Medical Publishers
(in Greek), Athens 2003
Reviewer, Neuromodulation, Acta Neurochirurgica, The European Journal of Neurosurgery
2003
Member of the Editorial Board, Neuromodulation 2003
Associate Editor, Yearbook of Medicine 2003
Associate Editor, Yearbook of Neurology and Neurosurgery 1997
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Chairman, Neuromodulation Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
(WFNS) 2005 President, South East European Chapter, International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
2004 Member of the Education and Trainning Committee, European Association of Neurosurgical
Societies (EANS) 2003 President, Hellenic Neurosurgical Society 2001 - 2003
Member, Executive Committee, European Society for Functional and Stereotactic
Neurosurgery 2000 Member, Society for Research into Higher Education 1995
Member, Society of British Neurological Surgeons 1995
Member, American Congress of Neurological Surgeons 1995
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Neuromodulation, Epilepsy Surgery, Movement Disorders, Surgery, Neurotrauma, Vascular
surgery, Scull base surgery and Neuromodulation
BOOKS
1. Sakas DE, Simpson BA, Krames ES (Eds.): Operative Neuromodulation. Functional
Neuroprosthetic Surgery. Springer-Verlag, Wien, 2007
2. Sakas DE, Simpson BA (Eds.): Operative Neuromodulation. Neural Networks Surgery.
Springer-Verlag, Wien, 2007
3. Σακας Ε. Δαμιανος : Ειζαγωγή ζηη Νεσροτειροσργική. Εκδόζεις: Παριζιάνος Α.Ε.
Αθήνα, 2003.
Publications
1. Stathis PG, Smpiliris ME, Sakas DE. Persistent" hyperkinetic movements after deep
brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson's disease. Clin Neurol
Neurosurg. 2012 [Epub ahead of print]
2. Angelakis E, Liouta E, Andreadis N, Leonardos A, Ktonas P, Stavrinou LC, Miranda PC,
Mekonnen A, Sakas DE. Transcranial alternating current stimulation reduces symptoms
in intractable idiopathic cervical dystonia: A case study. Neurosci Lett. 15;533:39-43,
2013
3. Kalamatianos T, Stavrinou LC, Koutsarnakis C, Psachoulia C, Sakas DE, Stranjalis G.
PlGF and sVEGFR-1 in chronic subdural hematoma: implications for hematoma
development. J Neurosurg. 2012 [Epub ahead of print]
4. Michmizos KP, Sakas D, Nikita KS. Parameter identification for a local field potential
driven model of the Parkinsonian subthalamic nucleus spike activity. Neural Netw.
36:146-56, 2012
5. Gatzonis S, Siatouni A, Georgaculias N, Korfias S, Sakas DE. Ictal intracranial recording
from a 'burned-out hippocampus'. Med Princ Pract. 22(1):92-5, 2013
6. Panourias IG, Stranjalis G, Stavrinou L, Sakas DE. The ancient Hellenic and Hippocratic
origins of head and brain terminology. Clin Anat. 25(5):548-58, 2012
7. Nalda-Molina R, Dokoumetzidis A, Charkoftaki G, Dimaraki E, Margetis K, Archontaki H,
Markantonis S, Boutos N, Sakas D, Vryonis E, Skoutelis A, Valsami G. Pharmacokinetics
of doripenem in CSF of patients with non-inflamed meninges. J Antimicrob Chemother.
67(7):1722-9, 2012
8. Papathanasiou N, Rondogianni P, Chroni P, Themistocleous M, Boviatsis E, Pedeli X,
Sakas D, Datseris I. Interobserver variability, and visual and quantitative parameters of
(123)I-FP-CIT SPECT (DaTSCAN) studies. Ann Nucl Med. 26(3):234-40, 2012
9. Stranjalis G, Kalamatianos T, Koutsarnakis C, Loufardaki M, Stavrinou L, Sakas DE
Twelve-year hospital outcomes in patients with idiopathic hydrocephalus. Acta
Neurochir Suppl. 113:115-7, 2012
10. Bouras TI, Gatzonis SS, Georgakoulias N, Karatza M, Sianouni A, Stranjalis G, Boviatsis
E, Vasileiou S, Sakas DE. Neuro-inflammatory sequelae of minimal trauma in the nontraumatized human brain. A microdialysis study. J Neurotrauma, 2011
11. Panourias IG, Stranjalis G, Stavrinou LC, Sakas DE. The Hellenic and Hippocratic origins
of the spinal terminology. J Hist Neurosci. 20(3):177-87, 2011
12. Themistocleous MS, Boviatsis EJ, Stavrinou LC, Stathis P, Sakas DE. Malignant
neuroleptic syndrome following deep brain stimulation surgery: a case report. J Med
Case Rep. 29;5:255, 2011
13. Patrikelis P, Konstantakopoulos G, Angelakis E, Angelopoulos E, Gatzonis S, Sakas DE.
Passivity phenomena in nocturnal frontal-lobe epilepsy. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci.
23(2):E26-7, 2011
14. Gavra M, Boviatsis E, Stavrinou LC, Sakas D. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of a tumefactive
demyelinating lesion: A case report. J Med Case Rep. 7;5:217, 2011
15. Michmizos KP, Sakas D, Nikita KS Prediction of the timing and the rhythm of the
parkinsonian subthalamic nucleus neural spikes using the local field potentials. IEEE
Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 16(2):190-7, 2012
16. Stavrinou LC, Boviatsis EJ, Stathis P, Leonardos A, Panourias IG, Sakas DE. Sustained
relief after discontinuation of DBS for dystonia: implications for the possible role of
synaptic plasticity and cortical reorganization. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg.
73(3):175-8, 2012
17. Stavrinou LC, Boviatsis EJ, Leonardos A, Panourias IG, Sakas DE. Current concepts on
the mechanisms of dystonia and the beneficial effects of deep brain stimulation. Cent
Eur Neurosurg. 72(3):144-8, 2011
18. Margetis K, Dimaraki E, Charkoftaki G, Vryonis E, Markantonis S, Boutos N, Archontaki
H, Sakas DE, Valsami G, Skoutelis A. Penetration of intact blood-brain barrier by
doripenem. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 55(7):3637-8, 2011
19. Themistocleous MS, Boviatsis EJ, Stathis P, Stavrinou LC, Sakas DE. Infected internal
pulse generator: Treatment without removal. Surg Neurol Int. 23;2:33, 2011.
20. Stanton-Hicks M, Panourias IG, Sakas DE, Slavin KV The future of peripheral nerve
stimulation. Prog Neurol Surg. 24:210-7, 2011
21. Sakas DE, Flaskas TN, Panourias IG, Georgakoulias N. Bifocal cortical electrical
stimulation for pain by interdural implantation of the electrodes. J Neurosurg. 2011
Jan;114(1):180-5
22. Bouras T, Stranjalis G, Loufardaki M, Sourtzis I, Stavrinou LC, Sakas DE. Predictors of
long-term outcome in an elderly group after laminectomy for lumbar stenosis. J
Neurosurg Spine, 13(3):329-34, 2010
23. Charalambides C, Papademetriou K, Sgouros S, Sakas D. Brucellosis of the spine
affecting multiple non-contiguous levels. Br J Neurosurg, 24(5):589-91, 2010
24. Sakas DE, Boviatsis EJ, Stavrinou LC. Backpack treatment for camptocormia. Mov
Disord, 15;25(13):2254, 2010
25. Boviatsis EJ, Stavrinou LC, Themistocleous M, Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE. Surgical and
hardware complications of deep brain stimulation. A seven-year experience and review
of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 152(12):2053-62, 2010
26. Polychronaki GE, Ktonas PY, Gatzonis S, Siatouni A, Asvestas PA, Tsekou H, Sakas D,
Nikita KS. Comparison of fractal dimension estimation algorithms for epileptic seizure
onset detection. J Neural Eng. 2010 Aug;7(4):046007, 2010
27. Gatzonis S, Strantzalis G, Siatouni A, Boviatsis E, Sakas DE. Neurological picture.
Multiple spinal intramedullary cavernomas with vascular skin nevus or 'Cobb syndrome':
a case report. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. May;81(5):500-1, 2010
28. Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Stavrinou LC, Boviatsis EJ, Themistocleous M, StathisP, Tagaris
G, Angelopoulos E, Gatzonis S. Restoration of erect posture in idiopathic camptocormia
by electrical stimulation of the globus pallidus internus. J Neurosurg. Dec;113(6):124650, 2010
29. Stavrinou LC, Stranjalis G, Stavrinou PC, Bontozoglou N, Sakas DE. Extracranial
vertebral artery aneurysm presenting as a chronic cervical mass lesion. Case Report
Med, 2010
30. Tsirogiannis GL, Tagaris GA, Sakas D, Nikita KS. A population level computational
model of the basal ganglia that generates parkinsonian Local FieldPotential activity. Biol
Cybern. Feb;102(2):155-76, 2010
31. Rizou D, Sachpazidis I, Salvatore L, Sakas G. TraumaStation: a portable telemedicine
station. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2009:1254-7, 2010
32. Sakas DE, Stavrinou LC, Boviatsis EJ, Stathis P, Themistocleous M, Gatzonis S.
Restoration of erect posture by deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidusin disabling
dystonic spinal hyperextension. J Neurosurg. Jun;112(6):1279-82, 20
33. Charalambides C, Sgouros S, Sakas D. Intracerebral microdialysis in children. Childs
Nerv Syst. Feb;26(2):215-20, 2010
34. Stranjalis G, Stavrinou LC, Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE. A modified speculum for
transsphenoidal surgery: technical note. Neurosurg Rev. Oct;32(4):491-4, 2009
35. Stavrinou LC, Stranjalis G, Flaskas T, Sakas DE. Trigonal cavernous angioma: a short
illustrated review. Acta Neurochir (Wien). Nov;151(11):1517-20. 2009
36. Korfias S, Papadimitriou A, Stranjalis G, Bakoula C, Daskalakis G, Antsaklis A, Sakas
DE. Serum biochemical markers of brain injury. Mini Rev Med Chem, Feb;9(2):227-34.
Review, 2009
37. Mavrogenis AF, Papagelopoulos PJ, Korres DS, Papadopoulos K, Sakas DE, Pneumaticos
S. Accuracy of pedicle screw placement using intraoperative neurophysiological
monitoring and computed tomography. J Long Term Eff Med Implants, 19(1):41-8,
2009
38. Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Boviatsis EJ, Themistocleous MS, Stavrinou LC, Stathis P,
Gatzonis SD. Treatment of idiopathic head drop (camptocephalia) by deep brain
stimulation of the globus pallidus internus. J Neurosurg, Jun;110(6):1271-3, 2009
39. Stranjalis G, Tsamandouraki K, Gazonis S, Martzoukos A, Mavroforou E, Metallinos A,
Ovales C, Papoulias E, Spigos C, Voulgaris A, Sakas D, Alamanos Y.Low occurrence of
epileptic seizures and epilepsy in a defined area of NorthwestGreece. Seizure.
Apr;18(3):206-10. 2009
40. Angelopoulos E, Gatzonis S, Siatouni A, Angelakis E, Sakas DE. Remission of drugresistant epileptic psychosis following left s e l e c t ive amygdalohippocampectomy.
Epilepsy Behav. Feb;14(2):393-5, 2009
41. Stranjalis G, Bouras T, Korfias S, Andrianakis I, Pitaridis M, Tsamandouraki K, Alamanos
Y, Sakas DE, Marmarou A. Outcome in 1,000 head injury hospital admissions: the
Athens head trauma registry. J Trauma. Oct;65(4):789-93, 2008
42. Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Boviatsis EJ, Ziaka DS, Bouras TI, Sakas DE. Recurrence of
trigeminal neuralgia due to an acquired arachnoid cyst. J Clin Neurosci.
Dec;15(12):1409-11, 2008
43. Stavrinou LC, Stranjalis G, Maratheftis N, Bouras T, Sakas DE. Cervical disc, mimicking
nerve sheath tumor, with rapid spontaneous recovery: a case report. Eur Spine J Suppl
2:176-8, 2008
44. Boviatsis EJ, Staurinou LC, Kouyialis AT, Gavra MM, Stavrinou PC, Themistokleous M,
Selviaridis P, Sakas DE. Spinal synovial cysts: pathogenesis, diagnosis and surgical
treatment in a series of seven cases and literature review. Eur Spine J. Jun;17(6):8317, 2008
45. Ziaka DS, Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Sakas DE. Asymptomatic massive subdural
hematoma in a patient with bitemporal agenesis and bilateral temporal arachnoid cysts.
South Med J, Mar;101(3):324-6, 2008
46. Stavrinou LC, Stranjalis G, Bouras T, Sakas DE. Transverse sinus thrombosis presenting
with acute hydrocephalus: a case report. Headache, Feb;48(2):290-2, 2008
47. Bouras TI, Sourtzis I, Sakas DE. Intracranial hypertension due to straight sinus
occlusion. Case illustration. J Neurosurg, Dec;107(6):1248, 2007
48. Bouras T, Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Andrianakis I, Pitaridis M, Sakas DE. Head injury
mortality in a geriatric population: differentiating an "edge" age group with better
potential for benefit than older poor-prognosis patients. J Neurotrauma,
Aug;24(8):1355-61, 2007
49. Zisakis A, Piperi C, Themistocleous MS, Korkolopoulou P, Boviatsis EI, Sakas DE,
Patsouris E, Lea RW, Kalofoutis A. Comparative analysis of peripheral and localised
cytokine secretion in glioblastoma patients. Cytokine, Aug;39(2):99-105. Epub 2007
Aug 13. PubMed PMID: 17697783.
50. Bouras T, Stranjalis G, Sakas DE: Traumatic midbrain hematoma in a patient
presenting with an isolated palsy of voluntary facial movements. Case report. J
Neurosurg 107:158-6, 2007
51. Boviatsis EJ, Bouras TI, Kouyialis AT, Themistocleous MS, Sakas DE: Impact of age on
complications and outcome in meningioma surgery. Surg. Neurol, 2007
52. Siatouni A, Bouras T, Boviatsis EJ, Gatzonis S, Stefanatou M, Sakas DE: Brain abscess
following intracerebral haemorrhage. J Clin Neurosci, 2007
53. Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Simpson BA, Krames ES: An introduction to operative
neuromodulation and functional neuroprosthetics, the new frontiers of clinical
neuroscience and biotechnology. Operative Neuromodulation, Acta Neurochir (Suppl.)
97(1): 3-10, 2007
54. Hatzis A, Stranjalis G, Megapanos C, Sdrolias PG, Panourias IG, Sakas DE: The current
range
of
neuromodulatory
devices
and
related
technologies.
Operative
Neuromodulation, Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(1):21-29, 2007
55. Petropoulou KB, Panourias IG, Rapidi C-A, Sakas DE: The phenomenon of spasticity: a
pathophysiological and clinical introduction to neuromodulation therapies. Operative
Neuromodulation, Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(1): 137-144, 2007
56. Panourias IG, Themistokleous M, Sakas DE: Intrathecal baclofen in current
neuromodulatory practice: establishing indications and emerging applications.
Operative Neuromodulation, Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(1): 145-154, 2007
57. Petropoulou KB, Panourias IG, Rapidi C-A, Sakas DE: The importance of
neurorehabilitation to the outcome of neuromodulation in spasticity. Operative
Neuromodulation, Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(1): 243-250, 2007
58. Rapidi C-A, Panourias IG, Petropoulou KB, Sakas DE: Management and rehabilitation of
neuropathic bladder in patients with spinal cord lesion. Operative Neuromodulation,
Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(1): 307-314, 2007
59. Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Simpson BA: An introduction to neural networks surgery, a
field of neuromodulation which is based on advances in neural networks science and
digitised brain imaging. Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(2): 3-13, 2007
60. Sakas DE, Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Panourias IG, Stathis P, Tagaris G: Technical
aspects and conciderations of deep brain stimulation surgery for movement disorders.
Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(2): 163-170, 2007
61. Sakas DE, Korfias S, Nichilson CL, Panourias IG, Georgakoulias N, Gatzonis S, Jenkins
A. Vagus nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy: outcome in two series combining 90
patients. Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(2): 287-291, 2007
62. Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Sigounas E, Simpson BA: Neurosurgery for psychiatric
disorders: from the excision of brain tissue to the chronic electrical stimulation of neural
networks. Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(2): 365-374, 2007
63. Angelakis E, Hatzis A, Panourias G, Sakas DE: Brain-computer interface: a reciprocal
self-regulated neuromodulation. Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97:1-5, 2007
64. Stathis P, Panourias IG, Themistocleous MS, Sakas DE: Connections of basal ganglia
with the limbic system: implications for neuromodulation therapies of anxiety and
affective disorders. Acta Neurochir (Suppl.) 97(2): 575-586, 2007
65. Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Stranjalis G, Stefanatou M, Maratheftis N, Bontozoglou N:
Paroxysmal otalgia due to compression of the nervous intermedius: a distinct syndrome
of neurovascular conflict is confirmed by neuroimaging. J Neurosurg, 2007
66. Samaras V, Piperi C, Korkolopoulou P, Zisakis A, Levidou G, Themistokleous MS,
Boviatsis EI, Sakas DE, Lea RW, Kalofoutis A, Patsouris E: Application of the ELISPOT
method for comparative analysis of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 secretion in peripheral
blood of patients with astroglial tumors. Mol Cell Biochem 6, 2007
67. Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Papadogiorgakis N, Papavlassopoulos F, Ziaka DS, Petsinis V,
Sakas DE: Giant dumbbell-shaped middle cranial fossa trigeminal schwannoma with
extension to the infratemporal and posterior fossae. Acta Neurochir 149:959-64, 2007
68. Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Ziaka DS, Sakas DE: Use of a single semilinear incision in
Deep Brain Stimulation for movement disorders. Acta Neurochir 149(5):501-4, 2007
69. Papavlasopoulos F, Stranjalis G, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Arachnoiditis
ossificans with progressive syringomyelia and spinal arachnoid cyst. J Clin Neurosci
14:572-576, 2007
70. Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Psachoulia C, Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE, Mendelow AD: The
prognostic value of serum S-100B protein in spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Acta Neurochir 149:231-238, 2007
71. Korfias S, Stranjalis G, Papadimitriou A, Psachoulia C, Daskalakis G, Antsaklis A, Sakas
DE: Serum S-100 protein as a biochemical marker of brain injury: a review of current
concepts. Curr Med Chem 13(30):3719-31, 2006
72. Korfias S, Stranjalis G, Boviatsis E, Psachoulia C, Jullien G, Gregson B, Mendelow AD,
Sakas DE: Serum S-100B protein monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain
injury. Intensive Care Med 33(22):255-60, 2006
73. Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Long-term air-exposed functioning
hydrocephalus valve with no infection. South Med J 99(10):1127-9, 2006
74. Korfias S, Stranjalis G, Psachoulia C, Vasiliadis C, Pitaridis M, Boviatsis E, Sakas DE:
Slight and short-lasting increase of serum S-100B protein in extra-cranial trauma. Brain
Inj 20(8):867-72, 2006
75. Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE: Bening intraspinal tumour misdiagnosed as mechanical low
back pain. Lancet 368(9543):1300, 2006
76. Bouras TI, Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Sakas DE: Symptomatic syringomyelia secondary
to clinically obscure infratentorial tumour. Br J Neurosurg 20(1):48-50, 2006
77. Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Sakas DE: Oral steroids as a cause of diverticulum
perforation. Lancet 83(9504):367, 2006
78. Sakas DE, Panourias IG: Rostral cingulate gyrus: A putative target for deep brain
stimulation in treatment-refractory depression. Med Hypotheses 66(3):491-4, 2006
79. Sakas DE, Whitwell HL: Spinal Injuries. In: Whitwell HL (Ed): Forensic Neuropathology,
Hodder Arnold, London, pp 113-123, 2005
80. Sakas DE, Whitwell HL: Clinical aspects of head injuries. In: Whitwell HL (Ed): Forensic
Neuropathology, Hodder Arnold, London, 2005, pp 180-195.
81. Boviatsis EJ, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Functional outcome of intrathecal
baclofen administration for severe spasticity. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 107(4):289-95,
2005
82. Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Karampelas IK, Korfias S, Korkolopoulou P, Sakas DE:
Primitive supratentorial neuroectodermal tumor in an adult. J Clin Neurosci 12(4):4925, 2005
83. Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Lumbar synovial cyst as a cause of low
back pain and acute radiculopathy: a case report. South Med J 98(2):223-5, 2005
84. Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Boviatsis EJ, Korfias S, Sakas DE: s e l e c t ion of cranial site
for shunting debilitated patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 147(7):763-5, 2005
85. Panourias IG, Skiadas PK, Sakas DE, Marketos SG: Hippocrates: a pioneer in the
treatment of head injuries. Neurosurgery 57(1):181-9 discussion 181-9, 2005
86. Sakas DE, Korfias SI, Wayte SC, Beale DJ, Papapetrou KP, Stranjalis GS, Whittaker KW,
Whitwell HL: Chiari malformation: CSF flow dynamics in the craniocervical junction and
syrinx. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 147(12):1223-33, 2005
87. Stamboulis E, Catsaros N, Gatzonis S, Siafakas A, Georgacoulias N, Sakas DE. “Cardiac
vagal tests and vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy.” Clin Auton Res. 2005
Feb;15(1):54-6.
88. Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Vemmos KN, Sakas DE: Spontaneous subarachnoid
haemorrhage in the era of transition from surgery to embolization. A study of the
overall outcome. Br J Neurosurg 19(5):389-94, 2005
89. Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Psachoulia C, Boviatsis E, Kouyialis A, Protopappa D, Sakas DE:
Serum S-100B as an indicator of early postoperative deterioration after meningioma
surgery. Clin Chem 51(1):202-7, 2005
90. Boviatsis EJ, Kouyialis AT, Boutsikakis I, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Infected CNS infusion
pumps. Is there a chance for treatment without removal ? Acta Neurochir (Wien)
146(5):463-7, 2004
91. Boviatsis EJ, Korfias S, Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE: Epidural haematoma after evacuation of
contralateral subdural haematoma. Ir J Med Sci 173(4):217-8, 2004
92. Dimopoulou I, Kouyialis AT, Tzanella M, Armaganidis A, Thalassinos N, Sakas DE,
Tsagarakis S: High incidence of neuroendocrine dysfunction in long-term survivors of
aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke 35(12):2884-9, 2004
93. Dimopoulou I, Tsagarakis S, Kouyialis AT, Roussou P, Assithianakis G, Christoforaki M,
Ilias I, Sakas DE, Thalassinos N, Roussos C: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
dysfunction in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury: incidence,
pathophysiology, and relationship to vasopressor dependence and peripheral
interleukin-6 levels. Crit Care Med 32(2):404-8, 2004
94. Komninos J, Vlassopoulou V, Protopapa D, Korfias S, Kontogeorgos G, Sakas DE,
Thalassinos NC: Tumors metastatic to the pituitary gland: case report and literature
review. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89(2):574-80, 2004 Review
95. Kouyialis AT, Boviatsis EJ, Prezerakos GK, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Complex
neurobehavioural syndrome due to bilateral thalamic glioma. Br J Neurosurg 18(5):5347, 2004
96. Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Analyti R, Boviatsis EJ, Korfias S, Sakas DE: Peritumoural
haematoma and meningioma: a common tumour with an uncommon presentation. J
Clin Neurosci 11(8):906-9, 2004
97. Lascaratos JG, Panourias IG, Sakas DE: Hydrocephalus according to Byzantine writers.
Neurosurgery 55(1):214-20; discussion 220-1, 2004
98. Stranjalis G, Papavlassopoulos F, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Bontozoglou N, Sakas DE:
Occult traumatic dissection of vertebral artery with an excellent outcome. Br J
Neurosurg 18(4):389-91, 2004
99. Stranjalis G, Sakas DE: A history of the department of neurosurgery at the
Evangelismos Hospital, Athens. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 146(10):1165-9; discussion
1169, 2004
100.
Stranjalis G, Sakas DE: Thecaloscopy/Thecoscopy. Minim Invasive Neurosurg
47(4):258, 2004
101.
Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Papapetrou C, Kouyialis A, Boviatsis E, Psachoulia C,
Sakas DE: Elevated serum S-100B protein as a predictor of failure to short-term return
to work or activities after mild head injury. J Neurotrauma 21(8):1070-5, 2004
102.
Stranjalis G, Tsamandouraki K, Sakas DE, Alamanos Y: Low back pain in a
representative sample of Greek population: analysis according to personal and
socioeconomic characteristics. Spine 15;29(12):1355-60; discussion 1361, 2004
103.
Dimopoulos KG, Baltogiannis C, Scorila E, Kimonides VG, Sakas DE,
Lymberopoulos DK: DESSA: a new decision support system for neurosurgery. Conf Proc
IEEE Eng Med Biol SOC 5:3416-9, 2004
104.
Dimopoulou I, Tsagarakis S, Korfias S, Zervakis D, Douka E, Thalassinos N,
Sakas DE, Roussos C. Relationship of thyroid function to post-traumatic S-100b serum
levels in survivors of severe head injury: preliminary results. Intensive Care Med
30(2):298-301, 2004
105.
Korkolopoulou P, Patsouris E, Konstantinidou AE, Pavlopoulos PM, Kavantzas N,
Boviatsis E, Thymara I, Perdiki M, Thomas-Tsagli E, Angelidakis D, Rologis D, Sakas DE:
Hypoxia-inductible factor 1alpha/vascular endothelial growth factor axis in
astrocytomas. Associations with microvessel morphometry, proliferation and prognosis.
Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 30:267-78, 2004
106.
Boviatsis EJ, Kouyialis AT, Papatheodorou G, Gavra M, Korfias S, Sakas DE:
Multiple hemorrhagic brain infarcts after viper envenomation. Am J Trop Med Hyg
68(2):253-7, 2003
107.
Boviatsis EJ, Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE: Misdiagnosis of bilateral isodense chronic
subdural haematomas. Hosp Med 64(6):374-5, 2003
108.
Boviatsis EJ, Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Sakas DE: CT-guided
stereotactic aspiration of brain abscesses. Neurosurg Rev 26(3):206-9, 2003
109.
Boviatsis EJ, Kouyialis AT, Stranjalis G, Korfias S, Sakas DE: CT-guided
stereotactic biopsies of brain stem lesions: personal experience and literature review.
Neurol Sci 24(3):97-102, 2003
110.
Boviatsis EJ, Maratheftis NL, Kouyialis AT, Sakas DE: A typical presentation of an
extradural hematoma on the grounds of a temporal arachnoid cyst. Clin Neurol
Neurosurg 105(3):225-8, 2003
111.
Dimopoulou I, Korfias S, Dafni U, Anthi A, Psachoulia C, Jullien G, Sakas DE,
Roussos C: Protein S-100b serum levels in trauma-induced brain death. Neurology
25;60(6):947-51, 2003
112.
Gatzonis SD, Korres S, Balatsouras DG, Stabulis E, Georgakulias N, Singunas E,
Siafakas A, Sakas DE: Influence of vagus nerve stimulation on vestibulo-ocular reflex.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 65(4):223-5, 2003
113.
Kouyialis A, Sakas DE, Boviatsis E, Maratheftis N, Korfias S: Delayed diagnosis
of steroid-induced colon diverticulum perforation. N Z Med J 116(1183):U631, 2003
114.
Stranjalis G, Protopapa D, Sakas DE, Chondros D: Stereotactic biopsy in the era
of advanced neuroimaging. Does the minimal therapeutic gain justify its current wide
use? Minim Invasive Neurosurg 46(2):90-3, 2003
115.
Stranjalis G, Sakas DE. Post-traumatic transient bilateral trigeminal neuropathy.
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 144(3):307-8; discussion 308, 2002
116.
Karabatsou K, Gan YC, Christie M, Sakas DE. Pott's puffy tumour: a delayed
complication of surgery. Br J Neurosurg 15(5):441-2, 2001
117.
Stranjalis G, Sakas DE: A minor revision of Hunt and Hess scale. Stroke
32(9):2208, 2001
118.
Sakas DE, Dimopoulou I: Lack of effect of induction of hypothermia after acute
brain injury. N Engl J Med 5;345(1):66, 2001
119.
Yapijakis C, Mamali I, Papapetrou KP, Stranjalis GS, Protopapa DP, Vassilopoulos
D, Sakas DE: Possible interaction of cell membrane-bound n-ras pathways with nf2related cytoskeleton factors in oncogenesis of meningiomas. BJMG 4: 17-21, 2001.
120.
Sakas DE: Brain and Neurosensory tissues: highly dependent on oxygen supply.
Preventing Cognitive and Neurosensory Decline (Invited Review). Information Medicale
Express, Paris, France, 1999
121.
Sakas DE, Abbasi K, Whitwell HL, Watkins R, Beale DJ: Ultra early rapidly
reversible hyperemic brain swelling complicating brief intraoperative ischemiareperfusion. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 6:324-325, 1999
122.
Sakas DE, Whitwell HL, Watkins RJ, Beale DJ: Ultra early transient brain swelling
following brief intraoperative ischaemia-reperfusion. J Clin Neurosci 6(4):324-325, 1999
123.
Sakas DE, Beale DJ, Ameen AA, Whitwell HL, Whittaker KW, Krebs AJ, Abbasi
KH, Dias PS: Compound anterior cranial base fractures: classification using
computerized tomography scanning as a basis for s e l e c t ion of patients for dural
repair. J Neurosurg 88(3):471-7, 1998
124.
Sakas DE, Whittaker KW, Whitwell HL, Singounas EG: Syndromes of
posttraumatic neurological deterioration in children with no focal lesions revealed by
cerebral imaging: evidence for a trigeminovascular pathophysiology. Neurosurgery
41(3):661-7, 1997
125.
Sakas DE, Whitwell HL: Neurological episodes after minor head injury and
trigeminovascular activation. Med Hypotheses 48(5):431-5. Review, 1997
126.
Tolias CM, Beale DJ, Sakas DE: Giant lumbar meningioma: a common tumour in
an unusual location. Neuroradiology 39(4):276-7, 1997
127.
Phillips J, Sakas DE: Anterior callosotomy for intractable epilepsy: outcome in a
series of twenty patients. Br J Neurosurg 10(4):351-6, 1996
128.
Sakas DE, Whittaker KW, Crowell RM, Zervas NT: Perfluorocarbons: recent
developments and implications for neurosurgery. J Neurosurg 85(2):248-54 Review,
1996
129.
Sakas DE, Zervas NT, Whitwell HL, Papageorgiou C: Stereotactic or stereotaxic:
time to resolve the age-old controversy. J Neurosurg 84(5):892-4, 1996
130.
Sakas DE, Whittaker K, Abbasi KH, Zervas NT: Experimental microneurosurgery
of the trigeminal nerve: surgical technique for ganglionectomy and rhizotomy in the cat.
J Neurosci Methods 65(2):137-41, 1996
131.
Sakas DE, Stranjalis G, Whittaker K, Whitwell HL: Perfluorochemical oxygen
carriers: potential uses in neurosciences. Cerebrovasc Brain Metab Rev 8(3):209-29
Review, 1996
132.
Sakas DE, Phillips J: Anterior callosotomy in the management of intractable
epileptic seizures: significance of the extent of resection. Acta Neurochir (Wien)
138(6):700-7, 1996
133.
Sakas DE, Bullock MR, Patterson J, Hadley D, Wyper DJ, Teasdale GM: Focal
cerebral hyperemia after focal head injury in humans: a benign phenomenon? J
Neurosurg 83(2):277-84, 1995
134.
Sakas DE, Bullock MR, Teasdale GM: One-year outcome following craniotomy for
traumatic hematoma in patients with fixed dilated pupils. J Neurosurg 82(6):961-5,
1995
135.
Sakas DE, Dias LS, Beale D: Subarachnoid haemorrhage presenting as head
injury. BMJ 6;310(6988):1186-7, 1995
136.
Sakas DE, Farrell MA, Young S, Toland J: Posterior thecal lumbar disc herniation
mimicking synovial cyst. Neuroradiology 37(3):192-4, 1995
137.
Sakas DE, Booth AE: Postlaminectomy peridural fibrosis. J Neurosurg
80(6):1130-1, 1994
138.
Sakas DE, Crowell RM, Zervas
NT:
Effects of lecithin-emulsified
perfluorochemical compounds in ischemic brain injury. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil
Biotechnol 22(1):83-9, 1994
139.
Sakas DE, Kalfakis N, Panas M, Vassilopoulos D, Carvounis P: The risk of cancer
in relatives of patients with brain neoplasm. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 131(3-4):226-8,
1994
140.
Sakas DE, Crowell RM, Kim K, Korosue K, Zervas NT: The perfluorocarbon
fluoromethyloadamantane offers cerebral protection in a model of isovolemic
hemodilution in rabbits. Stroke 25(1):197-201, 1994
141.
Singounas EG, Leventis AS, Sakas DE, Hadley DM, Lampadarios DA, Karvounis
PC: Successful treatment of intracerebral hydatid cysts with albendazole: case report
and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 31(3):571-4 Review, 1992
142.
Bullock R, Sakas DE, Patterson J, Wyper D, Hadley D, Maxwell W, Teasdale GM:
Early post-traumatic cerebral blood flow mapping: correlation with structural damage
after focal injury. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien) 55:14-7, 1992
143.
Macfarlane R, Moskowitz MA, Sakas DE, Tasdemiroglu E, Wei EP, Kontos HA: The
role of neuroeffector mechanisms in cerebral hyperperfusion syndromes. J Neurosurg
75(6):845-55 Review, 1991
144.
Sakas DE, Patterson J, Bullock R, Wyper D, Hadley D, Teasdale GM: Focal
posttraumatic hyperaemia: A Benign Process? Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and
Metabolism (Suppl) 11: S834, 1991
145.
Singounas EG, Sakas DE, Hadley DM, Chalevelakis G, Sfakianos G, Raptis S,
Karvounis PC: Paraplegia in a pregnant thalassemic woman due to extramedullary
hematopoiesis: successful management with transfusions. Surg Neurol 36(3):210-5
Review, 1991
146.
Wyper D, Sakas DE, Bullock R, Paterson J, Maxwell W, Handley D, Teasdale GM:
Traumatic cerebral contusions cause severely reduced perifocal CBF and Ischaemic
Damage. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (Suppl) 11: S831, 1991.
147.
Moskowitz M, Sakas DE, Kano M, Kontos HA, Wei EP: Vasomotor functions of the
trigeminovascular fibers: Inferences from lesion studies. Migraine, Sandler M., Collins
CM (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 73-83, 1990
148.
Sakas DE, Charnvises K, Borges LF, Zervas NT: Biologically inert synthetic dural
substitutes. Appraisal of a medical-grade aliphatic polyurethane and a polysiloxanecarbonate block copolymer. J Neurosurg 73(6):936-41 Review, 1990
149.
Buzzi MG, Sakas DE, Moskowitz MA: Indomethacin and acetylsalicylic acid block
neurogenic plasma protein extravasation in rat dura mater. Eur J Pharmacol 20;165(23):251-8, 1989
150.
Linnik MD, Sakas DE, Uhl GR, Moskowitz MA: Subarachnoid blood and headache:
altered trigeminal tachykinin gene expression. Ann Neurol 25(2):179-84, 1989
151.
Moskowitz MA, Buzzi MG, Sakas DE, Linnik MD: Pain mechanisms underlying
vascular headaches. Progress Report 1989. Rev Neurol (Paris) 145(3):181-93 Review,
1989
152.
Moskowitz M, Sakas DE, Wei E, Kano M, Buzzi MG, Ogilvy CC, Kontos HA:
Postoclusive hyperemia in feline grey matter is mediated by trigeminal sensory axons.
Neurotrasmission and Cerebrovascular Function (Volume I). Seylaz J, Mackenzie ET
(eds), Elsevier, Amsterdam pp 313-315, 1989
153.
Moskowitz MS, Wei EP, Saito K, Sakas DE, Oh SJ, Kontos HA: Trigeminal axons
modify vascular reactivity and permeability in blood vessels. Cerebrovascular Diseases
Vol. 16, Ginsberg MD, Dietrich WD (eds), Raven Press, New York, Chapter 42, pp 399403, 1989
154.
Moskowitz MA, Sakas DE, Wei EP, Kano M, Buzzi MG, Ogilvy C, Kontos HA:
Postocclusive cerebral hyperemia is markedly attenuated by chronic trigeminal
ganglionectomy. Am J Physiol 257(5 Pt 2):H1736-9, 1989
155.
Sakas DE, Singounas EG, Karvounis PC: Spontaneous intracerebral
haematomas: surgical versus conservative treatment based on Glascow Coma Scale
score and computer tomography data. J Neurosurg Sci 33(2):165-72, 1989
156.
Sakas DE, Moskowitz MA, Wei EP, Kontos HA, Kano M, Ogilvy CS:
Trigeminovascular fibers increase blood flow in cortical gray matter by axon reflex-like
mechanisms during acute severe hypertension or seizures. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
86(4):1401-5, 1989
157.
Sakas DE, Singounas EG, Leventis AS, Karvounis PC: Three rare cases of
arachnoid cysts. Acta Neurol (Napoli) 10(3):220-4, 1988
158.
Moskowitz MA, Saito K, Sakas DE, Markowitz S: The trigeminovascular system
and pain mechanisms from cephalic blood vessels. Pain Research and Clinical
Management, vol. 3, Dubner R, Gebdhardt GF, Bond MR (eds), Elsevier, Amsterdam,
chapter 20 p.p. 177-185, 1988
159.
Karvounis PC, Sakas DE, Singounas EG, Sourtzis I, Fotinou M: Huge calcified
subdural hematoma undetected for half a century. A case report in an old patient. Acta
Neurol (Napoli) 9(3):212-7, 1987
160.
Sakas DE, Krassanakis KC: Asymmetrical hydrocephalus following evacuation of
a subdural haematoma. Br J Neurosurg 1(4):495-8, 1987
161.
Singounas E, Sakas DE, Sourtzis I, Karvounis P: Intradural free fragment of the
lumbar region: report of two cases. Br J Neurosurg 1(1):137-40, 1987