By Dr Cecilia Cappelen-Smith

Journal articles

Tanglay O; Cappelen-Smith C; Parsons MW; Cordato DJ, 2024, 'Enhancing Stroke Recognition: A Comparative Analysis of Balance and Eyes–Face, Arms, Speech, Time (BE-FAST) and Face, Arms, Speech, Time (FAST) in Identifying Posterior Circulation Strokes', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195912

Alysha D; Blair C; Thomas P; Pham T; Nguyen T; Cordato TR; Badge H; Chappelow N; Lin L; Edwards L; Thomas J; Hodgkinson S; Cappelen-Smith C; McDougall A; Cordato DJ; Parsons M, 2024, 'Comparative Prevalence of Cerebrovascular Disease in Vietnamese Communities in South-Western Sydney', Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd11060164

Pervin I; Ramanathan S; Cappelen-Smith C; Vucic S; Reddel SW; Hardy TA, 2024, 'Clinical and radiological characteristics and outcomes of patients with recurrent or relapsing tumefactive demyelination', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.105408

Thomas JO; Visser M; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; Garcia Esperon C; Spratt N; Lin L; Bivard A; Parsons MW, 2024, 'Abstract TMP52: Modern Thin-Slice CT Perfusion Has High Sensitivity for Supratentorial Lacunar Stroke', Stroke, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.tmp52

Edwards L; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Bivard A; Parsons MW, 2024, 'Abstract TP132: Optimal CT Perfusion Post-Processing Method in Posterior Circulation Stroke', Stroke, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.tp132

Subramaniam JC; Cheung A; Manning N; Whitley J; Cordato D; Zagami A; Cappelen-Smith C; Tian H; Levi C; Parsons M; Butcher KS, 2023, 'Most endovascular thrombectomy patients have Target Mismatch despite absence of formal CT perfusion selection criteria', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285679

Edwards LS; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Bivard A; Churilov L; Lin L; Chen C; Garcia-Esperon C; Butcher K; Kleinig T; Choi PMC; Cheng X; Dong Q; Aviv RI; Parsons MW, 2023, 'Optimal CT perfusion thresholds for core and penumbra in acute posterior circulation infarction', Frontiers in Neurology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1092505

Lin L; Blair C; Fu J; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; Cheung A; Manning NW; Wenderoth J; Chen C; Bivard A; Butcher K; Kleinig TJ; Choi P; Levi CR; Parsons M, 2023, 'Prior anticoagulation and bridging thrombolysis improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke', Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2022-019560

Cordato D; Blair C; Thomas P; Firtko A; Miller M; Edwards LS; Thomas J; Balabanski AH; Dos Santos A; Lin L; Hodgkinson S; Cappelen-Smith C; Beran RG; McDougall A; Parsons M, 2022, 'Cerebrovascular Disease Profiles of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in South Western Sydney and New South Wales', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 51, pp. 744 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000524242

Sarraj A; Albers GW; Blasco J; Arenillas JF; Ribo M; Hassan AE; de la Ossa NP; Wu TYH; Cardona Portela P; Abraham MG; Chen M; Maali L; Kleinig TJ; Cordato D; Wallace AN; Schaafsma JD; Sangha N; Gibson DP; Blackburn SL; De Lera Alfonso M; Pujara D; Shaker F; McCullough-Hicks ME; Moreno Negrete JL; Renu A; Beharry J; Cappelen-Smith C; Rodríguez-Esparragoza L; Olivé-Gadea M; Requena M; Almaghrabi T; Mendes Pereira V; Sitton C; Martin-Schild S; Song S; Ma H; Churilov L; Mitchell PJ; Parsons MW; Furlan A; Grotta JC; Donnan GA; Davis SM; Campbell BCV, 2022, 'Thrombectomy versus Medical Management in Mild Strokes due to Large Vessel Occlusion: Exploratory Analysis from the EXTEND-IA Trials and a Pooled International Cohort', Annals of Neurology, 92, pp. 364 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.26418

Mitchell PJ; Yan B; Churilov L; Dowling RJ; Bush SJ; Bivard A; Huo XC; Wang G; Zhang SY; Ton MD; Cordato DJ; Kleinig TJ; Ma H; Chandra RV; Brown H; Campbell BCV; Cheung AK; Steinfort B; Scroop R; Redmond K; Miteff F; Liu Y; Duc DP; Rice H; Parsons MW; Wu TY; Nguyen HT; Donnan GA; Miao ZR; Davis SM; Desmond P; Yassi N; Zhao H; Williams C; Alemseged F; Ng FC; Yogendrakumar V; Bailey P; De Villiers L; Phan T; Thirugnanachandran T; Chong W; Asadi H; Slater LA; Manning N; Wenderoth J; McDougall A; Cappelen-Smith C; Whitley J; Edwards L; Esperon CG; Spratt N; Pepper E; Levi C; Faulder K; Harrington T; Krause M; Waters M; Fink J; Ma G; Shen X; Song X; Gao Y; Guangxian N; Guo Z; Zhang H; Han H; Wang H; Liao G; Zhang Z; Li C; Yang Z; Cai C; Huang C; Hong Y, 2022, 'Endovascular thrombectomy versus standard bridging thrombolytic with endovascular thrombectomy within 4·5 h of stroke onset: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised non-inferiority trial', The Lancet, 400, pp. 116 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00564-5

Thomas JO; Sharobeam A; Venkat A; Blair C; Ozalp N; Calic Z; Wyllie P; Middleton PM; Welgampola M; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C, 2022, 'Video head impulse testing to differentiate vestibular neuritis from posterior circulation stroke in the emergency department: a prospective observational study', BMJ Neurology Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2022-000284

Sun MM; Seleme N; Chen JJ; Zekeridou A; Sechi E; Walsh RD; Beebe JD; Sabbagh O; Mejico LJ; Gratton S; Skidd PM; Bellows DA; Falardeau J; Fraser CL; Cappelen-Smith C; Haines SR; Hassanzadeh B; Seay MD; Subramanian PS; Williams Z; Gordon LK, 2021, 'Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications in Patients Treated With CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Blockade', Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 41, pp. 519 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001148

Parameshwaran B; Cordato D; Parsons M; Cheung A; Manning N; Wenderoth J; Cappelen-Smith C, 2021, 'The Benefit of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Stroke on Functional Outcome Is Sustained at 12 Months', Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, 11, pp. 81 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000517929

Blair C; Edwards L; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; McQuinn A; Manning NW, 2021, 'Intravenous Thrombolysis Is Associated with Less Disabling Stroke and Lower Mortality in Multiple-Pass Endovascular Thrombectomy', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 50, pp. 156 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000512105

Fu J; Cappelen-Smith C; Edwards L; Cheung A; Manning N; Wenderoth J; Parsons M; Cordato D, 2021, 'Comparison of functional outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy in patients with and without atrial fibrillation', Vessel Plus, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1209.2021.36

Edwards LS; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Bivard A; Churilov L; Parsons MW, 2021, 'Review of CT perfusion and current applications in posterior circulation stroke', Vessel Plus, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1209.2021.18

Edwards LS; Cuganesan R; Cappelen-Smith C, 2020, 'Cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of intracranial hypotension after lumbar puncture', BMJ Neurology Open, 2, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2020-000046

Calic Z; Nham B; Bradshaw AP; Young AS; Bhaskar S; D'Souza M; Anderson CS; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Welgampola MS, 2020, 'Separating posterior-circulation stroke from vestibular neuritis with quantitative vestibular testing', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 2047 - 2055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.04.173

El-Wahsh S; Cappelen-Smith C; Spies J, 2020, 'Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy presenting as predominantly sciatic monomelic neuropathy', BMJ Neurology Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2020-000045

Phua CS; Murad A; Fraser C; Bray V; Cappelen-Smith C, 2020, 'Myasthenia gravis and concurrent myositis following PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor for non-small cell lung cancer', BMJ Neurology Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2019-000028

Calic Z; Nham B; Taylor RL; Young AS; Bradshaw AP; McGarvie LM; Colebatch JG; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; Welgampola MS, 2020, 'Vestibular migraine presenting with acute peripheral vestibulopathy: Clinical, oculographic and vestibular test profiles', Cephalalgia Reports, 3, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2515816320958175

Lau FS; Mitchelle A; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Hodgkinson S; McDougall A; Zagami AS; Manning NW, 2020, 'Abstract TMP9: Use of Immediate Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Carotid Stenting for Tandem Occlusion Stroke is Associated With Acceptable Symptomatic Intracranial Haemorrhage Rates', Stroke, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.tmp9

Blair C; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Edwards L; Mitchelle A; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; Manning N, 2020, 'Abstract TP28: Intravenous Thrombolysis is Associated With Better Functional Outcomes in Endovascular Thrombectomy Patients Requiring Multiple-Passes to Achieve Reperfusion', Stroke, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.tp28

McQuinn A; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; Mitchelle A; Blair C; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Hodgkinson S; McDougall A; Zagami AS; Manning NW, 2020, 'Abstract TP32: Efficacy and Safety of Hyper-acute Stenting for Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease', Stroke, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.tp32

Mitchelle A; Lau FS; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; McQuinn A; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Hodgkinson S; Blair C; McDougall A; Zagami AS; Manning NW, 2020, 'Abstract WP57: Acute Carotid Stenting Following Intracranial Thrombectomy Has Comparable Safety and Efficacy in Early versus Late Time Window Stroke', Stroke, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.wp57

Edwards LS; Blair C; Cordato D; McDougall A; Manning N; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; Cappelen-Smith C, 2020, 'Impact of interhospital transfer on patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in an Australian setting', BMJ Neurology Open, 2, pp. e000030 - e000030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2019-000030

Valente M; Saab J; Cordato D; Manning N; Cappelen-Smith C, 2019, 'The diagnostic utility of routine clot analysis after endovascular thrombectomy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 70, pp. 247 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2019.09.005

Ledingham D; El-Wahsh S; Sebire D; Cappelen-Smith C; Hodgkinson SJ; McDougall AJ; Maley M; Cordato DJ, 2019, 'Adjuvant immunosuppression for paradoxical deterioration in tuberculous meningitis including one case responsive to cyclosporine. A tertiary referral hospital experience', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 404, pp. 58 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2019.07.002

Bhaskar S; Saab J; Cappelen-Smith C; Killingsworth M; Wu XJ; Cheung A; Manning N; Aouad P; McDougall A; Hodgkinson S; Cordato D, 2019, 'Clot Histopathology in Ischemic Stroke with Infective Endocarditis', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 46, pp. 331 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2019.8

Sharobeam A; Cordato DJ; Manning N; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; Cappelen-Smith C, 2019, 'Functional Outcomes at 90 Days in Octogenarians Undergoing Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study and Meta-Analysis', Frontiers in Neurology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00254

Alsahli K; Cheung AK; Wijesuriya N; Cordato D; Zagami AS; Wenderoth JD; Chiu AH; Tay K; Cappelen-Smith C, 2019, 'Thrombectomy in stroke of unknown onset, wake up stroke and late presentations: Australian experience from 2 comprehensive stroke centres', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 59, pp. 136 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.114

Desai M; Alsahli K; Cheung A; Wenderoth J; Kohli A; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Tay K; Hodgkinson S; McDougall A; Zagami AS; Manning NW, 2019, 'Abstract 154: Non-Contrast Computed Tomography Based Patient Selection Achieves Similar Outcomes to Advanced Neuroimaging in Late Time Window Endovascular Thrombectomy', Stroke, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.50.suppl_1.154

Zuo L; Zhan Y; Liu F; Chen C; Xu L; Calic Z; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; Hu Y; Li G, 2018, 'Clinical and laboratory factors related to acute isolated vertigo or dizziness and cerebral infarction', Brain and Behavior, 8, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1092

Manning NW; Wenderoth J; Alsahli K; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; McDougall A; Zagami AS; Cheung A, 2018, 'Endovascular thrombectomy > 24-hr from stroke symptom onset', Frontiers in Neurology, 9, pp. 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00501

Quadri SZ; Huynh T; Cappelen-Smith C; Wijesuriya N; Mamun A; Beran RG; McDougall AJ; Cordato D, 2018, 'Reflection on stroke deaths and end-of-life stroke care', Internal Medicine Journal, 48, pp. 330 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13619

Ledingham D; Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D, 2018, 'Crowned dens syndrome', Practical Neurology, 18, pp. 57 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2017-001793

Venkat A; Cappelen-Smith C; Askar S; Thomas PR; Bhaskar S; Tam A; McDougall AJ; Hodgkinson SJ; Cordato DJ, 2018, 'Factors Associated with Stroke Misdiagnosis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Case-Control Study', Neuroendocrinology, 51, pp. 123 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000491635

Bhaskar S; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; Cheung A; Ledingham D; Celermajer D; Levi C, 2017, 'Clarion call for histopathological clot analysis in “cryptogenic” ischemic stroke: implications for diagnosis and treatment', Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 4, pp. 926 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acn3.500

Calic Z; Bradshaw A; McGarvie L; Pogson J; Young A; Cordato D; Cappelen-Smith C; Welgampola M, 2017, 'Canal and otolith test characteristics in vestibular neuritis and posterior circulation stroke', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 381, pp. 148 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.437

Calic Z; Cappelen-Smith C; Cuganesan R; Anderson CS; Welgampola M; Cordato DJ, 2017, 'Frequency, Aetiology, and Outcome of Small Cerebellar Infarction', Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, 7, pp. 173 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000481459

Soh D; Cappelen-Smith C; Korber J; Heath T; Cordato D, 2017, 'The utility of ultrasound in showing a unique cause of posterior interosseous nerve syndrome', eNeurologicalSci, 8, pp. 34 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ensci.2017.07.002

Cappelen-Smith C; Calic Z; Cordato D, 2017, 'Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: Recognition and Treatment', Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11940-017-0460-7

Calic Z; Cappelen-Smith C; Anderson CS; Xuan W; Cordato DJ, 2016, 'Cerebellar Infarction and Factors Associated with Delayed Presentation and Misdiagnosis', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 42, pp. 476 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000448899

Cappelen-Smith C; Cordato D; Calic Z; Cheung A; Wenderoth J, 2016, 'Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke: a real-world experience', Internal Medicine Journal, 46, pp. 1038 - 1043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13165

Venkat AR; Wenderoth J; Evans L; Cappelen-Smith C, 2016, 'Stroke in a young man with untreated HIV infection and neurosyphilis', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.00308

Rigney LA; El-Haddad C; Cappelen-Smith C; Pamphlett R; Gotis-Graham I; Cordato DJ, 2016, 'Rhabdomyolysis as a late complication of bariatric surgery', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 364, pp. 102 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.03.027

Rigney L; Cappelen-Smith C; Sebire D; Beran RG; Cordato D, 2015, 'Nontraumatic spinal cord ischaemic syndrome', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 22, pp. 1544 - 1549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2015.03.037

Calic Z; Cappelen-Smith C; Zagami AS, 2015, 'Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome', Internal Medicine Journal, 45, pp. 599 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12669

Malkan A; Cappelen-Smith C; Beran R; Griffith N; Toong C; Wang MX; Cordato D, 2015, 'Anti-synthetase syndrome associated with anti PL-12 and anti-Signal recognition particle antibodies and a necrotizing auto-immune myositis', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 22, pp. 396 - 398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2014.04.031

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