Francesco Diana
@fdianamd
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Interventional Neuroradiologist, @vallhebron, Barcelona, Spain | Dual Degree PhD student at the @unilim and @UniSalerno | Assoc. Editor @INR_WFITN
Barcelona, Spain
Joined October 2009
Innovative pain control after aSAH: Intra-MMA lidocaine (ยฑ dexamethasone) during embolization cut pain scores up to 75% and slashed opioid useโwith no complications. Targeted dural therapy shows promise. #NeuroIR #subarachnoidhemorrhage #PainManagement #MMAembo
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๐ฅ Missed our Webinar โOptimizing acute stroke pathways outside the hospital & inside the angioโ - supported by @Medtronic? ๐ The recording is now online! Learn how #AI supports acute stroke care & when to adapt your intervention strategy ๐ Watch here: https://t.co/h8b0fOpnIe
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64% of neurointerventionalists report PTSD-level stress after major complicationsโoften long-lasting and worsened by lack of institutional support. The โsecond victimโ is real. https://t.co/XjJbVnNRuB
#NeuroIR #PhysicianWellness #MedTwitter
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Exciting breakthrough in #Neurointervention! In rabbits, rosuvastatin boosted healing after flow diverter placementโbetter aneurysm closure, open side branches, and stronger vessel lining. A hint at smarter stent therapy ahead. @fdianamd #NeuroIntervention #flowdiversion
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๐จ #ESMINT webinar: Join Jan Gralla, Francesco Diana & Alex Solich to explore how AI accelerates stroke detection and triage, improving outcomes from pre-hospital to in-angio ๐
10 Nov | 5pm CET ๐ป Free registration ๐ค Supported by @Medtronic ๐ https://t.co/BKg20BhGrp
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Intracranial Aneurysm Wall Phenotypes: Clinical, Morphological, and Hemodynamic Influences | Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology https://t.co/OQpBxxo5CN
@StrokeAHA_ASA @svinsociety @SVINJournal
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This is 1 cubic millimeter of the brain. 57,000 cells, 150 million synapses & 230 millimeters of ultrafine veins.
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Can a single, simple single-phase CTA score improve stroke outcome prediction?๐ค Our new multicenter study (n=1080), now in @JNIS_BMJ , introduces the CTA Collateral Impairment Score (CCIS): a composite of arterial (Tan) + venous (COVES) collaterals from routine single-phase
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Statins (rosuvastatin) plus aspirin can promote aneurysm healing, potentially improving the safety/efficacy of treatments using bare metal flow diverters, as per an animal study presented by @fdianamd at #ESMINT2025
@esmintsociety @vallhebron
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Atrial fibrillation patients can still suffer a stoke while on DOACs. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ VKA, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐? A thread on our meta-analysis, out now in @GreenJournal
https://t.co/e7zn7IsESP
neurology.org
Background and ObjectivesThe management of anticoagulation after ischemic stroke while on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is controversial. We performed an aggregate-data meta-analysis to compare...
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Contrast induced encephalopathy (CIE) is a rare but important complication of endovascular procedures. This multicenter study found that corticosteroid treatment was linked to faster symptom resolution, while intravenous fluids showed a positive trend. With most patients making a
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New multicenter data compares transverse venous sinus (TVS) stenting vs. CSF shunting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). TVS stenting shows lower treatment failure, fewer residual symptoms (except tinnitus), and less healthcare use. Tailoring treatment to symptoms is
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Did you know that the classification by Djindjian and Merland, published in 1978, was the first #systematic attempt to categorize #DAVFs based on venous drainage patterns? Its main contribution was the pioneering recognition that the clinical risk of a DAVF โ particularly the
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Do you want to be among the #future #leaders in #vascular and #endovascular treatment? Donโt miss the opportunity to join the #European #Master in #Vascular and #Endovascular #Neurosurgery. We are looking for the very best. 1 year. 800 hours of hands-on training in the angio
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Who knows #Uchimuraโs artery? It supplies the hippocampus, first described in the 1920s by Yushi Uchimura. It typically originates from the P2 segment of the PCA A fragile, variable vessel โ masterfully detailed by @Michihiro1966 during #SNVICON25 in Delhi @neuroangio1 @fdianamd
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My attending once said, โIf you donโt want to miss something, you have to know where look for it!โ Intracranial aneurysms may occur at many locations, but overwhelming at the ACOM & PCOMM. Look hard at these regions! Remember, you miss 100% of aneurysms you don't look for!
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Why did natural selection favored the persistence of the #ACOM? As a solution to the problem of dehydration in the reptiles and not as a collateral source (anthropocentric view)! Thanks @kanachan2020 for the paper!
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๐จ Sudden bilateral hearing loss could be a critical warning sign of basilar artery occlusion (BAO)! How does that happen ๐คท. Donโt overlook this potential life-threatening condition. ๐๐ง #StrokeAwareness @JNIS_BMJ
https://t.co/vBb6YFPANh
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