Dr. Demetrius K Lopes MD
Neurosurgeon
1700 LUTHER LANE PARK RIDGE IL, 60068Rating
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About
Dr. Demetrius Lopes practices Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Lopes prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Univ Fed De Rio Grande Do Sul- Fac De Med- Porto Alegre- Rs- Brazil 1993
Federal University of Rio Grande South / Center of Biological Sciences 1993
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Faculdade de Medicina 1993
Kazan Federal University Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Improved cerebral perfusion after stenting of a petrous carotid stenosis: technical case report.
- Frequency and determinants of postprocedural hemodynamic instability after carotid angioplasty and stenting.
- Sphenoid wing sarcoidosis. Case illustration.
- Intra-arterial third-generation recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (reteplase) for acute ischemic stroke.
- Use of a craniofacial miniplate for internal fixation in a young child with cervical instability. Case report.
- Eyebrow incision for combined orbital osteotomy and supraorbital minicraniotomy: application to aneurysms of the anterior circulation. Technical note.
- Angiographic quantification of contrast medium washout from cerebral aneurysms after stent placement.
- Compression of thoracic nerve root by a facet joint synovial cyst: case report.
- Treatment of wide-necked cerebral aneurysms with the Neuroform2 Treo stent. A prospective 6-month study.
- Prevalence and risk factors for aspirin and clopidogrel resistance in cerebrovascular stenting.
- The "OK" sign: an unusual angiographic appearance of basilar artery fenestration.
- The utility of quantitative magnetic resonance angiography in the assessment of intracranial in-stent stenosis.
- Histopathologic description of Wingspan stent in acute ischemic stroke.
- Hemodynamic changes following wingspan stent placement--a quantitative magnetic
- Stent remodeling technique for coiling of ruptured wide-neck cerebral aneurysms: case report.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Birth Defects
- Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm
- Lumecca
Dr. Demetrius K Lopes MD's Practice location
Practice At 1725 W Harrison St Suite 970
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