SAFOURIS APOSTOLOS

PROFILE

Registrar, Stroke Unit

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

12/05/2006-28/05/2007:
Intern, 1st Internal Medicine Clinic, Ippokrateio Hospital
07/09/2007-06/03/2008:
Intern, 3rd University Psychiatric Clinic, AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki
02/07/2008-26/09/2010:
Intern Neurologist, Neurological Clinic, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki
01/10/2010-30/09/2010:
Intern Neurologist, Stroke Unit, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels
23/11/2011-15/05/2012:
Intern Neurologist, University Neurological Clinic, AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki
18/03/2013-30/05/2015:
Registrar, Stroke Unit, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels

EDUCATION

23/04/2003: Graduation Ceremony, Degree in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
25/06/2003: Hellenic Police Medical Officer, Corps Officers Military Academy
2011-2013: Diplôme Interuniversitaire en Pathologie Neurovasculaire. 2-year postgraduate diploma in the pathology of stroke from Descartes University, Paris, with theoretical courses at St Anne Hospital, Paris, and hands-on training at the Stroke Unit, Neurological Hospital of Lyon (May-June 2012) under Professor Nighoghossian.
17/01/2014: NIH stroke scale certification (valid for 2 years)
22/08/2014: Modified Rankin Scale certification (valid for 2 years)
04-07/2013: 20-day internship on carotid and intracranial ultrasound under Professor Gautier, Department of Ultrasound, University Regional Hospital of Lille, France
08/2013: 20-day internship on carotid and intracranial ultrasound under Professor G. Tsivgoulis, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens
23-25/09/2010: ESMAC gait analysis course, Instituto Rizoli, Bologna, Italy
04/08/2008: United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 – two-digit score: 99/100 (pass > 75) and three-digit score: 245 (pass > 185)
2009: Scholarship granted from the Hellenic Neurological Society

PUBLICATIONS

Preliminary evidence for gender effects of levetiracetam monotherapy duration on bone health of patients with epilepsy. Artemiadis AK, Lambrinoudaki I, Voskou P, Tsivgoulis G, Safouris A, Bougea A, Giannopoulos S, Gatzonis S, Triantafyllou N. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Jan 12;55:84-86.
The case for dosing dabigatran: how tailoring dose to patient renal function, weight and age could improve the benefit-risk ratio. Safouris A, Triantafyllou N, Parissis J, Tsivgoulis G. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2015 Nov;8(6):245-54.
Commentary. Safouris A. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2015 Jul-Sep;6(3):401-2.
Mediterranean Diet and Risk of Dementia. Safouris A, Tsivgoulis G, Sergentanis TN, Psaltopoulou T. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2015;12(8):736-44.
Safety and outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis in dissection-related ischemic stroke: an international multicenter study and comprehensive meta-analysis of reported case series. Tsivgoulis G, Zand R, Katsanos AH, Sharma VK, Goyal N, Krogias C, Safouris A, Vadikolias K, Voumvourakis K, Alexandrov AW, Malkoff MD, Alexandrov AV. J Neurol. 2015 Sep;262(9):2135-43.
Differentiating primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma from "butterfly glioma": A case report. Bragin A, Safouris A, Bourgonjon B, Michotte A, Triantafyllou N, Tsivgoulis G. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Apr 30. pii: S0022-510X(15)00247-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.04.037. [Epub ahead of print]
Safety of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in specific conditions. G Tsivgoulis, A Safouris & AV Alexandrov. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2015 Jun;14(6):845-64
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-associated microbleed mimicking transient ischemic attack. Safouris A, Gazagnes MD, Triantafyllou N, Tsivgoulis G. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Apr 15;351(1-2):198-9.
Vascular risk factors and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: are conventional pharmacological approaches protective for cognitive decline progression? Safouris A, Psaltopoulou T, Sergentanis TN, Boutati E, Kapaki E, Tsivgoulis G. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2015;14(2):257-69.
Recurrent stroke and patent foramen ovale: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Katsanos AH, Spence JD, Bogiatzi C, Parissis J, Giannopoulos S, Frogoudaki A, Safouris A, Voumvourakis K, Tsivgoulis G. Stroke. 2014 Nov;45(11):3352-9.
Rivaroxaban presents a better pharmacokinetic profile than dabigatran in an obese non-diabetic stroke patient. Safouris A, Demulder A, Triantafyllou N, Tsivgoulis G. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Sep 16.
Chronic Brain Hypoperfusion due to Multi-Vessel Extracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: A Potentially Reversible Cause of Cognitive Impairment. Safouris A, Hambye AS, Sculier C, Papageorgiou SG, Spyros VN, Gazagnes MD, Tsivgoulis G. J Alzheimers Dis. 2015;43(1):23-7.
Safety of early endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis: an international multicenter study. Tsivgoulis G, Krogias C, Georgiadis GS, Mikulik R, Safouris A, Meves SH, Voumvourakis K, Haršány M, Staffa R, Papageorgiou SG, Katsanos AH, Lazaris A, Mumme A, Lazarides M, Vasdekis SN. Eur J Neurol. 2014 Oct;21(10):1251-7, e75-6.
Transient and permanent neuroimaging abnormalities due to partial status epilepticus in a patient with corpus callosum agenesis. Safouris A, Popa I, Divano L, Preseau T, Dardiotis E, Triantafyllou N, Gazagnes MD, Tsivgoulis G. J Neurol. 2014 Jun;261(6):1218-20.
Protecting the brain and the heart; antithrombotic therapy for non valvular atrial fibrillation. Safouris A, Anagnostis P, Karlovasitou A, Karras S, Karagiannis A. Angiology. 2014 May;65(5):372-8.
Biopsy-proven fulminant primary angiitis of the central nervous system with normal arteriography: a challenging diagnosis of recurrent ischemic strokes. Safouris A, Stricker J, Michotte A, Voumvourakis K, Gazagnes MD, Tsivgoulis G. Neurol Sci. 2014 Jan;35(1):135-7.
Teaching NeuroImages: Isolated sphenoiditis: An uncommon cause of abducens nerve palsy. Safouris A, Bragin A, Mabiglia C, Triantafyllou N, Gazagnes MD, Tsivgoulis G. Neurology. 2013 Dec 3;81(23):e176
Safety of IV thrombolysis in an acute stroke patient anticoagulated with unfractioned heparin. Safouris A, Massaut J, Triantafyllou N, Gazagnes MD, Tsivgoulis G. European Journal of Neurology. 2013 Nov;260(11):2911-2.
Add-on antiplatelet therapy in atrial fibrillation patients on warfarin after myocardial infarction or coronary intervention. Safouris A. Invited review in the International Journal of Circulation (China). Published on 7/11/2013.
Un cas de syndrome frontal post-neuropaludisme Frontal syndrome post cerebral malaria. Case report J. Stricker, A. Safouris, L. Divano, T. Stadnik et B. Dachy. Revue Médicale de Bruxelles 2011 ; 32 : 473-6
The safe use of neuroimaging methods (CT-MRI-DSA) in clinical practice. Safouris Apostolos, Karakasis Charalampos, Rudolf Jobst, Deretzi Georgia, Tsiptsios Iakovos. Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki. Neurology, Volume 20, Vol 1, 2011: 18-27.