Maria Stefanidou, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Biography
Maria Stefanidou, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Assistant Director of Neurology Clerkship at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. After earning her medical diploma in Greece she worked as a rural service doctor. She is currently mentoring two medical students on projects involving epilepsy and intracerebral hemorrhage, two of her research interests. On the first two Tuesdays of every other month she teaches EEG interpretation and Epilepsy lectures for BUMC Neurology Residents and BU medical students.
Other Positions
- Investigator, Framingham Heart Study
Education
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, MD
Publications
- Published on 11/18/2024
Stefanidou M, Himali JJ, Bernal R, Satizabal C, Devinsky O, Romero JR, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Friedman D. Association of cognitive and structural correlates of brain aging and incident epilepsy. The Framingham Heart Study. Epilepsia. 2025 Jan; 66(1):160-169. PMID: 39555677.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/16/2021
Stefanidou M, Himali JJ, Devinsky O, Romero JR, Ikram MA, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Friedman D. Vascular risk factors as predictors of epilepsy in older age: The Framingham Heart Study. Epilepsia. 2022 01; 63(1):237-243. PMID: 34786697.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2021
Stefanidou M, O'Donnell A, Himali JJ, DeCarli C, Satizabal C, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Zaldy T. Bone Mineral Density Measurements and Association With Brain Structure and Cognitive Function: The Framingham Offspring Cohort. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 35(4):291-297. PMID: 33973881.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/26/2020
Stefanidou M, Montouris G. Reproductive and Sexual Health Concerns in Transition-Age Adolescents and Young Adults With Epilepsy. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec; 36:100855. PMID: 33308522.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/26/2020
Stefanidou M, Greenlaw C, Douglass LM. Mental Health Issues in Transition-Age Adolescents and Young Adults With Epilepsy. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec; 36:100856. PMID: 33308524.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/23/2020
Stefanidou M, Beiser AS, Himali JJ, Peng TJ, Devinsky O, Seshadri S, Friedman D. Bi-directional association between epilepsy and dementia: The Framingham Heart Study. Neurology. 2020 12 15; 95(24):e3241-e3247. PMID: 33097599.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/18/2017
Stefanidou M, Das RR, Beiser AS, Sundar B, Kelly-Hayes M, Kase CS, Devinsky O, Seshadri S, Friedman D. Incidence of seizures following initial ischemic stroke in a community-based cohort: The Framingham Heart Study. Seizure. 2017 Apr; 47:105-110. PMID: 28364691.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/14/2015
Stefanidou M, Carlson C, Friedman D. The relationship between seizure onset zone and ictal tachycardia: An intracranial EEG study. Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Dec; 126(12):2255-60. PMID: 25817466.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2011
Pikula A, Stefanidou M, Romero JR, Kase CS. Pure motor upper limb weakness and infarction in the precentral gyrus: mechanisms of stroke. J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2011 Jan; 4(1):10-3. PMID: 22518261.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2009
Karakis I, Macdonald JA, Stefanidou M, Kase CS. Clinical and radiological features of brainstem variant of hypertensive encephalopathy. J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2009 Apr; 2(2):172-6. PMID: 22518250.
Read at: PubMed
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